Smart Computing Push: UniMAP in Malaysia is launching a Faculty of Smart Computing to grow AI, data science, and embedded systems talent alongside its engineering strengths. Breathing Relief for COPD: A small UK-led trial in Turkey found laughter therapy can improve COPD breathing on par with pursed-lip breathing, offering a low-cost add-on to care. Cancer Imaging Upgrade: Chinese researchers report a deep-learning system that predicts lymphovascular invasion in invasive breast cancer from contrast MRI, aiming to guide treatment before surgery. Brain Tumor Roadmap: A new review argues glioblastoma progress will come from combining mechanistic models across lab, animal, and computer studies—not from any single platform. Plant Science at Scale: A deep-learning pipeline can automatically measure rice root aerenchyma, a key trait for breeding less methane-leaky, more resilient rice. Climate Watch: El Niño is strengthening fast, with sea-surface temperatures in the central Pacific already surpassing prior record events this season. Industrial Decarbonization: Europe’s largest carbon capture facility opened in the Netherlands, linking capture, shipping, and deep-sea storage across borders. Agriculture Threats: Ohio growers are being urged to scout for red crown rot in soybeans as researchers map how widely the fungus has spread.