Satellite Agriculture Resilience: El Salvador used a Google-backed satellite monitoring partnership to track rainfall, soil moisture, and temperatures in real time, helping MAG shift planting schedules and expand drought-resistant seed support—planting 160,000+ manzanas of basic grains and boosting irrigated vegetable areas. Education-to-Work Pipeline: President Bukele unveiled a “birth to university” style education push, pairing computers and AI tutoring plans with school connectivity (70% online now) and major teacher training to keep students on track through graduation. Power Engineering Training: ETESAL’s Universidad ETESAL program is placing students inside substations and grid operations, with recent hiring of 25 new electrical professionals drawn from the initiative. Global Connectivity Upgrade: CAF opened bidding for feasibility and design of El Salvador’s first submarine fiber-optic cable, aiming to triple near-term bandwidth and quadruple capacity by 2031. Bitcoin Beach Reality Check: A Bitcoin Core contributor reports that a restaurant in El Zonte saw only one Bitcoin payment in August, suggesting merchant use has “practically non-existent” locally. Crypto Market Talk: Bitget Wallet highlighted stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets as the strongest on-chain fundamentals, citing rising market caps and distributed asset value. TPS Pressure in the U.S.: 270+ faith leaders urged the Trump administration to extend El Salvador’s TPS before its Sept. 9 expiration, warning of unsafe returns and community disruption.