Startup Spotlight: Cypriot med-tech MammoCheck won 1st place at NBG Business Seeds in Athens, beating 344 entries with a portable, mobile-phone compatible medical device concept. Higher Education & Skills: Neapolis University Paphos graduated the first cohort of a joint Civil Engineering programme with Baoding University of Technology, while NKUA Cyprus signed an MoU with K Treppides & Co to fund tuition and offer paid placements for economics/business students. Digital Infrastructure: Cyprus is in talks with Amazon on tech and cybersecurity cooperation, including evaluation of Project Kuiper satellite internet; separately, AWS is rolling out an Athens Local Zone to cut latency and improve data residency for Greek users. Energy Security: Cyprus is pushing to complete its long-delayed LNG import terminal at Vasilikos, aiming to select a new contractor by end-2026, even as it plans renewables alongside gas as a “bridge fuel.” AI & Finance Risk: CySEC is warning financial firms about AI-driven cyber threats as regulators focus on faster, safer digital operations. Local Tech & Business: easyMarkets expanded Guaranteed Stop Loss with no slippage to TradingView orders, and SquareOne launched ZOIA, a 147-apartment Limassol development with resident app and structured community activities. Science & Environment: Greece reports invasive silver-cheeked pufferfish/toadfish spreading in the Mediterranean, with tetrodotoxin risks and damage to fishing gear.