A $3.07M TSIF grant will back Quantum Global's new Austin services hub, promising 287 jobs and more than $43M in investment.

Apple raised prices on Macs and iPads as AI-driven memory and storage costs surged, pushing some popular entry-level models up by hundreds of dollars. The company says it can no longer absorb soaring component bills.

Duke and other labs are testing drugs and mitochondrial therapies that could ease chronic pain without sparking opioid addiction.

Remix Therapeutics has agreed to a reverse merger with Passage Bio and lined up an oversubscribed $100M private placement to fund REM‑422 into pivotal readouts.

Four Navy commands signed an agreement in New Orleans to form the Gulf Coast Defense Catalyst, pairing naval labs with industry and UNO to speed defense tech and local jobs.

The FCC voted to tighten undersea cable rules, adding licensing for terminal equipment and new security checks while opening a fast track for trusted U.S. firms.

Rush CEO Omar Lateef will step down to pursue a national health equity agenda, Crain's reports. His departure leaves a key leadership moment for the Chicago system.

Germany’s Merck will acquire Minneapolis‑based Bio‑Techne for $73 a share, a deal worth about $11.3 billion that expands Merck’s life‑science footprint.

A Moraga mother is in remission after surgeons used a single‑port robotic system at Alta Bates to remove an aggressive breast tumor, a local milestone for the East Bay.

SK Hynix filed to list ADRs on Nasdaq in a deal that could raise about $29–30 billion, a move that shines a spotlight on Rancho Cordova’s Solidigm HQ. The filing lays out planned uses and a tentative summer timetable.

USGS finds modest oil and gas in the Buda Limestone beneath parts of Austin; the totals are small compared with major shale plays but reshape the subsurface map.

XenoStart, START's preclinical arm in San Antonio, is ending operations after a contamination incident. The closure could disrupt access to PDX models and ongoing translational studies.

Alphabet will enter the Dow next Monday, replacing Verizon and boosting tech's footprint in the 30-stock index. The swap highlights quirks in the Dow's price-weighted design.