AI & Data Infrastructure: Graphwise, a Bulgarian graph database startup, secured investment from Oakley Capital to expand globally and pursue acquisitions, aiming to become the semantic layer for AI agents. Cybersecurity: Operation ASTERIX shows how crypto scammers use AI-assisted coding plus account-checking, phishing and vishing to target people and steal seed phrases; separate reporting also flags a ransomware affiliate, Ransom Busters, offering “data deletion” for $20k–$60k. EU Digital Justice: The e-Evidence Regulation is now fully applicable across the EU, letting investigators demand digital data directly from tech firms with fast cross-border deadlines. Health Tech in Bulgaria: Sofia’s Alexandrovska Hospital earned top EARL accreditation for PET/CT and a Theranostics Center of Excellence Level 2 certificate, boosting standards for oncology diagnostics and targeted therapies. Defense & Drones: Bulgaria received counter-drone systems from Axon and is pushing further acquisitions after a drone incursion exposed air-defence gaps. Energy & Industry: On Miners’ Day, Bulgaria highlighted critical raw materials strategy and plans to digitize the National Geological Fund by 2029. Space/Innovation: Bulgaria plans a space and defense technology hub at a former airport, while Bulgarian and Japanese firms are teaming up on drone R&D. Science & Research: A 1kg meteorite was found in the Balkan Range near Montana and will undergo lab testing for official certification. Public Health Research: A study tracks how COVID-19 excess deaths between men and women narrowed over the pandemic.