Dallas-based Sendero has acquired Plano AI and analytics firm Torq in an eight-figure deal that adds about 90 consultants and lifts combined revenue into the nine-figure range.

ASU will lead a DOE‑backed project to build AI that models thousands of grid scenarios so operators can spot risks and prioritize fixes across Arizona and beyond.

A UCLA study finds elementary students who own cellphones scored lower on reading comprehension, even when phones weren’t in the classroom.

Marlborough‑based Boston Scientific approved a global restructuring this week with $700–$800M in charges and plans to shift production — and some jobs — as it refocuses resources. The company says much of the savings will be reinvested in growth areas.

Galveston County is warning residents after 14 cyclosporiasis cases were confirmed. The parasite can bring a long, miserable stomach illness.

Nine institutional firms including BlackRock and Coinbase pledged $15M to fund post‑quantum research, tooling and audits as experts warn the timeline to a quantum threat is compressing.

Nvidia’s reported talks to underwrite OpenAI’s Ohio lease would fold a chip supplier into financing for the world’s largest AI campus, reviving circular‑financing concerns.

A UF research team is designing a forecasting app that uses years of removal records and weather cues to predict when and where Burmese pythons are most likely to be found in South Florida.

A UT Health San Antonio–led analysis finds frontotemporal dementia shows up differently in Hispanic patients — with more movement symptoms and longer diagnostic delays. The authors call for larger, culturally informed studies.

argenx agreed to buy Dallas‑based Forte for about $2.2 billion, folding Forte’s experimental anti‑CD122 drug FB102 into argenx’s immunology lineup.

A UC San Diego analysis of a randomized trial found semaglutide slowed DNA-based markers of aging in adults with HIV. Researchers say larger trials are needed to confirm clinical benefit.

An OU‑led paper finds that bank voles rely largely on ancestral genetic variation — an "evolutionary tool kit" — to adapt to climate shifts, reinforcing the need to protect genetic diversity.

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.