Global Health Research Deal: Cambodia and the U.S. signed a five-year pact with NIAID to expand infectious-disease research, diagnostics, and treatments across key Cambodian public health institutions. AI Export Controls Pressure: FT reports OpenAI and Google have supplied AI services to Singapore-based units of Pentagon-blacklisted Chinese firms, reigniting calls for tighter AI export rules. Autonomous Driving Regulation: The UN adopted the first global technical regulation for Automated Driving Systems, aiming to cut cross-country compliance friction and speed overseas rollout for AV developers. AI Infrastructure Financing: New reporting says AI data center builders doubled debt over five years, while U.S. lawmakers investigate opaque lending structures tied to AI expansion. Privacy Fight in the EU: “Chat Control 1.0” passed via forced re-vote, allowing warrantless mass scanning of communications under a CSAM-related mechanism. Deep Tech Funding: China’s spatial intelligence startup Tashan Technology raised several hundred million yuan in Series B to push embodied AI commercialization. Regional Tech Boost: Northern Ireland’s digital economy is drawing more tech entrepreneurs and investment, helped by maturing digital infrastructure and favorable positioning. Healthcare Translation Tech: St James’s Hospital in Dublin is exploring technology to reduce reliance on interpreters after thousands of in-person translation assignments. PropTech Capital Push: Dubai Future District Fund backed MetaProp Fund IV to anchor early-stage PropTech innovation in the region.