Stories tagged science & research.
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A researcher uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) to process data, draft a grant application or assemble a literature review. If the work is later challenged, investigators may need to reconstruct what the tool produced, what the researcher checked and whether the underlying records still…
Fierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN
Fosun Pharma subsidiary Henlius Biotech has signed a $440 million biobucks deal with California-based Amberstone Biosciences to work on T-cell engagers.
Fierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN
Acadia Pharmaceuticals’ phase 2 Alzheimer’s disease trial has missed its primary endpoint, but the company and analysts alike saw enough encouraging signals to support the continuation of a phase 3 program.
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One of the researchers behind AlphaGo is seeking tens of millions of dollars from a small initial group of backers for a new startup called Metis Reasoning, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Sept. 24). AlphaGo is the Google DeepMind program that beat a world champion at the board game Go in 2016 by…
MIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation
MIT researchers developed a handheld system that gently collects living cells from patient samples to aid cancer testing and development of personalized medicines.
Fierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN
Healthcare has a habit of embracing patient empowerment right up until patients become powerful. The post From OpenNotes to “Doc Can I Record You?” Why Physicians Should Embrace Era of Accountability appeared first on MedCity News.
Cloudflare Blog
External security researchers at Accomplish identified a vulnerability in Cloudflare Containers that could expose residual disk data from previous workloads. We explain how the issue worked, how we investigated it, and the steps we took to remediate it.
The Quantum Insider / Quantum Computing Report
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — memQ™, the industry leader in quantum networking for scalable and distributed quantum computing, announced today the public release of its distributed quantum compiler (DQC). This integral part of a distributed quantum computing environment will be released as a…
The Quantum Insider / Quantum Computing Report
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — OQC, a global leader in quantum computing, today announced that Simon Phillips will move into the role of Chief Product Officer, having previously served as Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Phillips will lead OQC’s product strategy, helping translate the…
The Verge
AI agents keep getting loose, escaping supposedly secure tests to attack real-world targets, commandeer obscure wikis, and leave instructions for other agents to follow. Researchers are testing these systems precisely because they might behave in unpredictable, even dangerous, ways. So wouldn't it…
The Quantum Insider / Quantum Computing Report
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Bifrost Electronics, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced electronic hardware for quantum computers, today announced that successful deep-tech entrepreneur Doug Campbell has joined the company as its Chief Executive Officer. Campbell brings more than two…
The Quantum Insider / Quantum Computing Report
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QC Design today published “Over 10x reduction in logical error rates with Meridian,” a white paper showing that Meridian, its purpose-built AI system for fault-tolerant quantum computing design, achieved lower logical error rates than published methods and…
BioPharma Dive / Healthcare Dive / MedTech Dive
Lilly wagered up to $3.35 billion in its fourth China-focused alliance since January 2025. Elsewhere, analysts are now more confident about one of Vertex’s top prospects and an RNA drug succeeded against a rare form of ALS.
InfoQ
Security researcher Patrick Wardle revealed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in Meta's Muse desktop client for macOS. This flaw lets unprivileged software manipulate the assistant's extensive permissions, compromising input confidentiality and account security. Despite a hotfix from Meta, the…
The Quantum Insider / Quantum Computing Report
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading full-stack quantum platform and foundry, today announced a contract with Florida International University (FIU), Miami’s top ranked state university. Under the agreement, IonQ will deliver its Superion 256-qubit trapped-ion…
NVIDIA — Blog / Technical Blog / Newsroom
When COVID-19 emerged, scientists had a crucial advantage: Decades of prior research on coronaviruses meant they understood the virus’ key proteins well enough to design vaccines in record time. The next pandemic may not offer the same head start. To help improve the odds, NVIDIA has joined a…
Canary Media / Heatmap / Latitude Media
Anduril’s Andrew Nuss talks battery architecture, autonomous vessels and the future of powering underwater drones. The post Anduril’s vision for powering maritime defense appeared first on Latitude Media.
Carbon Brief
Almost three-quarters of the 72 five-year plans published by China this year include policies or targets related to climate change… The post Interactive: What China’s dozens of ‘five-year plans’ say about climate and energy appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Fierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took constructive steps in its 2027 final rule and rate announcement, particularly on payment integrity and quality measurement. But those steps are not the finish line. Policymakers should further modernize MA to strengthen competition…
BioPharma Dive / Healthcare Dive / MedTech Dive
Jodee Kozlak, a veteran of major multinational corporations, will join UnitedHealth this coming Monday to modernize and align the healthcare behemoth’s operations across its various businesses.
STAT News (health-tech)
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: Radiology startups say owning a practice makes it easier to develop AI tools, and insurers oppose RPM changes.
The Quantum Insider / Quantum Computing Report
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Pasqal (Nasdaq: PSQL), a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced that it had received a European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund Award at the 2026 TechEU Equity Summit in Luxembourg. Organized by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the event…
Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech)
Researchers have shown that multiple time crystals inside a semiconductor can synchronize their oscillations, much like pendulum clocks gradually falling into the same rhythm. The coupling is carried by spin-polarized electrons, allowing time crystals separated by up to 40 micrometers to lock to a…
The Quantum Insider / Quantum Computing Report
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Engineering teams in the Tezos ecosystem have successfully launched Quantumnet, an experimental post-quantum testnet that previews an early post-quantum version of the Tezos network. Developers at Nomadic Labs, Trilitech, alongside other contributors, collaborated on…
Fierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN
Despite a major trial setback earlier this year and increasing questions over its efficacy, medtech Grail has beaten the odds and seen a positive recommendation for its multi-cancer blood test Galleri from FDA advisors.
Canary Media / Heatmap / Latitude Media
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The Quantum Insider / Quantum Computing Report
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QTREX Quantum Ltd. (Nasdaq: QTEX) (“QTREX” or the “Company”), a company focused on advancing Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) for quantum computing infrastructure, today reported financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and provided a…
Utility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news
We recently caught up with Georg Gallmetzer, managing director of German BESS platform Eco Stor, about the firm’s role in formulating flexible connection agreements (FCAs) and how this was intimately tied to the debate on grid fees.
FedScoop / StateScoop / Nextgov
Researchers discovered access to rail administration systems, a hospital alert channel and sensitive records in a new effort aimed at organizations with limited cyber resources.
The Quantum Insider / Quantum Computing Report
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ), a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral-atom technology, today announced it has achieved 30 entangled logical qubits using just 80 physical qubits on its Sqale™ quantum computing platform, delivering a key…