Stablecoin Payments in Latin America: Exodus partners with DGO and SKY+ to let subscribers in Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and Uruguay pay with U.S.-dollar stablecoins via the Exodus Card, with 25% cashback for new users. Digital Finance Infrastructure: XDC Tech integrates Bridge’s stablecoin on/off-ramps and multi-currency custody to enable near-real-time stablecoin settlement for payments and agentic AI commerce. Caribbean Energy Storage Push: The Caribbean Development Bank backs Grenada’s utility-scale battery storage at the Maurice Bishop International Airport with grants and loans, aiming to stabilize the grid and speed the clean-energy transition. Caribbean AI Governance: Curaçao starts a broad consultation for a National AI Strategy, coordinated by its regulatory authority, to shape responsible AI use across education, science, business and society. Public Health Warning: Illinois reports 216 cyclosporiasis cases, urging safe food handling as the parasite spreads through contaminated produce. Medical Breakthrough: AstraZeneca pays $600M for rights to an oral lung-cancer pill that beat chemotherapy in a Phase III trial for EGFR exon 20 insertion NSCLC. Archaeology in Mexico: Researchers identify a mythical Maya hero, Juun Ajaw, in a Calakmul mural using digital reconstruction methods.