Defense Tech M&A: Ondas buys GATE Technologies and Bron Technologies for $205M (plus up to $185M earn-out), adding NATO-based electronic safe-and-arm and fuze tech to precision-strike and counter-UAS systems. AI Governance & Safety: OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to regulate only the most advanced AI labs, while Microsoft publishes a “Humanist AI Code of Conduct” barring simulated consciousness and legal personhood. Cyber Resilience: A guide tackles common myths about cyber resilience, stressing it’s broader than security tools and needs cross-team governance. Engineering Software for Faster Design: Smart Manufacturing Technology releases MASTA 16 to speed powertrain simulation and broaden design exploration. Mining Tech Testbeds: DOE selects Missouri S&T for a $73M “Mine of the Future” proving ground focused on underground tech and energy-efficient comminution. STEM Education & Policy: NSF outlines a “portfolio approach” and a new Office of Metascience to reshape how frontier science is funded; Yucatán launches a “University of the Sea” for maritime and aquaculture training. Healthcare Engineering Expo: IFHE World Congress co-locates with HCD Expo in New Orleans for healthcare facility engineering and design. AI in Workflows: F5 expands its AI Security Platform with agentless “Workforce AI Security” to control what employee AI can do inside enterprises.