HHS and the VA signed a five‑year agreement to coordinate research, clinician training and data sharing so the VA can prepare to deliver potential FDA‑approved psychedelic therapies to veterans.

A WVU‑led coalition won a $321M NSF Regional Innovation Engines award to build an industrial energy hub in Appalachia focused on grid resilience, startups and jobs.

An IU-led coalition called IMPACT won NSF Engine backing, unlocking an initial $15M and eligibility for up to $160M to speed bone and joint innovations across Indiana.

Former lab engineers and mock‑interview marketplaces are charging hundreds to thousands as Bay Area job hunters chase frontier AI roles.

Northwestern surgeons replaced a woman’s lungs, liver and kidney in a rare staged operation that used perfusion technology to protect the donor organs.

IBM’s preliminary Q2 came up short — operating EPS $2.93 on $17.2B revenue — and the stock plunged in early trading as CEO Arvind Krishna blamed timing and a client shift into hardware.

FAA accepted SpaceX’s Starship mishap report, clearing the way for a July Starship test while a Falcon 9 launched Starlink from Cape Canaveral.

NASA circulated a draft RFP that spells out how private companies could design, certify and operate a commercial station to succeed the ISS. The move invites quick industry feedback and maps a timeline toward awards in 2027.

The McDonnell Planetarium reopens this Saturday with a first‑in‑the‑U.S. GOTO Chiron III projector and full‑dome visualization. Upgrades include new surround sound, hearing‑assistance tech and new live shows.

Demis Hassabis is pitching a U.S.-led, industry-funded watchdog to test frontier AI models before release; the plan follows recent export-control clashes and model gating.

Federal agencies warned that Russian state actors are exploiting weak routers worldwide; officials urge immediate hardening steps for critical infrastructure.

More than 200 economists and AI researchers — including Nobel laureates — released a short Stanford-organized statement urging immediate policy and institutional action to prepare for AI’s economic upheaval.

Black Tech Week lands in Cincinnati July 14–16 with headliners Damola Adamolekun and Anquan Boldin. The three-day slate runs across downtown venues and includes keynotes, panels and networking.