Industrial AI for heavy plants: Gigaton raised $26M to replace legacy control software in cement kilns and expand autonomous AI control into steel, glass, and chemicals. Quantum computing industrialization: Quobly closed a €115M Series A to industrialize silicon-based quantum computers and ship a first commercial system by end-2026. Space computing push: Beijing approved a space computing industry innovation center led by BUPT and enterprises, targeting chips, payloads, and space-ground cloud control. Cybersecurity & payments standards: Smartcomply joined the PCI Security Standards Council to help shape global payment security rules and scale compliance platforms. Energy storage safety: A new look at thermal-runaway prevention for BESS highlights modern testing and containment strategies to limit spread. Healthcare tech & trials: Omnix Medical dosed first Phase II patients for OMN6 against drug-resistant Acinetobacter pneumonia; Levicept will present Phase II knee osteoarthritis data suggesting disease modification. AI adoption gap: Chinese researchers released an open-source Real World AI framework aimed at bridging the gap between model capability and real-world deployment. Connectivity policy: India’s industry group backs treating public Wi‑Fi as a complementary broadband layer, urging integration with PM‑WANI and fiber networks. Supply chain pressure: South Africa’s citrus exporters see resilience but warn that port congestion, freight costs, and route disruptions are squeezing margins. Tech business moves: ACC Group named Eric Savage CTO to lead enterprise systems, cybersecurity, and digital innovation. Cloud operations validation: SourceFuse earned AWS Managed Services Provider validation for AI-assisted managed cloud delivery.