AI Consumer Boom: ChatGPT hit 1 billion monthly app users, underscoring how fast AI is moving from novelty to everyday software. AI Governance & Security: Anthropic split “Claude Fable 5” amid cyber risk fears, while OpenAI’s rivals and regulators keep tightening the rules around what models can safely do. Big Tech Deal Fallout: Meta has started unwinding its $2B Manus AI acquisition after Beijing ordered it reversed, including halting data sharing. Space Tech & Compute: SpaceX’s IPO debut came with fresh ambition—plans for up to 1 million satellites that could act like AI data centers—though Asia demand and orbital crowding remain open questions. Health IT: CMS created an Office of Health Technology and Products to modernize Medicare/Medicaid digital systems and push interoperability. Enterprise AI Infrastructure: A new wave of “agent” talk is pushing a key question—do AI agents need their own computers?—with cost and security driving the answer. Energy & AI HPC: HIVE Digital targets 500 MW by 2028 as it scales AI-focused high-performance computing off renewable power. Tech Policy & Defense: India’s DRDO push for “futuristic technologies” and Greece’s anti-drone doctrine show how quickly defense tech is evolving. Education & Skills: Bluefield State University launched a Master of Science in Engineering Technology, aiming to grow the STEM workforce. Local Tech in Policing: Telangana police opened an AI-enabled lab for crime analytics and cybercrime support. Sustainability Tech: Symphony Environmental Technologies appointed a Morocco distributor to expand plastics-to-biodegradable and anti-counterfeit tech across North Africa. Space/SETI Watch: A radio scan of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS found no signs of alien transmissions.