Commercialization of artificial intelligence and its large-scale implementation into business processes were at the center of the Seattle Startup Summit 2026 agenda. The forum takes place on April 1-2 and brought together 1,500 participants from all over the world – startup founders, venture capitalists and engineers.
The regional operation “NELSON-2026”, carried out in two stages during March this year, helped to seize from illegal circulation money and jewelry worth more than 10 million lei.
The Government approved the draft law on geographical indications, guaranteed traditional specifications and optional quality conditions.
The degree of wear and tear of Moldova’s transmission grids ranges from 70% to 90%, and many of them have already exceeded their service life. At the same time, the networks and substations are loaded at 100-110%, which increases technical losses. The Vulcanesti-Isaccea interconnection is also already overloaded due to technological flows.
“Democracy is a path that requires constant attention and consistent action,” said Alexei Buzu, secretary general of the government, at the 50th session of the CoE Congress. He addressed the forum on April 1 on behalf of Moldova’s chairmanship of the CoE Committee of Ministers.
There is a growing debate in the U.S. about the need to curb the rapid growth of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Elon Musk has once again thrilled the public with a new post on social media X, attempting to “gracefully” promote Tesla’s autonomous driving technology.
In early March, the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) extended until the end of June the decision to appoint Moldovagaz JSC responsible for ensuring gas supply to the Transnistrian region. Earlier, in 2023, ANRE revoked the license for natural gas transportation from the Moldovan-Russian company, giving this function to a subsidiary of the Romanian state operator Transgaz. And in 2025 – the license for supply, which is now handled by the Moldovan state-owned company Energocom.
Tesla CEO Ilon Musk has announced a massive investment in Japan to dramatically expand its service infrastructure and network of charging stations.
The draft National Program of Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and Action Plan for 2026-2030 was discussed at the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection with the participation of more than 70 representatives of public authorities and institutions, civil society. Persons with disabilities – direct beneficiaries of the inclusive services that will be developed after the approval of the Program – were also involved in the discussion.
The implementation of the Moldova Growth Plan remains a priority in Moldova’s efforts for economic modernization and approximation to the European Union standards. The document includes 153 measures structured in seven areas, representing coordinated efforts by the authorities to modernize the economy, support the private sector and improve public services.
The Ministry of Energy reminded that the deadline to submit bids for the tender for the construction of wind farms with a total capacity of 170 MW, as well as with the obligation to install energy storage systems with a capacity of 44 MWh, expires on March 31.
As of February 1, 2026, Russia’s external public debt amounted to $61.97 billion (about 5.04 trillion rubles) – the maximum value since 2006. Since 2007, according to the Bank of Russia’s statistics, the external public debt has not exceeded $60 bln.
The national reforestation program provides for the expansion of forest areas by 145 thousand hectares, with the share of acacia not exceeding 15-20% of the total area, in order to preserve the ecological balance and diversity of forests.
Under the Zero Waste Project, which has been implemented since 2017 under the patronage of Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan, the country has recycled 90 million tons of waste, bringing 365 billion Turkish Liras back into the economy.
A new study by young economist Adrien Bilal shows that climate change has the potential to reduce global GDP by 50% by the end of the century.
Russian natural gas supplies to Serbia will be carried out on the basis of the extended former contract for another three months. The price of fuel will remain at $320 per thousand cubic meters, although gas costs $645 on the market.
The disagreement between OpenAI head Sam Altman and Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei, which began back in 2020, has grown into a massive conflict that is now affecting the development of the entire artificial intelligence industry.
Ilon Musk tried to attract Mark Zuckerberg to jointly buy OpenAI, according to declassified court documents. The talks took place in 2025 amid Musk’s conflict with OpenAI head Sam Altman.
The Customs Service seized four cars with foreign registration numbers, which were allegedly sold or sent for dismantling on the territory of the Republic of Moldova in violation of the customs regime.
