AI & Security: China’s MIIT warned that some Anthropic Claude Code versions may secretly transmit users’ location and identifiers via a “built-in monitoring mechanism,” urging uninstalling or upgrading—another flashpoint in US-China AI trust and IP fights. Publishing & Books: A new ESPN memoir, Center Stage to Center Field, turns a niche 2006 audio toy into a retail-ready story (paperback $19.97; ebook $9.99), while Xinhua spotlights literature-driven travel in China, tying young tourists to author-linked sites like Beijing’s Temple of Earth. Health & Food Debate: A docu-series claims glyphosate (Roundup) harms children by disrupting the gut-brain axis, while another report weighs high-protein breakfasts for cholesterol against critics who argue cholesterol risk is overstated. Tech Infrastructure & Markets: Meta shares slid after an internal memo outlined a major AI compute expansion to 14GW by 2027, plus supply deals amid memory shortages. Local Education Impact: Louisiana teachers in Richland Parish are set for large bonuses tied to sales tax growth from Meta’s nearby data center. Comics Retail Rules: DC Comics can now ban shops that price-gouge exclusive variant covers, using Absolute Batman as the test case. Nearshore Hiring: Wow Remote Teams publishes per-role pricing for Latin America staffing and lists controls for how roles should be set up. Trade & Collectibles: A UK case highlights rising illegal pet smuggling—2,000 live tarantulas seized—showing how niche “collectors” can drive enforcement pressure.