The Army and Carnegie Mellon staged a robotics and autonomy forum at CMU’s new RIC this week, underscoring Pittsburgh’s bid to attract defense‑tech contracts and jobs.

A Cincinnati‑led genetics analysis of 944 children found dozens of risk variants that help predict which kids progress to chronic pancreatitis.

Chicago cybersecurity experts warn that AI chats and third‑party apps can expose private conversations. Here’s what happened and what to stop sharing now.

The FDA says ZOLL Medical’s Chelmsford facility failed to meet device quality and reporting rules. The company has fifteen business days to outline fixes or face enforcement.

Disney is working with Adobe to use Firefly Foundry so Imagineering can turn sketches into concept art and 3D prototypes as a $17B Walt Disney World plan moves forward.

Altaris will buy RTP‑based Simulations Plus for about $375M, taking the drug‑development software company private while pledging to keep its headquarters in the Triangle.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has activated Pathfinder, a 20‑qubit IQM Radiance quantum computer — the lab’s first purchased system — to explore hybrid quantum‑HPC research.

A Rutgers genetic survey found many city mice carry mutations that blunt commonly used poisons, complicating pest control in Brooklyn.

A Parkfield study using machine learning found short slow‑slip events that boost low‑frequency quakes, prompting scientists to rethink how California's hazard models account for transient stress.

Riley Hospital at IU Health used cryopreserved marrow from a deceased donor in a world‑first pediatric transplant, putting a 14‑year‑old with leukemia into remission.

A proposed class‑action alleges Anthropic misled customers about token allowances on its $100 and $200 Claude Max plans and seeks refunds and class certification.

Penn’s ApexGO uses generative AI to refine peptide antibiotics; 85% of synthesized designs killed bacteria in lab tests and some matched last‑resort drugs in mice.

Lunar Resources plans a HELIX‑1 pulsed‑power factory in Salt Lake County, projected to create 420 jobs and bring nearly $48 million in new state tax revenue over 10 years.