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According to STAT+, a patient has died in a Bristol Myers Squibb CAR-T trial for autoimmune conditions. The report raises the question of where the safety bar should be for studies investigating CAR-T therapies for autoimmune conditions; further trial details were not provided.

A new EV battery from Finnish startup Donut Lab has just passed an extreme cold-weather performance test. The report notes that mystery still surrounds the battery, and no further performance details are provided beyond the test result.

GitHub has introduced a package firewall that can block dependency installations before a coding agent or automated build downloads them. The public preview is available to Enterprise Cloud customers, including those using data residency. It currently supports npm packages only, is free during the preview, with usage-based billing planned at general availability.

An iPhone Duo owner in Australia reported that the inner screen cracked after roughly six hours of ownership and fewer than 20 openings. According to the owner, Apple replaced the phone during a store visit.

A new open report from TFIE Strategy states that grid flexibility is not one resource or one number. The report maps how batteries, demand, networks, interconnection and other resources change value with location, duration and operating conditions.

Intel has received a waiver after worries that the fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs. The company says foreign-made robotic vehicles are crucial to US chip production.

Terry’s Terraforming, developed by Really Interactive, has launched on Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Players restore damaged planets for alien clients using hand tracking or controllers. The sci-fi adventure includes a six-hour story campaign and daily challenges.

OpenAI detailed how it scaled its storage capacity to serve over one billion ChatGPT users by utilizing multi-tenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB, resulting in 12x faster reads for ChatGPT.

A multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment from Novartis cut the rates of relapses by one-third compared to a standard treatment in pivotal trials.

As part of its Phase 1 'Advanced Manufacturing' program, the 140th Canton Fair has launched a dedicated zone for service robots. This move responds to international buyers' demand for real-world performance in robotic hardware.

A Gears of War: E-Day VR mod is currently in development, supporting the entire single-player campaign. An early build has demonstrated features such as manual reloads, two-handed aiming, and combat from cover, and the modder stated the finished project will be free.

As the ESMO conference begins, Tango's pancreatic cancer combination therapy is showing striking promise. Additionally, detailed data regarding Moderna and Merck's cancer vaccine has been released early.

An NVIDIA Technical Blog post describes using AI agents to train robots like Microduck to walk in simulation. It notes that navigating an obstacle course requires more than a walking policy, including perceiving surroundings, maintaining balance, and adjusting actions.

A bespoke vaccine tailored to target an individual's unique skin cancer reduced rates of recurrence or death in a late-stage trial, making approval expected next year, according to the report. The finding is based on trial-stage evidence.

Anthropic reported that an automated system matched or surpassed the best human submissions in 24 comparisons designed to test biological-weapons safety classifiers. The system won 23 of those comparisons and tied the remaining one.

Volkswagen is reportedly establishing a unit called 'OneTeam' to accelerate the development of driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving under Audi's leadership. Cariad manager Manuel Birke will reportedly take over the leadership and report to Audi development board member Rouven Mohr.

Road to VR published a starter guide for developers seeking to enter China's XR market. The article says the US and China currently lead in immersive realities and draws on the author's regular trips to China; further details are sparse in the available context.