Space & Astronomy: Astronomers using South Africa’s MeerKAT have traced repeating radio bursts to exoplanet β Pictoris b, linking them to auroras and offering a new way to study alien magnetic fields. Exoplanets & Formation: A newly found Neptune-size world, GJ 3090 b, orbits its star in the opposite direction to the star’s spin—without a clear companion to explain it—pushing planet-formation theories back to the drawing board. Radio Telescopes: China’s FAST marks its 10th anniversary and is moving into Phase II to keep expanding its “Sky Eyes” role in radio astronomy. AI & Society: A Glasgow symposium on Ada Lovelace Day will spotlight the hidden ethical and cultural impacts of AI through art, film, and interactive sessions. AI & Security: Logic Fruit Technologies unveiled L-QNTX, a crypto-agile, post-quantum security platform aimed at migrating from classical encryption to NIST algorithms across silicon and HSMs. Autonomous Driving: Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun says one simulator-trained AI “brain” can generalize from freight trucks to robotaxis, reducing reliance on massive real-world driving datasets. Climate & Weather: PAGASA warns a tropical depression may intensify into “Queenie,” with possible flash floods and landslides; El Niño is also expected to strengthen into a very strong event later in 2026. Ecology & Conservation: Nepal is overhauling how it counts one-horned rhinos, considering genetic sampling and camera traps; meanwhile, a 650-year-old chinar tree in Budgam gets added protection.