Qatar University Circular Tech: QU launched “E-Tadweer,” a circular ecosystem for green electronics that combines an AI-backed mobile app, campus kiosks, and a digital marketplace to cut e-waste and push Qatar toward zero-waste electronics. Space & Security Tech: Iran reportedly declared Elon Musk-linked businesses in the region legitimate military targets, naming Starlink infrastructure—raising new risks for satellite connectivity amid escalating US-Iran tensions. Sports Tech & Data: England and Scotland are using GPS performance-tracking (STATSports) to monitor player workload in real time, aiming to reduce fatigue and injury risk during the expanded World Cup schedule. World Cup Mobility & Media: Qatar Foundation and HBCUs unveiled new mobility partnerships at NAFSA, signaling a broader, more multipolar student flow toward Gulf education hubs. Local STEM Spotlight: A MES Indian School, Doha student earned an invitation to present her low-cost indoor air filter research at Indoor Air 2026 in Singapore. Global Policy Watch: Qatar’s foreign ministry minister highlighted how AI and misinformation are complicating mediation and peacebuilding efforts at a Zurich forum.