Nobel-winning AlphaFold lead John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind to join Anthropic, shifting high‑profile AI talent toward San Francisco’s labs.

UT Austin theorist Allan MacDonald shares the 2026 Kavli Prize for twistronics — the discovery that a 1.1° twist in graphene can create superconductivity and other exotic states.

TPWD says a vendor‑related breach may have exposed driver’s license and passport details for more than 3 million hunting and fishing license customers. The agency is offering one year of free credit monitoring.

Abbott Northwestern has added histotripsy — a noninvasive, sound‑wave therapy that can mechanically destroy some liver tumors — expanding local treatment options. Early studies are promising but longer follow‑up is needed.

TSMC and Amkor signed a decade‑long pact to localize packaging and test services in Arizona, tying TSMC's North Phoenix fabs to an Amkor campus in Peoria.

Col. Bob Hines, named Artemis III's sole backup, has the résumé and training that could put him on the moon on a later Artemis flight.

Cepheid opened a 180,000‑square‑foot Building 5 in Lodi on May 28, 2026, completing a multi‑building manufacturing campus and boosting local diagnostic production.

A global small‑RNA study that used Miami mosquito samples found dozens of insect viruses inside Aedes aegypti, suggesting the bugs themselves may help predict outbreak risk.

Tulane’s Dr. Sina Pourtaheri is combining protein nanocapsules that restored movement in mice with biodegradable antibiotic spheres aimed at preventing post‑surgical infections. Federal and university backing is pushing the work toward translation.

MultiCare's board has selected Florence Chang to succeed retiring CEO Bill Robertson, elevating a longtime operations and technology leader as the system expands across the Pacific Northwest.

A state data snapshot shows Florida Poly alumni earn a median $93,600 five years after graduation — the highest among Florida public universities and a win for focused STEM training.

Asensus Surgical plans phased cuts of 108 employees at its Morrisville facility beginning Aug. 15; the company called the move an organizational realignment.

The first RS‑25 engine for Artemis III arrived at Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building, a key milestone as teams ready the SLS for a 2027 orbital test.