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Biotech startups pivot to licensing Chinese assets over R&D
Small teams are raising large funding rounds to in-license Chinese biotech assets rather than build new platforms from scratch.
Celcuity breast cancer drug hits Phase 3 endpoints
Two gedatolisib regimens succeeded in PIK3CA mutant patients, building on prior trial wins for the experimental treatment.
Supreme Court restores mifepristone mail access
High court reverses federal appeals stay, allowing mail orders of the abortion pill to resume nationwide.
AI emergency room study gets overhyped coverage
New research on artificial intelligence in emergency departments is being misrepresented by headlines that outpace the actual findings.
AI systems now solve 12-hour tasks independently, coding at 93.9%
Multiple benchmarks show AI systems crossing key automation thresholds for software development and research tasks that define modern AI R&D workflows.
Healthcare AI partnerships jump to 61% as deployment barriers persist
McKinsey finds most health systems prefer vendor partnerships over in-house AI builds, while 77% cite immature tools as adoption barriers.
Google ships agent governance as core product feature
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform includes cryptographic identity for every agent and centralized oversight, while 85% of enterprises lack governance controls.
Google ships Gemini robot models as physical AI governance lags
Google DeepMind released production robotics models while enterprise governance frameworks struggle to catch up with autonomous physical systems.
Uber burned entire AI token budget by April, CEO rethinks hiring
Khosrowshahi says token costs are changing how fast Uber hires engineers as AI tools reshape software development at the rideshare giant.
Musk admits xAI used OpenAI models to train Grok during trial
Elon Musk testified that his competing AI startup distilled OpenAI's models to improve Grok while suing OpenAI for abandoning its mission.
DoorDash launches AI photo editing and automated onboarding
Platform adds merchant tools that auto-populate listings from websites and professionally replate food photos with style references.
TechCrunch offers 50% off second Disrupt pass through Friday
The conference vendor runs a five-day buy-one-get-one promotion for its October event, with savings ranging from $149 to $499 depending on pass type.