AI Oversight: Australia will tighten AI governance with binding national rules for data centres and a new central government AI office, with requirements aimed at water use, grid costs, and copyright control. Energy Storage: Airengy and Nobian will assess a 2.5GWh long-duration compressed air project in Denmark, using AirBattery tech in salt caverns. AI in Education: Malaysia’s Techlympics 2026 targets 1.8M youth for STEM competitions, including tracks on AI, cybersecurity, drones, robotics, and cloud. Defense Tech: The US and Morocco plan an Africa drone training and experimentation hub (AMTEC) by 2030, blending a drone academy with an innovation center for low-cost counterterror tools. Enterprise AI Shift: IBM shares plunged after customers redirected spending from software and mainframes toward AI hardware, underscoring how quickly budgets are moving. Crypto Regulation: Bitcoin and ether rose on softer US inflation data and Japan’s progress toward spot Bitcoin ETFs, while UAE approval moves Revolut closer to launching crypto services. Tech Policy & Safety: UK plans overnight social media curfews for 16- and 17-year-olds, with addictive features off by default. Clean Energy Breakthrough: India inaugurated a hydrogen facility using nuclear heat via the copper-chlorine cycle, a major step toward carbon-free hydrogen. Smart Cities/Health: Kenya’s water conservation specialists trained in China on rainwater harvesting tech, while eTIMS highlights how digital tax tools are reshaping compliance workflows.