Cancer Shot Stuns Docs as Head and Neck Tumors Vanish in Trial
Early trial data show amivantamab shrank—and in some patients erased—tumors in treatment‑resistant head and neck cancer, with results set for ASCO on Sunday. Investigators call the responses striking but preliminary.
Eric Trump’s Robot Army: San Francisco Startup Snags $24 Million Pentagon Deal
Foundation Future Industries says it has Pentagon research contracts to test Phantom humanoid robots and has already sent early units to Ukraine. The award and the company's ties to Eric Trump have prompted scrutiny and oversight questions.
Missouri Roundup Showdown: Bayer’s $7.25 Billion Deal Hit With Constitutional Crossfire
Objectors say Bayer’s $7.25B Roundup settlement tramples due process and favors lawyers; a May removal filing and a June 4 opt‑out deadline now cloud approval.
D.C. Power Play: White House Quietly OKs $9 Billion Nvidia Chip Binge
The White House approved roughly $9 billion to buy Nvidia superchips and build the liquid‑cooled data centers that run them, aiming to close an intelligence‑community compute gap. The move raises procurement, timing and civil‑liberties questions as agencies race to deploy frontier AI on classified networks.
St. Louis Lab Duo Snags D.C. Honor for Breakthrough Alzheimer's Blood Test
Washington University researchers David Holtzman and Randall Bateman will be honored for developing the PrecivityAD blood tests that make Alzheimer’s diagnosis earlier and more accessible.
Bepirovirsen Shows Promise As Functional Cure For Hepatitis B
An experimental drug called bepirovirsen produced durable 'functional cures' in roughly 20% of patients in large trials, offering a potential finite therapy for chronic hepatitis B.
FBI Warns Kali365 Hijacks Microsoft 365 Logins
The FBI says a Telegram-sold phishing kit named Kali365 is capturing Microsoft 365 tokens and bypassing MFA. Security firms and Microsoft urge admins and users to tighten device-code controls.
Supreme Court Lets Vermont Instagram Lawsuit Proceed
The Supreme Court declined to block Vermont’s consumer‑protection suit accusing Instagram of engineering features that addict teens, allowing the case to proceed. The decision follows recent state court setbacks for Meta.
Silicon Valley Nuke Startup Tapped to Turn Cold War Plutonium into Power
Oklo says it has been picked by the DOE for talks to turn Cold War plutonium into reactor fuel while critics warn of serious proliferation and safety concerns. The company will partner with newcleo and says strict safeguards would apply.
Hawaiʻi Cancer Doc Snags Top Prize for Life-Saving Mesothelioma Breakthrough
UH Cancer Center researcher Michele Carbone won the 2026 Szent‑Györgyi Prize for work linking inherited BAP1 mutations to mesothelioma and spurring life‑saving interventions.












