Autonomous Systems & Arctic Security: NATO launched Task Force X-Arctic to test and integrate unmanned systems for persistent multi-domain awareness across the North Atlantic and High North, building on Baltic Sea work. AI in Customer Service: A survey of Western and Central Europe finds 99% of organisations feel pressure to scale AI in customer experience, but only 38% have clear AI governance, raising compliance and trust risks. EV Safety Claims Under Scrutiny: Reuters reports Tesla supplied European regulators with self-published “Full Self-Driving” safety statistics that independent researchers say are misleading, as the Netherlands seeks EU-wide approval. Edge AI Hardware Partnership: Axelera AI and Andes Technology teamed up to power the Europa edge AI platform using AndesCore AX65 RISC-V cores for on-device vision and generative AI. Climate Impact on Waterways: New research links warming to river oxygen loss, warning of future dead zones for fish and ecosystems. Biotech & Vaccines: Intravacc and SynphaBase announced a partnership to streamline synthetic oligosaccharide supply and conjugation manufacturing for next-gen conjugate vaccines. Dutch Business & Finance: ING appointed Hilde Garssen as CHRO on its Management Board Banking, reflecting the bank’s push on culture amid major tech change. Space/Defense Tech Funding: Europe’s tech deal recap highlights major capital flows and exits, including robotics and sovereign space intelligence investments.