Meta Outage: Instagram and Facebook went down for many users worldwide Sunday morning, with outage reports spiking on DownDetector and most complaints pointing to website access; Meta hasn’t said what caused the shared infrastructure disruption. EU Climate Clash: Ten EU states including Slovakia urged the Commission to rethink ETS2, warning the new carbon price for transport and heating could hit households; the push comes as Brussels prepares its ETS overhaul. Heatwave Toll: AFP reports at least 12,000 excess deaths across nine European countries during late-June heat, with the number expected to rise as more data lands. Slovak Research Impact: Slovak neurosurgeons’ intraoperative ultrasound work helped shape new US brain-tumour clinical guidelines, boosting the technique’s role in safer, more complete tumour removal. Digital Euro Pilot: The ECB picked 36 payment service providers for digital euro pilots starting in 2027, with Revolut, SumUp and Stripe among the participants. US-Russia Energy Pressure: A US bill backed by 60+ senators would allow up to 100% tariffs on countries including Slovakia that buy Russian oil, while exempting some EU gas imports. AI Exports in Central Europe: Poland and Hungary are seeing faster growth in AI-linked exports, as demand for servers and related equipment rises beyond traditional manufacturing. Cybersecurity: ESET flagged vulnerable Microsoft-signed Linux UEFI shims that could undermine Secure Boot, raising supply-chain risk concerns.