AI Cyber Defense Push: OpenAI and 100+ firms backed a global plan urging faster fixes to legacy weaknesses as AI makes attacks cheaper and faster, with defenders needing access to stronger AI tools. Military Tech in Europe: The U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne tested FPV drones and AI against Russian-style electronic warfare, highlighting how drones can compress targeting cycles. Health Imaging Breakthrough: New imaging research aims to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy in living patients by tracking abnormal tau buildup, potentially unlocking treatment trials. Energy-Efficient Cooling Materials: Scientists reported passive daytime radiative cooling using porous PMMA “sweating” films, keeping a test box far cooler without electricity. Quantum Hardware Deal: IonQ completed its $1.8B acquisition of SkyWater to bring semiconductor fabrication in-house for faster quantum progress. India Deep-Tech & Research: India’s textiles ministry coordinated industry-linked research, while the VP urged universities to evolve into global hubs for AI, robotics, semiconductors, and patents. Business & Innovation Hubs: The Gulf South is pitching itself as a new U.S. innovation center beyond Silicon Valley, leveraging energy and manufacturing infrastructure. Regulation & Consumer Tech: Juul won federal permission to sell an updated vape device with optional age verification. Space Manufacturing: A space-forging push says some products could be made in orbit within about a decade.