Meta Child-Safety Ruling: A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million and treat Facebook/Instagram as a “public nuisance,” with mandated teen safeguards like disabling certain push notifications, hiding like counts by default, and deleting accounts under 13—on top of earlier $375 million penalties. Age-Verification Push: A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds broad bipartisan support for keeping kids under 16 off social media, but warns that age-check tech can misclassify teens and create major data-security risks. Federal GPS Warning Failures: A New Mexico-focused investigation says federal agencies ignored a decade of warnings about GPS jamming risks, tied to a fatal air ambulance crash. Tech & Chips: Intel announced a $15B stock sale amid AI-driven demand for advanced packaging. Geothermal in NM: Lawmakers heard that much of tribal and pueblo land could support geothermal, and a local startup is pitching lower-cost turbine tech for cooler brines. Wildfire Health: New Mexico issued smoke advisories with indoor “clean room” guidance as fires worsen. Spaceport America vs Virgin Galactic: Spaceport America says Virgin Galactic cut payments by invoking an older fee-reduction clause, straining its budget. Digital Identity: OpenID launched self-certification test suites for verifiable credential issuance and presentations. Public Health: West Nile virus cases are rising, with NM State University urging mosquito protection.