Data Centers & Power: CleanSpark secured a 20-year, $6.6B Georgia data-center lease in Sandersville, signaling a pivot from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure and adding major long-term computing capacity. Privacy & Surveillance: License-plate reader fights keep spreading: Idaho Falls and Warren, Ga. renewed or reconsidered Flock Safety contracts amid privacy concerns, while Los Angeles paused Flock use and is renegotiating terms over data ownership and access. Cyber & Consumer Data: Georgia joined a multistate $18M settlement tied to the 23andMe genetic-data breach, with Georgia receiving about $452K from the bankruptcy trustee and a separate class-action fund for consumers. AI in Schools: A Georgia teacher survey finds most educators use generative AI to save time and create materials, but many doubt it helps students and rarely use it for grading. Food & Health: UGA-linked guidance highlights safer washing and handling of salad greens as Cyclospora and “explosive diarrhea” cases rise. Agriculture Tech: A Sylvester peanut operation won the 2026 Peanut Efficiency Award, citing GPS-guided field work, rotation, and precision soil sampling. Research & Sustainability: UGA researchers report marigold-flower proteins can be extracted from agricultural waste with strong heat stability, pointing to new sustainable food ingredients. Local Tech Events: Georgia’s AI data-center leadership summit is set for Aug. 12–13 in Atlanta, focusing on power, cooling, permitting, and delivery bottlenecks.