Cybersecurity: Costa Rica’s MICITT says its National Cybersecurity Directorate is investigating a dark web post claiming tens of millions of personal records, but it can’t yet confirm authenticity or whether a real breach happened. AI Infrastructure: Limón is pitching a “Quantum AI Free Zone Campus” with up to 200MW across seven AI-focused data centers, aiming for completion by end-2027. Solar Transparency: Solar Experts Costa Rica is publishing real, unedited solar project quotes online to cut “middleman markups” and make pricing more transparent. Agriculture Tech: IICA says digital transformation in farming is advancing, but adoption still lags—AI and other tools are central to its AgTech push. Demographics & Policy: An IDB conference highlights how low fertility and longer lives will reshape labor, pensions, healthcare, and caregiving across Latin America, including Costa Rica. Education & AI Use: Stanford’s AI Index finds most students use AI for schoolwork, but only half of schools have clear policies. Wildlife Monitoring: A Costa Rican jaguar known as Encanto was re-photographed on the Osa Peninsula after nearly three years off camera. Climate Risk: Research on Nepal’s floods points to how warming can intensify Himalayan disaster dynamics, with permafrost and glacial melt in the mix.