AI & Jobs: More than 200 economists and tech leaders, including Nobel economics winners, warn AI could trigger major job displacement and urge policymakers to set up safety measures now. Banking Resilience: Britain’s financial watchdogs have designated Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle as “critical third parties,” demanding resilience testing and incident reporting to prevent system-wide outages. Online Safety: Australia’s eSafety says major platforms still have “significant gaps” in stopping sexual extortion, pointing to missing language-analysis tools despite available tech. Recruiting Shift: Tech hiring is moving from interviews to practical work trials as AI-driven screening spreads, raising new fairness and bias questions. Energy Storage Tech: Huawei highlights a next-gen smart-string grid-forming ESS platform with higher efficiency and tighter state-of-charge control for long-duration storage. Cyber-Community Scrutiny: Malaysia is investigating Network School, a Forest City “digital nomad” community linked to Balaji Srinivasan, after claims it may have let Israelis enter via dual passports. Smart Cities/Health: Saudi Promedex and Beijing Synapsor form a med-tech manufacturing JV for single-use products, aiming for therapeutic and wellness applications. Immersive Sports Broadcasts: Lenovo’s AI-enhanced “Referee View” camera is boosting World Cup viewing with steadier, first-person match footage. Education Digital Push (PH): A Philippines advocacy group urges faster integration of AI and digital tools into schools, arguing connectivity investments should move in step with learning reform.