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• NASA has extended the deadline for submitting abstracts and mission concepts for the Ad ASTRA Workshop. • The new submission deadline is now set for July 1, 2026. • This extension provides researchers and innovators more time to develop proposals for the agency's science-driven initiatives.

• A viral thought experiment circulating among European policymakers warns of an "AI doomsday scenario" where the EU is sidelined by global tech powers. • The scenario predicts that by 2031, a tech-dominant United States and a robot-building China will effectively "tear apart" and carve up Europe. • This projection highlights the risk of Europe's economy falling into ruin and its own AI ambitions remaining stillborn due to a lack of competitiveness.

• Cybersecurity has shifted from a technical back-office function to a critical boardroom and public safety priority in 2026. • Financial institutions and regulated enterprises are now required to implement defensible controls for exchanging sensitive data with third-party partners, including law firms and auditors. • This shift is driven by the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which is transforming vendor communication from a matter of convenience into a strict regulatory requirement.

• The Premier League and EFL have established the key dates and schedules for the 2026 summer transfer window. • While specific opening dates are pending, the window typically concludes in early September, with Spain's LaLiga closing at 10:59 p.m. on Sept. 1 and Italy's Serie A closing at 7 p.m. on Sept. 1. • These dates are critical for clubs to finalize squad reinforcements and for fans to track player movements before the season begins.

• Only Italy, Lithuania, and Slovakia met the June 7th deadline to implement new EU pay transparency rules into national legislation. • The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) reports that nearly half of EU nations, including Germany, Spain, and Ireland, have yet to publish draft laws. • Other countries like France and Denmark have drafts but will not complete the process until next year, while Sweden remains entirely opposed to the transposition.

Section 702 renewal stalls amid dispute over Bill Pulte’s role as acting intelligence chief and leadership vacuumUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is reportedly set to meet with the House speaker, Mike Johnson, at the White House on Tuesday as pressure mounts on the president to nominate a permanent director of national intelligence, the step some Republicans now believe is the only way to save a controversial and powerful surveillance law before it expires by the end of the week.At stake is section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a post-9/11 authority that allows US intelligence agencies to collect the communications of foreign targets overseas without a court warrant. While the program is intended to target non-Americans abroad, it can also sweep up communications involving Americans. This powerful and contentious spy tool is set to expire at midnight on Thursday. Continue reading...

• CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke arrived in India on Saturday to lead a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. • The organization has issued a 7-day deadline for the government to take action, specifically demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. • This movement signals a potential escalation, as Dipke threatened to launch a pan-India agitation if their demands are not met.