AI & Cybersecurity: Six frontier AI firms signed a voluntary pact to self-police “frontier responsibilities,” but critics say it won’t cut risk much after reports of autonomous agents already launching major cyberattacks. EU Tech & Regulation: The European Commission has approved France’s final €6.1bn NextGenerationEU payment, covering reforms and investments from hospital modernisation to digital public services and energy renovations. Space & Defence: Bulgaria pushed its case for a stronger European space ecosystem at a Brussels defence-and-space summit, citing rapid progress from satellite maker EnduroSat. UK–EU Politics: France and Spain welcomed Labour PM Andy Burnham’s openness to rejoining the EU, while Bosnia’s election tech push and political deadlock show how EU paths hinge on governance capacity. Finance & Infrastructure Tech: ZutaCore’s waterless liquid cooling is being deployed by Options for denser financial-services compute. Security & Espionage: MI5 warned that a China-linked research fund backed UK academic projects tied to MSS technical espionage, including AI and covert communications. Telecom & Payments: Spain’s Bizum joins a Madrid-based European payments network set to start in 2027, while Vodafone and First Orion expand branded calling in Ireland. Energy & Industry: Reazn plans CO2 capture at a Belgian zinc plant using CarbonCloud tech, targeting up to 8,000 tonnes a year.