Aerospace & Aviation Tech: Zeiss unveiled a smaller, lighter head-up display for business and commercial aircraft, targeting late-2028/2029 serial production and pitching major space/weight savings for widebodies. Enterprise AI Funding: Whale raised a $40M Series C3 extension, pushing total Series C to $100M, to scale enterprise AI deployments across North America and APAC. Supply Chain Automation: Dematic opened a nearly $50M Solutions Center in Grand Rapids to let customers test integrated warehouse automation end-to-end. Regulation & Markets: The SEC is weighing less frequent corporate reporting, raising the question of which firms will opt out of quarterly transparency. Insurance Tech: Qumis launched certified AI agents that analyze entire insurance programmes and produce citation-backed coverage assessments in minutes. Food Safety: The FDA revoked Orange B and is moving to revoke Citrus Red No. 2 as color additives, citing industry abandonment. Local Business Pressure: A Belfast business owner warned the city centre is unprepared for the Fleadh, citing drugs, dereliction and rough sleeping. Fintech Deal: Pepkor combined Flash and Shop2Shop into a R21.3bn fintech entity, aiming for a JSE listing and serving merchants in South Africa’s township economy. Energy & Industry: Sarawak’s Petros hit first oil at the Adong Kechil West field, restarting onshore production after more than 50 years.