AI & Semiconductors: Huawei is pitching AI chip and data-center hardware deals abroad, including Egypt, as the Trump administration weighs a coalition to counter China’s AI infrastructure push. Manufacturing & Supply Chains: SK hynix broke ground on a $4B Indiana advanced packaging facility for high-bandwidth memory, aiming to make Indiana a key HBM hub by 2030 (packaging and testing in the U.S., wafers from South Korea). Energy Infrastructure: Trump issued a national emergency to restrict foreign-produced bulk-power equipment, with DOE empowered to block imports/installs tied to covered entities—an immediate compliance headache for grid and data-center projects. Trade & Inputs: Canada suspended U.S. trade talks and is preparing counter-tariffs; Canada’s construction industry warns the hit will land hardest on steel/aluminum, lumber, and a long list of imported jobsite inputs. Regulatory/Quality: FDA warned Boston Scientific to remove/discontinue certain Imager II angiographic catheters after a manufacturing defect could cause tip degradation or detachment. Defense Industrial Base: Boeing won a sole-source $131B ceiling contract for F-15 production, modernization and sustainment through 2037. Medtech Jobs: Kardium secured up to $31.25M for a B.C. expansion to scale cleanroom capacity for its medical devices.