After a 2004 crash left her paralyzed, Marrianne Rooprai walked along Fort Lauderdale Beach using an AI-powered exoskeleton after years of rehab and charity work.

A viral X post shows an OpenClaw AI assistant allegedly sending 70% below-asking offers to hundreds of Tampa Zillow listings, sparking outrage and security warnings.

Technicians who relocated for Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant data center say they were cut after weeks on the job; Microsoft says the roles were short-term contractor work. Local leaders point to long-term investments but the human cost is immediate.

Boston startups raised about $922M in February and added two unicorns, led by AI, fintech and cybersecurity rounds that kept local venture activity hot.

A Penn–Harvard team embedded an ultrathin electronic mesh into pancreatic organoids, boosting cell maturity and glucose responsiveness.

PowerSchool and Chicago Public Schools proposed a $17.25M settlement over Naviance claims and new privacy rules for millions of current and former students.

Dr. Andre Samuel visited South Fayette High to recount his path from early setbacks to a Ph.D. and to preview the Citizen Science Lab’s Hill District plans. The nonprofit is turning the MLK site into a community STEM hub.

Trump Media said it is in talks to spin off Truth Social and merge the platform with a SPAC after its planned merger with fusion firm TAE Technologies.

A small NYU Langone pilot found microplastic fragments in nine of 10 prostate tumors, with tumor tissue holding roughly 2.5 times more plastic than nearby healthy tissue. Researchers call the result surprising but preliminary.

Duos Technologies promoted Doug Recker to CEO effective April 1 as the Jacksonville company signed a non‑binding GPU hosting LOI with Hydra Host that could bring roughly $176M over three years.

Chicago‑based Xeris sued two ANDA filers to block generic Recorlev, citing four Orange Book patents that extend into 2040 and orphan exclusivity into 2028.

A UNC-developed closed-loop headset tuned brain rhythms and produced large symptom drops in a small pilot; researchers and company partners are planning randomized trials.

GeoSTL launched Thursday to grow St. Louis’ geospatial jobs and companies, anchored by the NGA and led by former NGA official Mark Munsell.