Film & Production Tech: SP Cinecorp and CineLeap plan a first-look India distribution deal for CineLeap titles (starting with “DragonMan”) plus a tech licensing path for India and the UAE. Science Funding Policy: South Africa’s STI funding working group report is out for public comment, pushing for stronger domestic research financing and “scientific sovereignty.” Payments Software: BHMI won CIO Bulletin’s “Most Innovative Payment Operations Platform” for its Concourse back-office payment suite. AI & Regulation Politics: Francis Suarez criticized California’s AI approach as overregulation that could drive companies out. Public Safety Tech: Illinois proposes $4M for ballistics investigations via NIBIN equipment grants to improve crime-scene linkage. Water Infrastructure Recovery: North Carolina DEQ received an ECOS innovation award for streamlining Hurricane Helene water repair grant/loan processes. Enterprise AI Partnerships: BVR ONE teamed with NextGen AI Technologies to bring enterprise AI and agentic automation into the BVR WORLD ecosystem. Utility Mapping Upgrade: Ontario’s PUC Services won a dig-safety award for RTK satellite positioning integrated with GIS, boosting locate accuracy to near-centimeter levels. AI in Business Operations: ECB data suggests euro-area firms are not using debt as aggressively as the US to fund AI investment. Tech & Health Research: Japan legal-tech Legalscape will integrate its AI law research tool into Harvey AI’s platform. Space Medical AI: An ISS experiment used AR + AI to let astronauts perform internal scans without Earth-based expertise.