Energy Storage in India: Advait Battery Ecosystems and Adaptive Engineering are teaming up to build an end-to-end BESS manufacturing and solutions platform in India, aiming to cover everything from system integration and energy management to long-term lifecycle optimization. STEM Education Wins: Turkmenistan students brought home one silver and three bronze medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Shanghai, while UST’s Faculty of Engineering launched the IM-PaCT 2026 summit to strengthen industry-academia engineering partnerships in the Philippines. AI Meets Finance: Hilton Family Office acquired a controlling interest in Technology Labs, bringing AI-powered research tools for crypto and equities into its investment ecosystem. Cyber & Fraud Protection: BOXX Insurance expanded coverage for AI and deepfake-driven social engineering and security failures. Tech for Public Safety: Merseyside Police became the first UK force to deploy evidential roadside alcohol-testing tech, enabling charges at the roadside. Semiconductors & Design Automation: Siemens agreed to acquire Defacto Technologies to extend its EDA portfolio for automated SoC design creation and verification. Health Tech: Diabetes care gets a boost as coverage highlights how continuous glucose monitoring improves outcomes and reduces barriers for patients. Robotics Funding: Humanoid raised $152m in a Series A to scale industrial humanoid robots across logistics, manufacturing, and retail.