Marine Biodiversity: A “lost” spinach pipefish (Microphis spinachioides) last recorded in the 1980s was rediscovered in Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River after local fisher Helen Asu brought the specimen to researchers, highlighting how community-led searches can revive freshwater species records. Energy & Industry: ExxonMobil is set to take over operatorship of the Papua LNG project from TotalEnergies, while TotalEnergies sells a 9.1% interest to partners—an ownership reshuffle aimed at keeping the project on track for a 2026 final investment decision. Public Finance Tech: PNG signed a K26 million, three-year TechnologyOne deal to modernize the Integrated Financial Management System using cloud tech and AI, expanding real-time public finance tracking across provinces and districts. Digital Regulation: NICTA is consulting on three new digital bills to strengthen PNG’s rules on data protection, digital identity, and emerging technologies. Cyber Safety: BSP has deactivated legacy magnetic strip Kundu cards and migrated 890,000 customers to chip cards to cut cloning and fraud. Online Safety: NICTA and the Office of Censorship say they’ve blocked more than 200,000 illicit websites via ISP updates. Health Infrastructure: PNG’s new cancer centre in Port Moresby is positioned as a Pacific hub, with subsidised treatment rates for patients from countries like Vanuatu. Conservation Research: TKCP is partnering with PNG University of Technology on field-based research in the YUS Conservation Area, building local skills and conservation management.