Portland housing-tech company OneApp has leased 16,000 square feet at Field Office for a new headquarters and plans to hire.

Oregon State University will lead a new NSF-funded push to rebuild the state's chip ecosystem, starting with a $15M initial award that could scale to $160M. FAST will target AI-enabled design, manufacturing partnerships and workforce pipelines.

OHSU and collaborators mapped parasite peptides presented by HLA‑E that could let T‑cells provide cross‑species protection — a possible route to a universal malaria vaccine.

A University of Oregon‑commissioned study warns Oregon’s semiconductor cluster risks stagnation without faster action on land, power and the technician pipeline. The report links recent Intel cuts to the sector’s vulnerability.

The Oregon Supreme Court struck a petition after filings included AI‑generated fake citations, and a separate order imposed a $500 sanction while allowing a corrected response.

NSF is removing instruments from the Ocean Observatories Initiative, ending key below‑surface measurements off the Pacific Northwest as El Niño approaches.

A Portland startup says it preserved a whole pig brain at cellular resolution and will offer the procedure to terminally ill patients in Oregon. The work raises legal and ethical questions about timing, consent and what "revival" would mean.

Portland State chemists report T111 cleared malaria stages in lab and animal tests, suggesting a single‑encounter cure could be possible.

Lawmakers in Salem and city officials in Hillsboro have moved to pause data‑center tax breaks as polls and local opposition pile up, derailing planned projects. The dispute is reshaping where AI companies can build.

CompTIA sees a slight rebound for Portland's tech workforce in 2026 after two years of decline, with AI and data roles leading hiring.

Hillsboro-based Lattice is buying AMI for about $1.65B, adding firmware and datacenter manageability as it pushes toward a $1B revenue run rate.

Panthalassa raised $140M to finish a Portland pilot factory and build wave‑powered Ocean‑3 nodes that run AI at sea.

Oregon State researchers link routine generative AI use to weaker reflection and critical thinking in STEM students. The study recommends curricular fixes to rebuild reasoning skills.