AI in Industry: The steel sector is leaning into AI and IoT monitoring to cut defects and downtime, with systems like Norican’s Monitizer tracking sand melt and mold processes in real time. AI Race & Policy: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming says the company won’t use distillation to train its AI, a stance that clashes with broader industry practice and comes as US officials push harder on the technique. Big Tech Shakeups: Google’s DeepMind leadership is in flux, with Hassabis shifting roles and top researchers leaving to launch Discovery Loop, while the stock reacts to the changes. Quantum Computing: D-Wave reports peer-reviewed progress toward fault-tolerant gate-model quantum computing, showing high-fidelity logical entanglement using dual-rail qubits. Health & MedTech: Canada plans a $267M medical countermeasures lab in Winnipeg to speed vaccine, therapy, and diagnostic development for future outbreaks. Clinical Research Access: A JAMA Network Open study highlights how hardship and the “experimental” nature of trials can block pediatric oncology enrollment, even when trust is high. Bio & Agriculture: A Nature Communications trial suggests iron-rich biofortified millet can improve nutrition without the gut side effects seen with conventional iron supplements. Pharma Claims Scrutiny: The NAD backs some DUPIXENT advertising claims but urges Sanofi to modify or drop others.