Markets & AI Shock: A tech-led selloff tied to AI spending worries and rate-hike fears sent Wall Street lower, with the S&P down 1.4% and the Nasdaq off 2.2%, while South Korea’s Kospi plunged about 10% and chip names like Micron and Nvidia slid sharply. Crypto vs. AI Rotation: Bitcoin dropped to a two-week low near $61,877 as institutional money rotated toward AI equities; spot Bitcoin ETFs saw heavy outflows and analysts warned of a choppy summer. Corporate Power Struggle: Big Technologies’ boardroom fight intensified after a director was ousted at the AGM, with the company publishing alternate vote results to counter the founder’s campaign. Cybersecurity Scam Alert: A fake “evite” party invitation scam is spreading via emails that look real, sometimes even using compromised friend accounts to trick victims into downloading malware or handing over email logins. Policy & Energy Tech: Virginia added “agrivoltaics” to its laws, defining how small solar can be co-located on farmland without displacing farming. Nuclear Workforce Push: IIT Hyderabad launched a residential Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme to train engineers for India’s expanding nuclear power pipeline. AI in Finance: A US legal tech firm sued the government over a directive that forced Anthropic to disable advanced models for foreign users, arguing it disrupted its business. Payments Upgrade (MENA): Alawneh Exchange launched Alawneh Pay with Codebase Technologies’ Digibanc platform to accelerate Jordan’s digital payments growth. Education & Industry: MBA students at Moodlakatte Institute of Technology visited ACEBOND Industries for hands-on exposure to manufacturing and management.