EU Budget Boost: The European Commission plans to plug a budget hole using a €4.6B Google antitrust payment after the EU’s top court upheld the Android-linked fine. Online Safety Push: Australia’s under-16s social media ban is prompting belated EU action, after reports of workarounds and age-check weaknesses. Carbon Policy Clash: Ten EU states, including Slovakia and Greece, are urging a rethink of ETS2’s carbon pricing for transport and heating fuels, warning of extra costs for households. Heat Impact: New analysis puts June’s Europe heatwave at at least 12,000 excess deaths across nine countries, with more data expected. Slovak Science in the Spotlight: Slovak neurosurgeons’ intraoperative ultrasound work helped shape new US brain-tumour clinical guidelines. Energy & Industry: Slovnaft is seeking approval for a waste-oil biofuel plant as EU rules tighten renewable fuel requirements. Tech & Games: Xbox Game Pass adds day-one titles including Slovakia-based Mad Cookies Studio’s sci-fi roguelike Fogpiercer. Cyber & Security: ESET research flags vulnerable UEFI shims that could undermine Secure Boot. EU Digital Money: The ECB selected 36 payment providers for the digital euro pilot starting in 2027.