Heat Battery Startup Tempo Plants Its Flag In San Diego Headquarters Push
Tempo is setting up its corporate headquarters in San Diego as it pushes to commercialize thermochemical “thermal battery” systems for industrial electrification. The move is meant to speed pilots into commercial deployments.
AI Mammograms And High-Tech Scalpels Quietly Rewrite Phoenix Breast Cancer Care
Phoenix centers are adding AI‑assisted mammograms and new intraoperative imaging, backed by a large U.S. study that showed higher detection rates. Surgeons say the tools can mean earlier treatment and fewer repeat procedures.
Musk Beams Terafab Pitch Into ASML HQ as SpaceX IPO Clock Ticks
Elon Musk will speak virtually to ASML employees about his Terafab chip plan as SpaceX nears a blockbuster IPO. The closed-door talk puts ASML at the center of chip‑supply questions.
ChatGPT Gets Your Card: Visa Unleashes Bot Shoppers On San Francisco
Visa has embedded its payments network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents buy for users while banks and merchants raise fraud and fee questions. The shift moves agentic shopping from experiments toward network rails.
Feds Flag NYC Ed-Tech Startup Over Overseas SBIR Work
Federal prosecutors say LangInnov settled after allegedly performing SBIR‑funded R&D overseas, a possible breach of NSF rules. The U.S. Attorney’s office framed the move as enforcement of domestic R&D requirements.
San Diego Startup Scores Fast Track In High-Stakes Fight Against Bipolar Depression
San Diego’s Autobahn secured FDA Fast Track for elunetirom and reported strong Phase 2 topline results in a small bipolar depression study. The findings are promising but preliminary.
Motor City Power Play: GM Pushes Sodium Batteries To Feed AI Data Hogs
GM is partnering with Peak Energy to co‑develop sodium‑ion batteries for grid storage — a move aimed at easing electricity demand from AI data centers and kick‑starting domestic production. Trial samples are expected in 2028.












