Vanderbilt Health says a limited number of patients may have had names and visit details exposed after an employee clicked a malicious email link in March. The system says it is notifying affected patients and offering monitoring.

An LCME action means Belmont’s Frist College won’t advance for at least two years; the university says classes continue and refunds are available for withdrawals.

HudsonAlpha will lead the BRIDGES Engine after an initial $15M NSF award to turn switchgrass and miscanthus into manufacturing feedstocks, promising jobs and farm income in Alabama and Tennessee.

Crews have finished deactivation at ORNL’s Isotope Row and will begin demolition in July to clear a cluster of radioactive buildings for new research use.

A 13‑year‑old Nashville boy became TriStar’s first commercial patient to receive an approved gene‑editing therapy that doctors say could end his sickle cell pain.

A researcher says Anthropic's Claude helped expose an SQL injection in Front Gate Tickets that could issue unlimited VIP passes; Front Gate says it patched the bug and found no sign of fraud.

The FTC is requiring Ascension to divest seven ambulatory surgery centers in five metros before its $3.9B AmSurg acquisition can close.

Vanderbilt researchers built an AI Face Test and found object-recognition skill — not IQ or AI experience — best predicts who can spot AI-generated faces.

XOi opened a Gulch headquarters built as a demo lab with a secret speakeasy and a 10‑ton HVAC centerpiece, a vote of confidence in Nashville's tech scene.

Dr. Jeff Balser announced his retirement from Vanderbilt University Medical Center on March 12, 2026, ending a long tenure leading Nashville’s largest hospital system.

Honest Health raised $140 million in a round led by NewSpring to grow its value‑based care partnerships. The Nashville company says the money will fund market expansion and system deals.

State prosecutors are using AI for legal research and trial prep while the district attorneys' conference presses lawmakers for dozens of new assistant prosecutors.

Business leaders and community advocates clashed at the Greater Memphis Chamber forum over how quickly AI will reshape logistics jobs and who will be left behind. The debate folded in local poverty data and national layoff trends.