Sparkz debuted the SparkzCore22 in Sacramento — a U.S.-made LFP battery system pitched for data centers, virtual power plants and home backup. Company leaders say the unit is built from U.S. cathodes through finished packs.

A Madison nonprofit won a federal voucher to speed FDA review of psilocybin for major depression, joining two other programs selected under an April executive order. Local researchers say the award validates years of work but leaves rollout questions.

Corning says three new U.S. plants and more than 3,000 jobs will follow a multiyear partnership with Nvidia; the deal includes warrants that could lead to a multi‑billion dollar investment.

Dee and Jimmy Haslam pledged $12.5 million to accelerate CLL and rare blood‑cancer research, sending $10M to the Oxford‑Harrington centre and $2.5M to UH Seidman.

Ohio State is pitching a skyline-scale "tech tower" visible from State Route 315 that leaders say will centralize labs and speed student startups into business. University officials call it a way to make the campus a hands-on R&D partner for Ohio companies.

Apple agreed to a $250 million settlement over delayed Siri AI features; court filings suggest modest per‑device payments and a claims process if a judge approves.

Local drone makers from Charlestown to Wilmington are racing to meet the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance price and production targets. The shift could turn small workshops into defense factories.

Cambridge AI startup Blitzy raised $200M at a $1.4B valuation to scale its agentic platform that rewrites legacy corporate code. Boston investors joined the round as the company hires in Kendall Square.

City staff are studying whether treated wastewater can be piped to data centers for cooling, easing pressure on drinking‑water supplies and utilities.

Federal reporting says the FDA blocked publication of several studies that found rare serious side effects from COVID and shingles vaccines, prompting fresh questions about transparency.

The Coast Guard will run autonomous "sail drones" across the five Great Lakes from May–October to bolster patrols and gather weather and traffic data.

An AI from Mass General Brigham and MIT can score lung‑cancer risk from one CT up to six years ahead; the model is validated but not yet cleared for routine care.

Five major publishers and Scott Turow sued Meta in Manhattan, alleging millions of copyrighted books and articles were used to train Llama. The filing could reshape licensing and liability for AI training data.