Lithuania Defense Tech: Lithuania will fund an interceptor drone programme with about €3 million to detect, intercept and neutralize enemy drones, with prototypes funded first and pilot batches later—aimed at strengthening the national air defence system. AI & Startups: Vilnius AI startup Superpal raised €500K to deploy a fully autonomous AI coworker inside a company’s Slack, connecting to 1,000+ tools and handling tasks end-to-end with team memory and role-based access. UAV Funding: Acodyne, a deeptech unmanned cargo aircraft developer, secured €2.5M pre-Seed to scale heavy-lift drone logistics for defence and offshore operations, with Lithuania’s PDKINEMATICS cited among nearby regional drone guidance efforts. 5G Spectrum: Telia Lietuva won 1,500 MHz spectrum blocks for nearly €10M to expand 5G capacity, plus extended 2,100 MHz rights for another €2M. Energy Infrastructure: Lithuania approved the Harmony Link territorial plan for the 220 kV overland interconnection to Poland, moving from planning into technical design with possible construction starting as early as 2027. Fact-checking & AI: GlobalFact awards in Vilnius recognized fact-checkers tackling AI-enabled fraud, while a separate GlobalFact session highlighted how AI chatbots can confidently produce false claims about people and outlets. Lithuania–Taiwan Business: Taiwan and Lithuania suspended economic cooperation action-plan talks amid Vilnius coalition changes, with hopes to resume after the new government takes office.