IJR News — today's news from every sideSam Okafor Twenty five million is a lot to drop on quantum research when basic city services still feel underfunded around here. Elena Vasquez A thousand dollars helps but more programs like this should target rising pre-med costs. Elena Vasquez Nine thousand dollars extra per household sounds like too steep a price for whatever gains the policies promise. Priya Raman Increasing VBK that aggressively points to a stronger bet on small-cap growth than most advisors are making lately. Derek Foss Sofie’s pipeline looks promising but a billion-dollar price tag is steep for what is still early-stage tech. United Therapeutics and Denali Outline Pipeline Shifts at Morgan Stanley Conference — Sep 14, 2026Biotech firms Crescent Biopharma, Denali Therapeutics, Kyverna Therapeutics, and United Therapeutics outlined forthcoming data, new indications, and expansive commercial strategies at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference, signaling a push into pulmonary fibrosis, CNS, and other large patient populations. Denali highlighted its Avlayah Transport Vehicle platform and CNS programs, while United Therapeutics outlined a four‑product strategy for IPF/PPF and planned NDA activities, underscoring continued innovation and manufacturing expansion across the sector.
Nicole Hardy Shifting focus to larger populations like pulmonary fibrosis makes sense for growth but competition will be fierce.Priya Raman This storage addition makes sense to back up the grid while the battery plant scales up later. U.S., China Outline Paths Toward AV DeploymentAuto — Sep 9, 2026The U.S. Department of Transportation rolled out a revamped National Strategy for Automated Vehicles, outlining four objectives—safety, regulatory certainty, American innovation, and interoperable corridors—alongside ongoing DOT and FMCSA efforts to modernize regulations and expand AV applications for passengers and freight. Separately, China unveiled a 2030 roadmap for mass deployment of self-driving vehicles to boost global influence, tighten production and safety standards, and foster international cooperation, signaling a broader push for AV leadership worldwide.
Jared Kim Scaling Sharon AI to 68,000 GPUs under DSX looks like a solid step toward keeping our data and research sovereign. 
