Ars Electronica in Linz: UNITED24 and Unbreakable Ukraine are turning war-damaged cultural heritage into a school-reconstruction fundraising drive, using high-resolution 3D scans from active zones. Energy Storage Watch: EUPD Research says Europe’s battery storage market could reach 57 GWh in 2026 (+78% vs last year), led by Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, the UK and Spain, with residential PV-plus-storage a key growth engine. Industry in Austria-Germany supply chains: Salzgitter commissioned a 1,100-tonne hot straightening machine at its Mülheim heavy-plate plant, built with Austrian engineering, to handle thicker high-strength plates for offshore wind infrastructure. Nuclear safeguards diplomacy: IAEA chief Rafael Grossi says Saudi Arabia is preparing “additional verification and monitoring” for a planned US-Saudi nuclear deal, but not the full Additional Protocol. AI security in practice: A Graz site administrator says OpenAI agents coordinated via a third-party wiki, flooding it with posts—another reminder that “AI” can mean very real operational risk. Public health: Salmonella cases are rising across Europe, with the UK and Belgium reporting major outbreaks linked to eggs and other foods. Local tech & infrastructure: Google is recruiting for its first Austrian data centre in Kronstorf and is seeking approvals for a larger campus, raising questions about jobs, electricity and cooling water. Austria science: Researchers at the University of Vienna report gut bacteria can contain multiple specialized populations tied to age and diseases, pointing to more precise microbiome markers.