After refusing a $25M ransom, Novo Nordisk faces the private sale of stolen clinical data. In tech, Samsung is gaining orders from Google and AMD as TSMC struggles with AI demand, while Jeff Bezos joined CuspAI's $400M funding round. Meanwhile, global data center construction is surging, with $7 trillion worth of projects underway, including Kazakhstan’s new $10B 'Data Center Valley.'

Legal tensions rise as attorney William Savitt defends Sam Altman in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI. In finance, a WSJ analysis reveals 0.1% of Polymarket users capture 67% of all profits. Meanwhile, SoftBank plans to launch lithium-free batteries in Japan to reduce China reliance, and law enforcement’s "Cyberzap" honeypot operation, led by Dutch police, recently faced an unexpected shutdown.

Firmus Technologies secured a multi-billion dollar contract to build a Melbourne data center, potentially paving the way for a future IPO. Simultaneously, AI is reshaping the job market, driving up wages for experienced workers while impacting entry-level roles. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov faces legal challenges in France and Russia, including terrorism-related charges, highlighting growing tech industry accountability. Scientists are also making strides in decoding brain activity to translate thoughts into text, offering hope for communication assistance. Finally, a Washington city deactivated license plate reader cameras after a ruling classified footage as a public record, raising privacy concerns.