EU Competition Watch: The European Commission’s preliminary DMA “gatekeeper” findings point to Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, meaning new switching and anti-anti-competitive obligations could follow if the decision is final. Workplace Safety in Extreme Heat: UK employers are being urged to plan for heat stress even without a legal maximum temperature, with guidance focused on risk assessments, cooling breaks, ventilation and water. Heatwave Impact on Health Systems: France has activated its top Orsan emergency health plan as emergency calls surge and non-urgent care is postponed, with officials warning the situation is at a crisis-management stage. HR & Retention Culture: Sir Charlie Mayfield says “rehumanising” work—better manager-employee relationships—matters more for keeping people in jobs than more generic wellbeing programmes. Hiring Signals: Tesla plans to add 1,000 workers at its Berlin-Brandenburg plant and ramp output, adding to earlier hiring plans. Pensions Pressure: Germany’s proposed pension reforms aim to ease strain on younger workers via a Swedish-style funded layer and retirement-age links to life expectancy. Migration Rules: Hungary still allows certain direct-hire routes for third-country workers under specific permits, despite new limits on some foreign hiring. Local Labour Context: Brussels’ Schuman roundabout redesign is drawing heatwave-era criticism over shade and usability—an everyday reminder of how public works affect daily life.