SME Finance Boost: The Philippines is lining up $1.5B in fresh World Bank/ADB loans to deepen financial markets and widen access to capital, with reforms aimed at trust, market depth, and digital payments. AI for Small Business: Codefi is launching a four-part monthly workshop series to help SMBs adopt AI in practical ways, starting with tools that deliver ROI and workflow automation. Regulation That Hits Operators: The FCC is moving to retroactively block sales of certain foreign drones, including LiDAR and thermal-equipped models, raising compliance risk for small drone sellers and users. Local Growth via Tech Infrastructure: Oracle’s Project Jupiter in New Mexico is projected to generate $4.7B in long-term impact, with major spend on water infrastructure and thousands of jobs—good news for nearby suppliers. Cyber/Payments Risk: A Saskatchewan auto parts shop says it lost about $20,000 to a credit card scam targeting transportation equipment firms across Western Canada. SMB Marketing Playbook: YouTube is pushing video best practices for holiday retail, citing that most shoppers take next steps after watching related videos. Entrepreneur Spotlight: Heirest is pitching a digital-first, hyper-personalized lab-grown diamond model with a real-time configurator and 125,000+ combinations. Energy Storage Push: The US DOE launched the $500,000 STEP Prize to help new energy storage designs become manufacturable at scale, explicitly inviting startups and small businesses.