Energy Security & Markets: Oil jumped nearly 5% as Saudi air defenses intercepted six Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at western cities, lifting Brent toward $108 while bond yields surged and Europe’s stocks slipped on rate-hike fears. Saudi Tech & Industry: SLB won integrated well construction contracts from Aramco covering 450+ wells over three years, using end-to-end digital workflows to cut timelines and risk. AI Infrastructure Push: Microsoft says it will invest $10B+ across the Gulf by 2030, expanding cloud and AI infrastructure in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait while adding resilience measures for data centers. AI Startups in Saudi: Valkyrie Fund and Gloventures launched a Saudi cohort to connect U.S. AI infrastructure firms with regional opportunities, including wireless power, AI computing and data-center cooling. Robotics Spotlight: A Saudi-made Arabic-speaking humanoid robot (“Sara”) highlights the Kingdom’s growing robotics talent and local-language AI capabilities. Food Innovation: Tanmiah opened an R&D innovation center in Riyadh to speed up development of halal, sustainable protein products. Regional Tech & Finance: Huspy acquired Italy’s Integra Finance for $86M as it expands its AI-driven homebuying and mortgage platform across Europe and MENA.