EU Tech Sovereignty: The European Commission unveiled a major tech sovereignty package, including Chips Act 2.0, a Cloud and AI Development Act, and an Open Source Software Strategy, aiming to cut reliance on foreign hyperscalers and sensitive suppliers. Big Tech vs EU rules: Apple says the EU’s Digital Markets Act delayed Siri AI in Europe, with no EU rollout date yet. Cybersecurity & hardware trust: UK-based Fraunhofer AISEC joins the OpenTitan coalition as a security testing partner to validate secure silicon against physical and logical attacks. Energy transition: The Commission approved a €23bn Italian state-aid scheme to add 37.15 GW of renewables via long-term contracts for difference. Aviation decarbonisation: Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos formed a SAF JV at Dunkirk targeting 160,000 tons/year. Ocean science: The EU launched OceanEye to replace lost US ocean observing capacity and build a public ocean digital twin. UK child-safety crackdown: The UK gave tech firms three months to enable on-device blocking of children’s nude image sharing. Research & health: SK Telecom secured Horizon Europe funding for next-gen quantum cryptography; Bial halted a Parkinson’s trial after Phase IIb failure.