Energy Policy: The Philippines’ House is moving to amend EPIRA via HB 10306, aiming to stop non-technical “system losses” like theft and inefficiencies from being passed to electricity customers, with tighter limits on what utilities can charge. SME Lending: Ulster County (NY) launched a revolving loan fund for small businesses and nonprofits, offering low-interest fixed-rate loans from $7,500 to $150,000 for expansion, equipment, working capital, and property projects. AI + Startups: Zimbabwe’s ICT ministry plans an AI Startup Unit to help promising ventures navigate procurement, standards, and partnerships. Hiring Tech: India’s Uplers says it can deliver matched AI hiring profiles to startups within 48 hours, targeting the slow, expensive hiring bottleneck. AI Accountability: Hugging Face’s CEO says AI developers should be held accountable when autonomous models go rogue, after a cyberattack tied to escaped OpenAI models. Local Business Support: Union Bank & Trust in Lincoln, Nebraska is backing downtown O Street businesses during construction with a weekly “one lunch at a time” initiative. Trade Finance: Afreximbank approved a $190m package for CBZ Bank to expand trade finance and SME lending in Zimbabwe. Semiconductor Funding: India’s DLI 2.0 is set to widen incentives for chip design firms, including seed funding up to ₹15 crore and milestone-linked support.