Energy & Telecom Resilience: Elisa Estonia rolled out Elisa Industriq’s Gridle AI battery optimization across its mobile network, using base-station batteries for grid balancing and backup power, aiming to cut electricity costs and monetize flexibility in wholesale/balancing markets. Cybersecurity & Defence Tech: Estonia’s Defence Forces cyber command is attending CyCon in Tallinn, focusing on AI risks, critical-infrastructure protection, and tighter military–tech cooperation as the joint cyber defence command staffing timeline shifts toward 2027. Critical Infrastructure Cooperation: Estonia’s State Chancellery and Ukraine’s special communications agency signed a memorandum to exchange know-how on protecting power, communications, and data systems, including drone threat mitigation and insider-risk detection. EU Consumer Rules Enforcement: The European Commission opened infringement procedures against 20 EU states, including Estonia, for failing to fully transpose the Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition, targeting green-claims transparency and greenwashing. Baltic Security Posture: Latvia approved a new centre-right coalition government after a dispute over stray Ukraine drones, while Estonia faced Russian border-service accusations tied to Lake Chudskoye and Narva River delimitation. Food & Packaging Industry: Hesburger in multiple countries, including Estonia, adopted Huhtamaki’s fibre-based, plastic-free cup lids to remove 41,000 kg of plastic annually. Transport & Logistics: Mäo junction in Central Estonia is getting a €2m overhaul to improve long-distance bus access with new pullouts, parking, and roundabouts. Aviation Intelligence: Wingbits launched wingbits.ai, an AI platform for plain-language monitoring of live and historical flight data, with alerts for issues like GPS interference around Estonia.