Siemens Energy opened a Grid AI Lab at its Orlando Innovation Center to run AI on grid data, testing tools that could speed storm recovery and raise usable capacity. Local utilities will take part in pilots as the company says the lab is part of a $1 billion U.S. expansion.

Meta is testing a photorealistic AI avatar of Mark Zuckerberg at its Menlo Park campus that could speak for the CEO — and some employees are uneasy.

A federal appeals court revived Teva’s patent fight with Eli Lilly and sent the case back to Massachusetts, reopening a dispute that once produced a $176.5M jury award.

A SeoProfy analysis shows Maryland ranks third in the nation for AI job density, with 103 active listings and 36.4 jobs per million working‑age residents. The finding highlights the state's federal research and defense corridors as hiring magnets.

Topline Phase 3 results show daraxonrasib extended median survival to 13.2 months versus 6.7 months for chemo, offering fresh hope in a brutal disease. Full safety and subgroup data are still pending.

Mark Cuban will headline an invite-only AI pitch at Carnegie Mellon on April 22 as Pittsburgh courts startups with a multi-million-dollar prize and recruitment push.

Three San Jose drivers sued the city over nearly 500 Flock plate‑reading cameras, asking judges to narrow searches and speed deletion of stored images.

A Manhattan ruling in February has spurred law‑firm advisories and contract changes after judges found consumer AI chats can be discoverable. Lawyers are urging enterprise tools and stricter prompts.

A Honolulu team used mRNA to produce PD‑L1‑blocking nanobodies that shrank colorectal tumors about 50% in mice, suggesting a cheaper alternative to pricey antibody drugs.

General Motors is leasing space at West8 in downtown Seattle to set up a software engineering outpost and tap local cloud and infrastructure talent.

PitchBook/NVCA tallies show Texas startups raised $5.8B in Q1 versus Massachusetts’ $5.3B, driven by several massive defense and robotics rounds in Austin. The reversal highlights how a few big deals can flip statewide VC rankings quickly.

Portuguese app store Aptoide sued Google in San Francisco federal court, accusing the Play Store of choking off rivals and seeking injunctions plus unspecified triple damages. The filing follows a string of antitrust rulings that have already forced changes to Android distribution.

UF cut the ribbon on a new $41M Whitney Marine Research Center in Marineland, expanding lab space, imaging capacity and a Sea Turtle Hospital for rehab and outreach.