China returned the 10th batch of space-station science samples aboard Shenzhou-22 on April 29. Early on April 30, part of the payload arrived in Beijing and was handed to scientists. The shipment covers 23 experiments—9 life-science, 12 materials and 2 combustion—weighing about 41 kg. Life-science samples, including artificial embryos and brain organoids, were transferred to the Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Space Application Engineering and Technology after inspection for follow-up res

CITIC Securities says WIPO has published a new batch of Tesla robot patents and identifies a dexterous hand as a recent core upgrade. With appearance and patent details disclosed, the firm judges the V3 design close to finalization and views Tesla as approaching volume production. It cites Tesla’s combination of large‑model AI capabilities and scale manufacturing and is firmly bullish on the Tesla robot and its supply‑chain firms.

On April 29 the U.S. Treasury said it added multiple Iran-linked individuals and entities to its sanctions list as part of "Operation Economic Fury" to step up economic pressure on Tehran. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, coordinating with the Commerce Department and the FBI’s Los Angeles office, targeted an Iran-based procurement network accused of "using false identities and defrauding U.S. firms" to procure goods for Iran’s Ministry of Defense and armed forces; OFAC named eight individuals and five entities in the action.