Some events and stuff happened, like the fight over Caldari Prime: http://dust514.com/news/blog/2013/03/the-battle-for-caldari-prime/ . They rewarded cool gear for participating. There is a new event to win cool stuff: http://dust514.com/news/blog/2013/03/human-endurance-event-for-dust-514human-endurance-event-for-dust-514/

The Caldari Prime event was a fight between the Gallente and Caldari over this historically contested planet called Caldari Prime. It was protected by this massive giant super spaceship of doom which I think got destroyed by EVE players, and it crashed on the planet. You could see the smoking wreckage of the crashed ship in the skybox, as well as a nebula http://assets.enjin.com/wall_embed_images/1364699058_884390_10151507011259394_1866444027_o.jpg . Kind of ended in a draw; Caldari were winning on the ground, and Gallente winning in space, so they agreed to both let it go .

http://dust514.com/news/blog/2013/04/ccp-videocasts-1/ CCP is also doing a bunch of videocasts, here is the first one: http://www.twitch.tv/ccp/b/385675642

There is a devblog about equipment coming to Dust, like cloaking and shield generators: http://dust514.com/news/blog/2013/03/equipment-is-your-friend/

This trailer came out about Caldari Prime, showed off a new medium size Gallente dropsuit, and scrambler rifles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS4rAYrRHWc

Now about the new build (named UPRISING, due May 6): http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/189338/CCP_Updates_DUST_514_Open_Beta_with_Uprising_Build_on_May6.php
-Improved graphics
-day night cycles
-vegetation
-More visual and improved character creation
-revamped skill system: Skill points will be refunded as a result (not wiped), they discuss it here http://dust514.com/beta/news/2013/04/merc-cast-episode-1/
-User interface overhaul
-NEW weapons (gauss rifle, scrambler rifle, plasma cannon, flaylock pistol)
-NEW dropsuits: each race will have at least one of every dropsit size (small, medium, large)
- PLANETARY CONQUEST: Corporations will be able to take over districts of planets and own them, and profit off them http://dust514.com/news/blog/2013/03/planetary-conquest/
-Starmap will be back, and improved with lots of new functionality.