The Commerce Department unveiled a $2B CHIPS‑funded quantum package that includes $1B for IBM’s new foundry and minority equity stakes in several startups.

DFW researchers and museum staff helped identify a school‑bus‑sized mosasaur now named Tylosaurus rex. The holotype is on display at the Perot Museum in Dallas.

Ratmir Timashev pledged $15 million to Ohio State to back a new bachelor’s that blends computer science and business, pairing rigorous coursework with paid work experience. The proposal is on the university review track and aims to enroll its first students in Autumn 2027.

An 80-foot blue whale skeleton and a full-scale heart model arrive at the Saint Louis Science Center this weekend. The traveling exhibition runs through Jan. 10, 2027.

Medtronic is acquiring Cleveland‑based SPR Therapeutics for roughly $650 million, adding the startup’s 60‑day SPRINT peripheral nerve stimulation system to its pain portfolio.

Lawmakers in Salem and city officials in Hillsboro have moved to pause data‑center tax breaks as polls and local opposition pile up, derailing planned projects. The dispute is reshaping where AI companies can build.

S. 'Soma' Somasegar, former Microsoft developer chief and Madrona managing director, died at 59. He helped build Visual Studio, founded Microsoft’s India center and backed major startups.

A loose cluster of Gulf Coast startups is turning bottles, 3‑D printed reef modules and drone mapping into tools to slow Louisiana’s land loss. Early pilots aim to buy communities time while big projects move slowly.

AT&T says it boosted network capacity in the Arlington stadium district for the 2026 World Cup and staged FirstNet assets for responders, with many upgrades to remain afterward.

Eli Lilly says its experimental drug retatrutide produced near‑surgical levels of weight loss in late‑stage trials, but analysts note higher side effects and access questions.

Emory has launched a 10‑bed airborne research unit to study how respiratory viruses spread between people. The first influenza study is planned for June.

Andreessen Horowitz’s Tech Week lands in Boston next week with hackathons, biotech panels and a Perkins‑led DisabilityTech summit. The citywide calendar spans Kendall Square to the Seaport.

UC Davis has pitched a small branch medical campus in Redding to train local students and help address Shasta County’s doctor shortage. County leaders are weighing partners and funding before any commitment.