A coalition of tech researchers sued in D.C., arguing a visa policy singles out foreign experts who study social media and chills vital research.

A 1,323-pound NASA probe managed out of Maryland is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday night. Officials say the chance of debris hitting a person is extremely small.

USF’s reported research expenditures climbed to $531M — a 15% gain in two years that is drawing federal and private dollars into Tampa Bay.

A Triangle Business Journal ranking shows the region’s 25 biggest VC backers raised about $1.5B in 2025, highlighting concentrated capital and a life‑sciences tilt.

Vertex’s kidney‑disease candidate povetacicept met primary and secondary Phase 3 goals in a Week 36 interim readout, clearing an accelerated path toward an FDA filing this month.

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones tapped a new 11‑member advisory group — led by Port San Antonio’s CEO — to pitch AI, biotech and space manufacturing to the city. The panel will advise on projects and may feed into future bond planning.

OpenAI is acquiring Promptfoo and will fold the open‑source red‑teaming toolkit into its Frontier agent platform to speed up agent security testing. Terms were not disclosed.

Adeia said it signed a multi-year IP license with AMD on March 9, 2026, resolving lawsuits over hybrid-bonding patents and opening the door to possible collaboration.

Korro Bio announced an ~$85M private placement to extend its cash runway into late 2028 after its KRRO‑110 trial fell short and staffing was cut.

Duke researchers found that resident immune cells in the eye’s drainage tissues clear debris and help control pressure; removing them in mice raised intraocular pressure. The work, published in Immunity, points to a new target for glaucoma therapies.

Sen. Todd Young says Indiana's new federal drone test‑site designation has manufacturers lining up to test tech and could spur manufacturing and biomanufacturing jobs.

SimSpace is relocating its global headquarters to Orlando and will open a 7,000‑sq‑ft hub for AI‑ready cyber training, testing, and large exercises in Central Florida.

P. Roy and Diana Vagelos donated $83.9 million to Penn Arts & Sciences — the school’s largest gift — to fund chemistry fellowships and energy research.