Renewables & Investment: Yanara secured €150m from Mirova to build a 2GW+ solar-plus-storage renewable portfolio in Australia, with Mortlake Energy Hub targeting 450MW solar and 600MW/2,400MWh batteries and creating 300+ jobs during construction. Defence Tech Funding: Resist.UA launched Resist 2.0, a new Estonia-based European fund aiming for up to €50m to scale Ukraine’s battlefield-proven defence and dual-use technologies, focusing on teams and founders rather than just products. EU Carbon Rules: The European Commission says it won’t revise ETS2 for now, while infringement proceedings are already under way against member states that haven’t transposed the system; Estonia is among those yet to implement it. Vocational Education Demand: Tallinn still has hundreds of unfilled vocational spots, raising questions about how program offerings match teen preferences—especially for girls—despite schools saying tech fields are open to all. Industry Services Deal: Visualization acquired TK-Team UK’s business assets, bringing acoustic and visual presentation solutions (manufactured in Estonia) under one UK/Ireland distributor for continuity of orders and installations. Energy & Inflation Watch: Rising oil prices tied to Middle East tensions could hit Baltic inflation harder if the spike lasts, while Estonia’s June inflation stayed moderate at 2.3% year-on-year, driven mainly by energy and fuels. Digital Security: Estonian cybersecurity entrepreneur Oliver Sild warns AI is accelerating attacks and shrinking response times, pushing cybersecurity beyond IT into a leadership and resilience issue. Textiles Compliance Pressure: A study says garment factories in key sourcing hubs struggle to generate the life-cycle data needed for forthcoming EU digital product passports for textiles. Construction & Media: Tallinn Film City studio complex construction is expected to start this winter, with an international tender planned for late summer/early autumn. Cyber/Markets Regulation: MiCA’s July 1 full rollout left fewer than 300 EU crypto firms able to serve clients under CASP authorisation, tightening compliance across the bloc.