AI Governance at UNGA81: Club de Madrid and RegulatingAI convened a high-level round table in New York on who builds, oversees, and governs AI for the public interest, pointing to UN-backed work like an independent AI scientific panel and a global dialogue on AI governance. Costa Rica Tourism Push: Costa Rica’s tourism board (ICT) marked World Tourism Day with free, guided walks across all seven provinces, using local guides and “Tourism for All” access efforts to boost community tourism value chains. Cybersecurity: Researchers detailed CARBONATO, a Docker-based botnet that uses an AI agent to steal credentials and run tasks via Telegram after finding exposed, unauthenticated Docker services. Ocean Monitoring Funding: Canada and the EU helped launch the OceanEye International Alliance, securing C$339M+ in pledges to expand global ocean observation for weather, climate, safety, and coastal protection. Wildlife & Climate Signals: Costa Rica-linked footage highlighted crocodilian predation, while separate reports noted rare olive ridley sea turtle nesting on the U.S. West Coast and the urgent relocation of eggs ahead of storm hazards. Local Tech Economy: A report says Costa Rica is quietly positioning itself as Latin America’s next smart manufacturing hub, building automation and digital integration for higher-value production.