Shark Safety: Maine DMR is urging beachgoers to use extra caution as white shark sightings rise along the coast, especially near Scarborough and Higgins beaches, with guidance on swimming behavior and reporting via Sharktivity. Maine Research: Maine INBRE marked 25 years of biomedical research impact, highlighting how the network has trained thousands of undergraduates and invested more than $107 million in Maine’s research infrastructure. Gulf of Maine Sharks: DMR, UMaine, and UMass Dartmouth tagged Maine’s first juvenile white shark for the state’s new tracking effort, aiming to understand where young sharks live and how they use Gulf habitats. Rural Health + AI: Maine is exploring how AI could help modernize rural healthcare delivery under a federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding plan. Food Safety: FDA and CDC began onsite inspections at Taylor Farms’ Mexican facility tied to a cyclospora outbreak that has reached Maine, after a recall of iceberg lettuce. AI Data Center Fight: Eastport approved a 180-day moratorium on an underwater AI data center proposal, pausing progress while zoning questions are reviewed. Navy Industrial Policy: Trump ordered a shift back to steam catapults on aircraft carriers and directed planning for a new fifth shipyard focused on the Pacific—an issue that includes Maine’s Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Inflation Watch: New England inflation jumped to a 4.3% annual rate in spring, driven largely by higher fuel prices. Right to Repair + Cameras: Auburn certified a petition to ban Flock cameras, likely headed to a ballot, as Maine continues to debate tech oversight.