Eli Lilly acquired Houston startup CrossBridge Bio for up to $300M, picking up a UTHealth-originated dual‑payload ADC and lead candidate CBB‑120 as it nears clinical testing.

Flourish surfaced from stealth with $500M and a $2.5B valuation, backed by Bezos and top VCs, promising a low‑power 'Cortex AI' that blends neuroscience and machine learning.

Anthropic warns that AI may soon be able to self‑improve and urges a verifiable global "brake" to slow frontier work while researchers study risks.

UH researchers at the Harrington Discovery Institute identified Golgi proteins that help route growth-factor receptors to the cell surface, suggesting a new target for resistant tumors. The work is promising but preclinical.

A Pitt pilot in Nature Medicine found cervical spinal stimulation produced immediate strength and dexterity gains — about 32% on average while active — in seven chronic stroke patients.

Jobseekers and HR teams in Milwaukee are using AI to draft and screen applications, prompting new training and fresh questions about fairness and skills. Local universities and workforce boards are responding.

Switch is reportedly lining up a multibillion fundraise that could value the Las Vegas data‑center company at $50B+, a move tied to the AI infrastructure boom.

Columbia researchers report precise base edits in early human embryos, targeting PCSK9 and HBG. Experts warn mosaicism and long‑term safety risks remain.

Northrop Grumman has shipped the final solid‑rocket booster segments for Artemis III to Kennedy Space Center, moving SLS work toward stacking as NASA coordinates after a major pad mishap. The deliveries clear a key step ahead of planned integration later this year.

Mitsubishi Electric has opened Serendie Street Boston in Kendall Square to pilot AI and software projects and tie local research to global R&D.

UTEP researchers found gypsum-rich dust from White Sands causes only about 2–3% PV power loss at an Alamogordo test site, lowering cleaning and water needs for solar.

A Duke-led study suggests bedside retinal scans of very preterm infants may predict motor and cognitive delays by age two.

UT Austin researchers are installing ultrasonic sensors and refining seismic models to spot canister damage before it spreads as Texas invests $350M in advanced nuclear.