World Toilet Day aims to inspire actions to address the global sanitation crisis, with approximately 3.4 billion people lacking safe sanitation. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the 'Chinese Toilet Revolution' initiated by President Xi Jinping, which focuses on improving bathroom and hygiene standards in China. Despite significant advancements, further efforts are necessary to enhance sanitation conditions.

At a digital sovereignty summit in Berlin, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized Europe's desire to avoid being a technology client of the US or China. During the event, biotech firm Owkin introduced a new pan-European platform aimed at making biological data 'AI-ready'. CEO Thomas Clozel discussed how innovative agentic and reasoning models could advance medical research.