Regulation & Markets: India’s SEBI fined First Global Finance ₹42 lakh for outsourcing core PMS functions and barred it from onboarding new clients for 21 days, while Banking & AI: HSBC urged staff not to “fight AI” as rivals plan job cuts, highlighting how generative tools are reshaping finance workforces. Biotech & Pharma: Innovent Biologics and Pfizer launched a global strategic collaboration to co-develop 12 early-stage oncology medicines, and Healthcare Innovation: SingHealth received a WHO prize for healthy ageing initiatives. Tech & Hardware: Vadzo Imaging unveiled the Vajra-235CGS global-shutter USB 3.2 camera for motion-critical machine vision, and AI for Science: XtalPi promoted integrated autonomous lab platforms and crystal-structure prediction to speed R&D. Global Policy & Security: Japan passed tougher foreign investment screening to protect critical tech, and Energy Transition: the IEA forecast $3.4tn in 2026 energy investment, with electricity grids, storage, renewables and nuclear taking the lead. Business & Infrastructure: Hong Kong opened expanded Terminal 2 at HKIA, and Payments: KBank and Ant International teamed up for faster cross-border USD transactions.