Agritech Breakthrough: Komet’s Rain Gun sprinkler tech irrigated 100 acres of coffee in under 24 hours in Karnataka, a potential game-changer for faster, more efficient farm water use. Public-Safety Tech & Privacy: Oakland is expanding Flock license-plate surveillance, while Halton plans a real-time operations centre that fuses CCTV, drones, helicopters, and automatic plate recognition—raising fresh surveillance and oversight questions. AI Policy Clash: A White House fight over how to regulate AI intensified after Trump declined to sign an AI executive order, with advisers split between tighter oversight and keeping competitiveness. Counterfeit Defense: IIT Guwahati researchers developed light-emitting perovskite nanomaterials that could create harder-to-copy security patterns for currency, documents, and products. Cybersecurity: Major healthcare breaches exposed Social Security numbers and medical records across multiple US providers, highlighting the growing risk to sensitive patient data. Space & Defense R&D: UK, US, and Australia launched an AUKUS push to develop cutting-edge underwater drone tech, with early capabilities targeted for next year. Medical Science: A trial reported radioactive collagen tiles after brain metastasis surgery sharply improved local control and survival versus standard postoperative radiation.