AI Frontier Race: DeepSeek’s latest reasoning model is undercutting U.S. “frontier” revenue assumptions with lower compute costs and an open-weight approach, raising pressure on American AI business models. Cyber & Fraud: Police in Riley County are investigating a $19,425 embezzlement case tied to a greenhouse theft report, while separate reporting highlights how drug supply conspiracies used “calling cards” to market wholesale narcotics. Enterprise Software & Productivity: A guide warns Business Central users that a CPQ platform may not be the fix if quoting, BOMs, and finance reconciliation aren’t aligned—plus new document-processing tools aim to cut manual filing. Energy & Industry: Baker Hughes says U.S. rig counts rose for the first time in four weeks, and Mondelez opened a RM90m “Crumb Tower” in Malaysia to boost automation and local chocolate-crumb supply. Policy & Trade: PM Modi urged secure sea lanes and fewer trade barriers at BRICS, while AmCham Shanghai reported a sharp rebound in U.S. firms’ China confidence. Local Business: A Coventry firm’s domain-name mix-up shows how businesses can regain control of online identities without panic. Healthcare Costs: Malaysia’s medical claims inflation is being driven more by higher utilization than pure treatment price hikes.