U.S.-China AI Tensions: Anthropic says Chinese firms including Moonshot AI and DeepSeek “distilled” Claude at scale, alleging some routed hundreds of thousands of real-user requests through the model without consent. Space Security: The U.S. for the first time acknowledged “on-orbit space control weapons,” drawing sharp warnings from China and Russia. Immigration & Local Politics: In Northern Virginia, Rep. Don Beyer faced challengers on ICE, a proposed Arlington memorial arch, and the role of AI/data centers. Energy & Jobs: Acting DOI Secretary Bernhardt promoted U.S. energy in New Mexico’s Permian Basin, while Hitachi Energy announced a $528M transformer expansion in Mississippi creating 654 jobs. Tech for Accessibility: RIT and Google tested sign-language-to-text tech now built into Google Pixel 11. Healthcare Philanthropy: Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife pledged $1.1B to build Oregon’s first women’s hospital. Community & Culture: Shriners Children’s earned top pediatric orthopedic rankings across four locations. EV Charging: Power Hero invested in Co Charger to expand near-home charging in the U.S. and UK. Local Economy: Gardnerville, Nevada launched a downtown plan open house to shape its next economic push.