Researchers are using food DNA in North Carolina wastewater to map community diets, with a closer neighborhood-level pilot now underway in Durham.

MindMaze Therapeutics has opened a U.S. headquarters and patient experience center at The Pearl in Charlotte as it moves to commercialize immersive neurotherapies.

UNC Charlotte will lead the NSF’s Carolinas Grid Engine with up to $160M in funding, a regional plan organizers say could spur 20,000 jobs and $2B in impact.

Bank of America quietly provided OpenAI a $520M credit line as the company prepares for a potential IPO, a move that underscores Wall Street’s rush for AI listings.

Atrium Health agreed to a $1.8M settlement after lawsuits alleged tracking pixels sent patient portal activity to ad platforms. Eligible users can file claims by Sept. 28, 2026.

Laura D. Baker was honored at the Charlotte Memory Gala for leading U.S. POINTER, which found lifestyle changes can improve cognition in older adults.

Martha Stewart has co‑founded Hint, a Charlotte AI home‑management startup that raised $10M and plans a summer launch to help homeowners spot problems early.

Emad Rizk takes the helm at Charlotte-based Premier after a $2.6B take-private. The seasoned payer-and-provider executive will lead the company's tech and supply-chain push.

Charlotte‑based Truist awarded Infosys a more‑than‑$500M contract to build and run an offshore tech hub in India, a deal that could reshape where the bank’s tech work lives.

Wake Forest is part of DAWN, a multinational study recruiting 13,000 Black, Hispanic and African participants to study genetic and biomarker drivers of Alzheimer’s disparities.

3D imaging and AI of fossil beaks suggest finned octopuses up to about 62 feet long once patrolled Cretaceous seas. The jaws show heavy wear consistent with crushing hard prey.

The FBI's IC3 warns foreign-developed apps can access contacts and other device data — even for people who never installed the app. Experts and local outlets name Temu, CapCut and SHEIN as examples.

Charlotte‑based Lucid Bots raised $20M and is evaluating additional manufacturing space as orders surge for its Sherpa cleaning drones and Lavo pressure‑washing robots.