Phoenix is expanding apprenticeships into biomanufacturing to train residents for GLP‑1 drug production, turning regional biotech demand into local job pathways.

Nano Dimension signed a non‑binding term sheet to merge with Infinite Epigenetics in a proposed $890M stock deal that would pivot the Waltham company into AI‑powered health diagnostics. The combined firm would seek the Nasdaq ticker IEAI and access to more than $400M in cash at closing.

Salesforce agreed to buy Fin for about $3.6 billion to fold a leading AI customer agent into its Agentforce platform. The deal sharpens San Francisco’s role in enterprise AI consolidation.

UNT Health Fort Worth is the first Texas site in a national study probing why most adults with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s. The study will offer free imaging and testing to eligible participants.

Anthropic is committing up to $15 million in Claude credits to help state and local governments scan for and fix software vulnerabilities, with California and Texas among early participants.

A New York‑led coalition of state attorneys general served OpenAI with a sweeping subpoena seeking memos on advertising, retention, data and child and senior safety as the company confirms a confidential IPO filing.

UT Austin researchers found Gulf Coast coal and ash contain large rare‑earth inventories on paper, but low per‑ton value and tricky extraction keep the economics tight. Pilot projects and co‑products may be the only realistic path to profit.

Michigan has put seed funding behind a Space Innovation Hub and dozens of state suppliers already worked on NASA’s Artemis II — a test of whether local shops and universities can turn that work into jobs.

A Pitt study suggests early teen experimentation may be driven by lower dopamine‑related brain markers, not an oversupply of reward chemistry. The finding points to a prevention window in adolescence.

Baltimore’s Maryland Science Center marked its 50th with a ceremonial groundbreaking for a greener Harbor Plaza and the close of a $15.2M anniversary campaign. Throwback admission and new access programs accompanied the celebration.

Anthropic suspended its newest Claude models after a U.S. export‑control directive restricting foreign‑national access. The company says it disabled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers while it seeks clarity.

Phase II results from Boston suggest the century‑old BCG TB vaccine can lower insulin needs for some people with type 1 diabetes. Early data are promising but experts say larger trials are required.

Friday morning outages knocked Facebook and Instagram offline for many users, with Downdetector showing six‑figure reports and Meta’s status page flagging Ads Manager problems.