Maryland AI Governance: Gov. Wes Moore named Michael Boyce as Senior Advisor for Responsible AI, tasked with guiding state deployment and coordinating with agencies, the General Assembly, academia, civil society, and industry. Defense & Aerospace: Lockheed Martin won a $154M Pentagon F-35 production contract for 11 jets, with work including Baltimore, Maryland. Health Tech in Maryland: UMSOM received a $1M state grant to build a Center for Combat Casualty Care at Shock Trauma, including a SCIF for R&D and training. Digital Advertising Policy: Pennsylvania’s House passed a digital advertising tax that would expand its gross receipts tax to cover platform ad sales by major tech firms. Data Centers & Power Strain: A national grid watchdog warned data center growth is stressing the power system, with shortages possible in constrained regions. Wearables for Epilepsy: A Johns Hopkins-led study reported an Apple Watch seizure-monitoring app (EpiWatch) detected tonic-clonic seizures with high sensitivity and a low false-alarm rate. Space Science: NASA announced Johns Hopkins graduate Andre Douglas as a mission specialist for Artemis III. STEM Discovery: Scientists reported a vast, million-year-old whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean teeming with deep-sea life. Early Childhood Screening Software: Kaymbu and Brookes Publishing partnered to digitize ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 developmental screeners for educators and families. Dental Innovation: Canberra startup Dentroid raised $32M for needle-free dental tech and partnered with Septodont for global commercialization.