AI in healthcare adoption: A Johns Hopkins-led study finds older adults and the people building AI health tools define “value” differently, raising trust and usability gaps that could leave seniors behind. AI evaluation for drug discovery: Insilico Medicine launches a “Drug Discovery and Development Benchmark-as-a-Service” aimed at testing whether frontier AI can handle real, sequential research decisions—not just recall. Portable molecular sensing: Researchers report a solid-state nanopore that remodels itself chemically, generating signals that encode both molecule identity and recent history. Drug development & pain: A cone-snail venom–derived peptide shows promise as a non-opioid pain approach in animal models, while new work links vascular health to how muscle and bone deteriorate together with age. Tech policy & skills: India’s IndiaAI FutureSkills expands data and AI labs and “Centres of Excellence” beyond big cities to train applied AI and data work. Space & science diplomacy: UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre will participate in COSPAR 2026 in Italy, showcasing missions and rovers. Manufacturing workforce: Lorain County Community College expands advanced manufacturing career pathways with state-funded support. Health access (cannabis): Utah begins accepting applications for a new independent medical cannabis pharmacy license in medically underserved areas. Food safety & labor: A lettuce-linked diarrhea outbreak is tied to forced labor allegations involving a major supplier. Public sentiment on AI & data centers: A new poll finds more Americans think AI does more harm than good, alongside rising opposition to nearby data centers.