AI & Work: A new piece argues AI is still in its “narrow Wheat Belt” phase—useful in specific tasks, not yet economy-wide—while Slovakia and Europe keep facing skilled-trades shortages that could tighten labor markets as retirements accelerate. Child Online Safety: Slovakia’s government is moving toward a single law to limit children’s access to social media, aiming to merge competing education and investment proposals and focus on mental-health protection. Slovakia-India Tech & Industry: Slovakia and India pledged to deepen cooperation after a meeting between Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár and India’s outgoing ambassador, with trade growth and people-to-people ties highlighted. Local Mobility & Logistics: cargo-partner’s NX integration takes a concrete step in Slovakia: cargo-partner SR is renamed to NX Cargo-Partner Slovakia effective July 1, with Nippon Express’s local branch set to dissolve and teams join from August 1. Health & Environment: Comenius University researchers report air pollution costs Slovaks over a year of life expectancy on average, with the worst burden tied to household solid-fuel heating. Tech in the Real World: Škoda Kylaq’s Pune-to-Prague 19,351 km drive (70 days, 13 countries) is framed as a hands-on proof of India-made engineering reaching Europe. Security Tech & Regulation: Slovakia’s immigration overhaul from July 15 extends national visas to 120 days, adds longer job-search grace periods, centralizes processing, and tightens work-permit documentation.