Cybersecurity: Latvia’s state forests firm Latvijas valsts meži says a hacker breached its IT systems, prompting the smart administration minister to urge other agencies to find and fix vulnerabilities—while insisting the electronic voter register was transferred before the attack. AI in government: Uttarakhand plans to expand digital governance by adding AI to platforms like e-Office and the State Data Centre to improve disaster response and public services. Threat modeling for AI-era dev: ThreatModeler launched Nexus, an agentic, governed threat-modeling platform that builds system maps from architecture or code and produces audit-ready reporting. AI smart glasses privacy: China’s CAICT released a voluntary code of conduct for AI smart glasses, pushing minimum data collection, clear recording indicators, and explicit consent after covert filming backlash. AI access controls: The White House reportedly asked OpenAI to restrict GPT-5.6 rollout to government-approved partners first. Banking modernization: Sterling Bank of Asia selected Infosys Finacle SaaS for core banking and trade finance transformation. EV software recall: Hyundai recalled 96,300 US vehicles over an over-the-air-updated instrument panel display software issue.