Data Centers & Power Politics: AWS CEO Matt Garman pushed back on growing local moratoriums, arguing data centers are vital for AI, national security, and everyday life—and announced a $1B “Built Together” program aimed at education, job training, and energy/water conservation. Local Governance: Leominster, MA is weighing a temporary pause on new data-center applications while it drafts rules on electricity demand, water use, emissions, noise, and land impacts. Healthcare Capacity Crunch: A national nursing-home bed shortage is worsening, with New York alone seeing closures and capacity cuts that mirror broader CMS declines—raising alarms as the population ages. Cancer Care Reality Check: Oncologists face a growing “data gap” as fast FDA approvals move drugs from later-line to first-line use, leaving fewer clear options when patients progress. Industrial AI Dealmaking: Schneider Electric agreed to buy Boston-based PTC for about $22.6B, betting on industrial software and AI as demand from data centers and connected equipment reshapes growth. Higher Ed & Foreign Funding: A federal court blocked a Trump proposal to publicly disclose foreign university donors, pausing the policy after a challenge by research-university groups. Massachusetts Ballot Watch: Massachusetts voters will decide Question 8, which would prohibit recreational marijuana legalization, regulation, and taxation. AI in Newsrooms: Rhode Island’s Uprise RI reportedly used non-human “LLM reporters” to publish full stories, prompting debate about what counts as real reporting.