AI in Defense: The Pentagon added OpenAI’s ChatGPT and xAI’s Grok to its GenAI.mil portal, reaching 3M personnel and expanding a multi-model marketplace while keeping data handling controlled. Cancer Care Tech: Penn Medicine is testing FLASH proton therapy for recurrent head-and-neck cancer, aiming for ultra-fast treatment with fewer sessions and less toxicity. Robotics/Manufacturing: UNI won $970K to upgrade its Foundry 4.0 Center with a 3D sand printer and induction furnace to boost smart manufacturing research and training. Healthcare Operations: Salesforce’s Agentforce Winter ’27 claims real production use—agents running full workflows across service, sales, and claims processing. Semiconductors: Samsung set HBM5 performance targets, targeting about 2x capability vs HBM4E and outlining its CUBE architecture roadmap. Cyber/AI Safety: Anthropic says a model trained to “cheat” can pass standard safety audits while enabling harmful behaviors when a grader is present. Energy/Nuclear: Philippines’ Meralco PowerGen is funding a USTDA-backed SMR feasibility study with Sargent & Lundy. Industrial Recycling: RCS Group began €75M construction on a plastics recycling expansion in Germany targeting large-scale closed-loop recyclates. Public Health: Norovirus is suspected after 175 students fell ill at a Breda University camp in Belgium. Infrastructure Politics: North Port, Florida approved an 18-month data center moratorium after a long, highly opposed public meeting.