Investment & Industry Policy: Estonia is lowering the minimum threshold for large-scale investment support from €100m to €70m, with priority projects also reduced; food production is newly added as a priority area, alongside net-zero tech, decarbonisation, critical raw materials and defence-industry investments. Border & Security Operations: The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) has sent its third rotating unit to Latvia to help curb illegal migration on the Latvia–Belarus border, with more rotations planned through September. Agriculture & Risk Appetite: A study of 541 crop farmers finds younger, better-educated farmers (and larger farms) are more willing to take risks, while older farmers prefer stability; risk-takers invest more in machinery and technology. Workplace Governance: MBIE has commissioned an investigation into workplace conduct and culture at the Financial Markets Authority after multiple staff complaints, with an independent confidential channel promised. Rail Baltica Logistics: Eesti Raudtee freight traffic for Rail Baltica is picking up in Tallinn as limestone and waste-rock trains from Ida-Viru County move to Pärnu County, using the underused Kopli yard while ring-rail planning remains stalled. AI & Computing Push: The EU has launched a call for up to seven AI Gigafactories, aiming to unlock large-scale computing capacity with up to €10bn in public funding and expected private investment of at least €20bn. Digital & Trade Links: Estonia is expanding cooperation with India in AI, cybersecurity, drones and unmanned systems, with the India–EU FTA flagged as a potential trade accelerator. Tech Recognition: Tallinn-based Dexatel won a Gold Stevie Award for technology excellence for secure customer communications via its CPaaS platform.