Feds Flag NYC Ed-Tech Startup Over Overseas SBIR Work
Federal prosecutors say LangInnov settled after allegedly performing SBIR‑funded R&D overseas, a possible breach of NSF rules. The U.S. Attorney’s office framed the move as enforcement of domestic R&D requirements.
Long Island Lab Grows Tiny Tumor Twins to Steer Cancer Care
Long Island scientists are growing patient 'avatars' — organoids — to test dozens of drug combinations. Early trials show promise but wider validation and faster methods are still needed.
Feds' Files Reveal Epstein Stashed Sperm at California Cryobank
Justice Department files show Jeffrey Epstein deposited sperm with California Cryobank and signed a 2016 contract leaving the samples to his estate; the material’s whereabouts remain unclear.
Baylor Study Finds AI 'Blind Spot' On Religion
A Baylor‑led consortium's AllFaith Benchmark finds major language models often omit religious perspectives in ethics answers and show conversion biases. The work is open‑sourced for developers and scholars.
FDA-Approved Gene Fix Lets Deaf Kids Hear For The First Time
Updated CHORD trial numbers presented in Seoul suggest most children with otoferlin‑related deafness gained meaningful hearing after Otarmeni treatment. The therapy was FDA‑cleared in April.
Cancer Shot Stuns Docs as Head and Neck Tumors Vanish in Trial
Early trial data show amivantamab shrank—and in some patients erased—tumors in treatment‑resistant head and neck cancer, with results set for ASCO on Sunday. Investigators call the responses striking but preliminary.
New York Watchdog Tells Wall Street To Lock Down Cyber Defenses As AI Threats Spike
DFS told banks, insurers and crypto firms to tighten authentication, accelerate patching and test backups amid concerns that frontier AI and geopolitical shocks could raise cyber risk.
Insider Physicist Takes Helm at Brookhaven Lab in High-Stakes Power Shift
John Hill has been named director of Brookhaven National Laboratory as the Upton campus pivots from RHIC operations to the Electron‑Ion Collider and major upgrades. He'll oversee the lab's $900M budget and 3,000 staff.












