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Figure’s Helix 2.5 Pushes Humanoid Robots Toward Zero-Shot Generalization

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Jane Aubrey October 11, 2026October 11, 2026

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FDA Approves a Pediatric Valve That Can Expand With Growth—With Durability Still to Be Earned.

Jane Aubrey October 2, 2026October 2, 2026

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Figure’s Helix 2.5 Pushes Humanoid Robots Toward Zero-Shot Generalization

Figure has released Helix 2.5, an AI model for its Figure 03 humanoid that lifted…

Marcus Chen October 11, 2026October 11, 2026
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A Humanoid Robot Played Live Tennis in Beijing, and That Matters More Than It Looks

Galbot's ET1 humanoid, the designated robot of the 2026 China Open, took to the court…

Jane Aubrey October 11, 2026October 11, 2026
Biotechnology

FDA Brings PD-L1 Blockade Into Resected Stage III dMMR Colon Cancer—With DFS Evidence, Not Yet an OS Answer

The FDA has approved atezolizumab with a fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin as adjuvant treatment for completely…

Jane Aubrey October 9, 2026October 9, 2026

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Figure’s Helix 2.5 Pushes Humanoid Robots Toward Zero-Shot Generalization

Marcus Chen October 11, 2026October 11, 2026
Lifestyle

A Humanoid Robot Played Live Tennis in Beijing, and That Matters More Than It Looks

Jane Aubrey October 11, 2026October 11, 2026
Figure’s Helix 2.5 Pushes Humanoid Robots Toward Zero-Shot Generalization
Lifestyle

Figure’s Helix 2.5 Pushes Humanoid Robots Toward Zero-Shot Generalization

Marcus ChenOctober 11, 2026October 11, 2026

Figure has released Helix 2.5, an AI model for its Figure 03 humanoid that lifted whole-task success in 30 unfamiliar…

A Humanoid Robot Played Live Tennis in Beijing, and That Matters More Than It Looks
Lifestyle

A Humanoid Robot Played Live Tennis in Beijing, and That Matters More Than It Looks

Jane AubreyOctober 11, 2026October 11, 2026

Galbot’s ET1 humanoid, the designated robot of the 2026 China Open, took to the court in Beijing against former Chinese…

FDA Brings PD-L1 Blockade Into Resected Stage III dMMR Colon Cancer—With DFS Evidence, Not Yet an OS Answer
Biotechnology

FDA Brings PD-L1 Blockade Into Resected Stage III dMMR Colon Cancer—With DFS Evidence, Not Yet an OS Answer

Jane AubreyOctober 9, 2026October 9, 2026

The FDA has approved atezolizumab with a fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin as adjuvant treatment for completely resected stage III deficient mismatch…

FDA Approves a Pediatric Valve That Can Expand With Growth—With Durability Still to Be Earned.
Biotechnology

FDA Approves a Pediatric Valve That Can Expand With Growth—With Durability Still to Be Earned.

Jane AubreyOctober 2, 2026October 2, 2026

The FDA’s October 1 approval of Edwards Lifesciences’ AUTUS Size-Adjustable Valve is a real pediatric-device inflection point, not simply a…

NeuroAI Needs an Error Budget, Not a Vibe Check
Biotechnology

NeuroAI Needs an Error Budget, Not a Vibe Check

Ralph SunOctober 1, 2026October 1, 2026

NeuroAI is often framed as whether a system can “understand” a person. That framing is too loose for a product…

Octant Takes an Oral Rhodopsin Corrector Into Patients—But the Human Evidence Clock Has Just Started.
Biotechnology

Octant Takes an Oral Rhodopsin Corrector Into Patients—But the Human Evidence Clock Has Just Started.

Jane AubreySeptember 25, 2026September 25, 2026

Octant has reached a meaningful but early clinical threshold in inherited retinal disease. The company announced first-patient dosing in the…

NeuroAI Should Not Be a Label: It Should Change a Real Human-AI Outcome
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NeuroAI Should Not Be a Label: It Should Change a Real Human-AI Outcome

Jane AubreySeptember 22, 2026September 22, 2026

NeuroAI is often discussed as though a neural signal automatically makes an AI system more insightful. It does not. A…

ELPIS II’s Primary Endpoint Miss Is the Headline. The Harder Question Is What Its Exploratory Signals Can, and Cannot, Tell Families Facing HLHS.
Biotechnology

ELPIS II’s Primary Endpoint Miss Is the Headline. The Harder Question Is What Its Exploratory Signals Can, and Cannot, Tell Families Facing HLHS.

Jane AubreySeptember 17, 2026September 17, 2026

Longeveron’s September 16 readout from ELPIS II provides a demanding but important lesson in clinical-trial interpretation. The Phase 2b study…

SKY-0515’s Fifteen-Month Huntington’s Dataset Has a Stronger Signal Than Typical Early Readouts. Its External-Control Design Still Sets the Standard for Caution.
Biotechnology

SKY-0515’s Fifteen-Month Huntington’s Dataset Has a Stronger Signal Than Typical Early Readouts. Its External-Control Design Still Sets the Standard for Caution.

Jane AubreySeptember 17, 2026September 17, 2026

Skyhawk Therapeutics’ September 15 release on SKY-0515 offers an unusually detailed early clinical picture for Huntington’s disease. The company reported…

NeuroAI Must Earn Its Place in the Physical AI Stack
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NeuroAI Must Earn Its Place in the Physical AI Stack

Ralph SunSeptember 17, 2026September 17, 2026

Neural and physiological measurements may be useful research inputs. They are not a shortcut around behavioral evidence, artifact control, or…

XRPL BatchV1_1 Is Supported but Still Disabled. That Is Exactly Why Integrators Must Separate Readiness From Activation
Biotechnology

XRPL BatchV1_1 Is Supported but Still Disabled. That Is Exactly Why Integrators Must Separate Readiness From Activation

Jane AubreySeptember 15, 2026September 15, 2026

Amgen announced on September 14 that the FDA approved an update to the prescribing information for IMDELLTRA, or tarlatamab-dlle, that…

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