AI & Cybersecurity: Microsoft’s Project Perception is rolling out specialized security agents that coordinate “red/blue/green” teams to find vulnerabilities and apply fixes with humans staying in charge for major actions. Energy Storage in Montenegro: Masdar secured £97m financing for UK battery projects (205MW/540MWh) and links the push to its Montenegro clean-energy partnership, including a 150MW solar pipeline with EPCG. Science & Education (Montenegro): Armenia and Montenegro signed an intergovernmental agreement to expand cooperation in education, science, and innovation, including academic mobility and joint research programs. Investigative Journalism (Western Balkans): A Sarajevo bootcamp launched a six-month WIN training and grant program for 18 independent media outlets across the region, focusing on practical investigation skills and OSINT. Public Health Research: A new look at coffee and heart health argues the relationship is more complex than “caffeine harms the heart,” emphasizing moderate intake and differences between acute and habitual effects. Migration Policy (EU): Italy’s Meloni is pushing EU interior ministers toward Africa-based migrant return hubs, while Portugal and others resist blaming Spain over the Ceuta crisis. EU Enlargement & Security: A European Parliament report warns Russia is intensifying hybrid interference tactics to slow Western Balkan EU progress, with Montenegro named among focus countries.