AI & Cybersecurity in Georgia: Georgia Tech cybersecurity researchers are partnering with GDOT to use machine learning to protect the state’s highway traffic management systems, aiming to harden networked devices that manage conditions and respond to incidents. Surveillance backlash in Georgia: Flock Safety license-plate cameras remain a flashpoint as Lumpkin County offers a $1,000 reward after a camera was vandalized, while Decatur officials hear about damaged units; meanwhile, Statesboro approved a 5-year Flock contract tied to public safety claims and also moved ahead on major redevelopment and rezoning. Healthcare policy & access: A rural healthcare column argues federal rural funding won’t fix maternity care without state reform, pushing for more certified nurse-midwives and licensed birth centers to shift low-risk births away from hospital-only care. Georgia research & space training: Georgia Tech students completed their first simulated Mars mission in Arkansas, running around-the-clock operations with realistic communication delays and night EVAs. Local tech/industry: DroneDeploy says PCL Construction is using its platform to maintain a single construction record for Augusta’s new $250M arena. Compliance & fraud: A federal judge ordered a Norcross genetic testing lab, Oxy-Gen, and its owner to pay $315M+ over alleged Medicare/Medicaid genetic testing fraud.