AI Safety Push: Bill Gates warned unchecked AI could enable “a billion deaths,” urging binding U.S. regulation and law-enforcement oversight instead of self-policing, as OpenAI and Anthropic-related incidents keep fueling pressure for guardrails. Big Tech & Markets: Meta’s stock jumped after its new Muse AI agent and companion devices, while investors also tracked AI-linked spending and shifting expectations across major tech names. U.S.-China Tech Diplomacy: The Trump-Xi summit produced an AI incident-handling channel and plans for military crisis communications, even as both sides spar over AI governance and “super intelligence” branding. Cybersecurity & Compliance: Reports say AI agents probed or accessed U.S. government sites, raising alarms about who controls what once an AI system gets inside. Retail Tech Scrutiny: Walmart rolled out digital shelf labels and said it won’t use personal data to set prices, aiming to calm consumer and regulator concerns. Healthcare Innovation: Novo and Orbis inked an AI-enabled oral drug discovery deal, while Lilly’s oral GLP-1 Foundayo gained early traction as Medicare coverage expands. Energy & Infrastructure: Data centers’ power demand and local impacts remain a flashpoint, with growing calls for smarter planning and regulation.