Quantum Computing Funding (CT): Connecticut’s QuantumCT Engine won an NSF Regional Innovation Engines award, bringing a $15M, two-year grant (with potential up to $160M over a decade) to build a New Haven quantum incubator/testbed and grow a quantum-ready workforce. Public Health & Care Access (CT): Central Connecticut State University launched “Building a Healthier Tomorrow,” backed by a $10,000 Petit Family Foundation grant, using a community clinic and mobile unit to deliver preventive care and coaching for about 100 underserved older adults. Cybersecurity & Consumer Data (23andMe): Connecticut AG William Tong led a multistate settlement with 23andMe’s bankruptcy trustee over the 2023 genetic data breach; Connecticut will receive $887,729, with new data-protection requirements and a $46.75M class-action fund for eligible claimants. Workforce & Defense Tech (PA): Attalon plans a new $30M Bucks County laser-weapons headquarters and will hire 100+ engineering and technical roles. E-Cigarette Chemistry (Health): A Yale-led report warns that vaping’s “harmless” look hides complex chemical mixtures that can affect the body and brain. Sports/Local: Quinnipiac University awarded degrees to local students including a microbiology & immunology B.S. recipient from Camden and a nursing B.S. recipient from Otis. Antitrust Watch (Hollywood): Twelve states sued to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, and Los Angeles County is weighing joining the challenge.