Cybersecurity: Progress urged ShareFile customers to shut down Storage Zone Controllers after a “credible external security threat,” while a broader weekly roundup highlights how faster patching still leaves systems exposed to fake installers, poisoned packages, and AI-assisted attacks. Belarus Education & Labor: Ukraine’s intelligence says Belarus has cut bachelor enrollment nearly fourfold since 2020, while colleges and vocational schools grew—an effort to plug a reported 132,000-worker shortage by steering students toward mid-level and low-skilled tracks. Health Tech & Biotech: Santhera expanded Biomedica’s AGAMREE® (vamorolone) distribution to Georgia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, aiming to widen access beyond standard corticosteroids. Infrastructure: Minsk Metro’s Circle Line prep could start this year, with an initial ~4 km segment and three stations, including work for tunnel-boring machines. Science & Agriculture: Chile launched an AI early-warning system to predict spotted-wing fruit fly risk using pest life-cycle data plus real-time weather, targeting 30–60% fewer infestations. Diplomacy for Tech Cooperation: Belarus and Uzbekistan upgraded ties to a strategic partnership, adding science and industrial cooperation; Belarus also discussed with Mozambique joint logistics via ports and a first Belarus–Mozambique science-and-technology commission.