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Verastem Oncology reports encouraging early results for its KRAS G12D inhibitor, which is being studied in more than 200 patients with advanced solid tumors, including metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The reported findings remain early-stage.

A schoolteacher diagnosed with melanoma gives a first-person account of being treated with an mRNA cancer vaccine developed by Merck and Moderna. The report is framed around the patient's experience, with the headline saying the vaccine delivered hope and a path forward.

In a SpaceNews episode, Mike Gruss speaks with NASA's Shatel Bhakta, principal systems engineer for Moon Base, about what is needed between now and 2028 and the incremental steps toward a moon base. The item is a brief episode description with limited further detail.

In a technical blog post, NVIDIA describes Nemotron 3.5 Super VL as powering specialized agents with multimodal reasoning. The post notes that always-on agents are taking on longer, more complex enterprise workflows, where a single request can involve reading a document and checking information across sources.

NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and returned them safely to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the lunar surface. NASA says additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield confirmed initial data showing it performed as expected.

China Huadian has achieved the first grid connection of its 100 MW/1,000 MWh compressed CO₂ energy storage plant in Xinjiang, described as a major milestone in long-duration energy storage. The facility offers 10 hours of storage and is expected to generate 200 GWh annually, supporting renewable energy integration and reducing carbon emissions.

Best Buy says it has deployed battery-powered electric yard switchers at California distribution sites as part of efforts to curb emissions, and will gauge future deployment potential across its supply chain.

According to CleanTechnica, government seed funding in New South Wales, which has a Labor Party government, is reportedly helping small business vehicle fleets transition to electric, with the state encouraging fleets to go electric. The piece also references ARENA's national push for more batteries; no further details are given in the excerpt.

BloombergNEF has cut its 2026 global solar installation forecast to 584 GW, down 10.8% from 2025, citing a sharper-than-expected slowdown in China. Installations outside China are projected to grow to 313 GW, supported by expanding residential and commercial markets.

The co-operative story-driven VR puzzle game Daumier: Lila & Ghost is now available on Quest. Players who buy the game during its first month will receive an additional game key to share with a friend.

Researchers have created a dataset of 6,200 solar panel images to support AI-based navigation of cleaning robots. It includes annotated panel reference lines under clean, synthetically soiled, and laboratory contamination conditions, aiming to help developers assess the robustness of visual navigation algorithms.

A large study led by Oregon Health & Science University analyzed data from nearly 200,000 people and found that those who regularly ate after dinner or around bedtime had a 20% to 30% higher risk of liver disease, including fatty liver disease and cirrhosis. The reported findings indicate a link between late-night eating and liver disease risk.

Valve traced the Error -203 black screen in the SteamVR 2.18.3 beta to an assert in SteamVR's own Vulkan renderer. A Valve developer cited two lines from the reporter's October 10 compositor log, both reading 'Vulkan transfer ring buffer overflow' at vrrenderer/vulkanrenderer.cpp line 5502, one at a transfer size of 71,100.

Agile Space Industries, a leading provider of in-space chemical propulsion solutions, has expanded into the Seattle metropolitan area by opening a new office in Bellevue, Washington.

Energy storage owner-operator Nightpeak Energy has reached financial close and commercial operation on its 150MW/300MWh Bocanova 2 battery storage project in Brazoria County, Southeast Texas. Per the headline, this doubles the Texas BESS site to 300MW.

Scientists have found that unusually small cancer cells carrying extra chromosomes can be far more aggressive than larger ones, growing faster, spreading more readily and resisting common treatments. The finding could help explain why some tumors are especially dangerous and may offer a new way to predict cancer outcomes.

Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has introduced 38 Sand gazelles into an operational 250 MW solar facility following a seven-month trial. The project aims to use existing PV infrastructure as a breeding habitat for threatened wildlife, with the first births expected this winter.