Robotics & IPO Watch: Unitree Robotics won Shanghai STAR Market IPO approval, aiming to raise 4.2 billion yuan (~$619m), with proceeds earmarked for robot AI models, body R&D, new products and a smart manufacturing base—another sign China’s capital markets are warming up for deep-tech. AI Competition & Security: Anthropic tightened access controls after a reported large distillation attack tied to Alibaba’s Qwen lab, while Chinese model GLM-5.2 from Z.ai is drawing “mini DeepSeek” buzz for strong coding/agent performance at far lower cost. AI for Industry: Microsoft launched a $2.5b “Frontier Company” unit to help enterprises deploy AI across operations, selecting models and integrating internal data rather than pushing a single provider. Health & Science: Tsinghua associate professor Yibin Zhu won the NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize for work showing how microbiota can amplify or suppress mosquito-borne virus transmission. Energy & Sustainability: CATL and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation unveiled battery circularity initiatives, including design guidelines and a coalition to scale circular business models. Environment & Food: Chinese scientists reported desertification-control progress using shrub annual rings for higher-resolution reconstruction, and a Taklamakan Desert wheat trial (Jingmai 189) reportedly nearly doubled yield vs the national average. Policy & Diplomacy: China’s Wang Yi told Denmark China-Europe are partners, and China’s “ethnic unity” law continues to raise global concerns.