UAE Humanitarian Response: The UAE sent a third relief plane to Nepal carrying a search-and-rescue team and 20 tonnes of aid, bringing total UAE deliveries to 148 tonnes as floods and landslides continue to disrupt recovery efforts. AI Infrastructure & Data Sovereignty: A report says Abu Dhabi’s G42 has held exploratory talks to sell a majority stake to American firms to secure advanced chip access beyond April 2027, after earlier steps to remove Huawei equipment and add US-style monitoring. Fintech & Tokenisation: Citi began using Swift’s new blockchain ledger to extend tokenized deposits beyond its own network, aiming to let more banks move tokenized funds at higher settlement scale. Regional Tech Diplomacy: The BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum opened in New Delhi, with the UAE’s judicial leader among those meeting on cooperation that includes AI use to improve court efficiency. Energy Governance: Sheikh Khaled chaired an ADNOC board executive committee meeting, reviewing LNG trading plans targeting 47 mtpa beyond 2030 and stressing integrated reliability across production, logistics and markets. UAE Health Tech: Abu Dhabi’s rare disease congress highlighted genomics and AI as key to faster diagnosis and precision medicine, including progress tied to the Emirati Genome Programme. Google Photos Gets Smarter: Google is rolling out Gemini Spark for Photos, letting users command multi-step photo organising, edits and recurring routines via one instruction.