AI Data Centers & Power: DG Matrix and Estonia’s Skeleton Technologies are partnering to integrate Skeleton’s fast-response energy storage into DG Matrix’s Interport 800V DC solid-state transformer platform, aiming to tame GPU pulse loads and improve grid resilience for AI workloads. Energy Security (Baltics): Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed a framework to share and jointly assess critical electricity reserve equipment, with a plan to pursue EU funding for regional reserve capacity and faster restoration during outages. Hydrogen Pipeline Demand: The Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor is projected to hit 79.2 TWh annual demand by 2040, with commercial operations targeted around 2033 and Germany expected to be the main destination. Banking Deal: OTP Bank agreed to acquire Baltic lender Luminor from Blackstone and DNB, a major ownership shift that could reshape competition across Estonia and the wider region. Defense Industry & Permitting: Estonia’s Tallinn Administrative Court postponed a ruling on a complaint against a planned Pärnu defense industrial park over noise impacts, delaying the decision by months. Construction Watch (Tallinn): Work at Tallinn Secondary School of Science (Reaalkool) and Hiiu School is running behind schedule, with water ingress in Reaalkool’s extension disrupting timelines. Cyber & Trade Controls: An Estonian businessperson admitted in US court to export control violations tied to supplying sensitive microelectronics to Russia-linked defense and government users. Digital Safety Policy: Estonia is pushing back against an EU-wide minimum age for social media, arguing for stronger digital literacy and enforcement of existing rules instead.