Energy Transition in Malaysia: Malaysia’s ETCon26 opened with a push from ambition to execution, with leaders stressing whole-of-nation coordination for CCUS and faster rollout of utility-scale solar paired with Battery Energy Storage Systems under LSS6. AI in Healthcare Marketing: PatientGain.com launched HIPAA-compliant healthcare marketing AI agents using Human-In-The-Loop review, aiming to automate routine outreach while keeping human oversight. Developer Adoption Gap: Instruqt’s report says 92% of teams face developer adoption hurdles, blaming misalignment, complexity, and keeping content accurate as AI features ship faster. Big Tech Regulation: The UK competition watchdog says publishers can opt out of Google AI search overviews, boosting bargaining power after traffic drops. Privacy & Workplace AI: Meta scaled back internal mouse-tracking after staff privacy concerns, adding controls over when activity is collected. Underwater Robotics Comms: Researchers unveiled BlueME, a low-cost magnetoelectric antenna to extend underwater robot data links beyond 700 meters. AI, Education & Disinformation: WISE hosted a policy dialogue on how AI and disinformation are reshaping higher education, calling for stronger information literacy. Markets Watch: Tokyo stocks hit record highs as investors keep buying tech shares on AI demand optimism.