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Dimensional Fund Advisors Founder and Chairman David Booth explains his investment philosophy of staying calm during periods of market volatility. He explains why he didn't panic during the 2020 pandemic, when markets collapsed. He's on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. This interview was recorded August 10 in New York.

The M&A firm Weil is eyeing its own merger options as top leaders within the firm are leaving. Weil Partner Michael Aiello explains the factors he is weighing as he gets ready to join a new firm, and JPMorgan Global Head of M&A Charlie Bouckaert describes the "war for talent."

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that the European Union needs to reduce its dependency on China and rebalance its dependence on other economies. Sanchez, who sat down with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua, said that one of the EU's strengths its is willingness to open its economies to other regions.

Bessemer Venture Partners has raised $5.75 billion in fresh capital, its largest fundraise ever, including $4 billion dedicated to growth-stage investments as AI companies raise larger rounds and remain private for longer. Partner Sameer Dholakia discusses why the firm sees a "special moment" for investing across AI applications and physical AI, its early bet on Anthropic, and why he believes intelligence could ultimately become an economic input comparable to oil. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

As AI shifts from technology that talks to technology that acts, Rosenblatt Securities Analyst Catharine Trebnick says securing autonomous agents is becoming a major new opportunity for cybersecurity companies. She discusses growing demand for products from CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks that track AI agents, identities and permissions, and explains why increasingly capable frontier models are more likely to strengthen established cybersecurity platforms. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas says the convergence of AI and robotics could have a transformational impact on the global economy, potentially multiplying GDP as physical AI spreads across transportation, manufacturing and everyday life. He discusses why the robotics race is inseparable from rebuilding US manufacturing, where China holds an advantage across key supply chains, and how Tesla and SpaceX could play complementary roles in a future where billions of connected robots perform more AI inference at the edge. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."