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FDA unveils trio of new draft guidances to help cell and gene therapy developers

FDA unveils trio of new draft guidances to help cell and gene therapy developers

The FDA’s bi­o­log­ics cen­ter on Wednes­day of­fered its lat­est rec­om­men­da­tions to help stream­line the de­vel­op­ment of nov­el cell and gene ther­a­pies for small pa­tient pop­u­la­tions … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a limited number of articles, plus choose newsletters to get straight to your inbox. Source link

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How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26

How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26

Earlier this year, Apple introduced its Foundation Models framework during WWDC 2025, which allows developers to use the company’s local AI models to power features in their applications. The company touted that with this framework, developers gain access to AI models without worrying about any inference cost. Plus, these local models have capabilities such as guided generation and tool calling …

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Android will soon be able to theme every app icon, and Google Play won’t let developers opt out

Android will soon be able to theme every app icon, and Google Play won’t let developers opt out

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is making support for its Themed Icons feature mandatory by automatically generating themed icons for apps that don’t already provide one. This change addresses inconsistent home screens, as many developers currently opt out of providing a themed icon for branding or design reasons. To enforce this, Google updated its Play Store policy today, …

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Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends life by decades earns its developers a $250,000 ‘American Nobel’

Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends life by decades earns its developers a 0,000 ‘American Nobel’

Three scientists have won a $250,000 award for their contributions to developing a life-saving therapy for the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF). The prize, called the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, went to Dr. Michael Welsh of the University of Iowa, Paul Negulescu of Vertex Therapeutics and Jesús (Tito) González of Integro Theranostics. It’s one of this year’s Lasker Awards …

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Windows developers can now publish apps to Microsoft’s store without fees

Windows developers can now publish apps to Microsoft’s store without fees

Microsoft is allowing developers to submit apps to its Windows store without having to pay any onboarding fees. Individual developers in nearly 200 countries can now sign up to publish apps on the Microsoft Store with just a personal Microsoft account, and no more one-time fees. Microsoft started cutting its $19 one-time fee to publish apps to its Windows store …

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Early Addition: Some real estate developers are 'resigned' to Mamdani winning. Others aren't. – Gothamist

Early Addition: Some real estate developers are 'resigned' to Mamdani winning. Others aren't. – Gothamist

Early Addition: Some real estate developers are ‘resigned’ to Mamdani winning. Others aren’t.  Gothamist Wealthy New York Developers Hold Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat  The New York Times NYC Developers, Resigned to Mamdani Winning, Now Want to Work With Him  The Wall Street Journal New York billionaires plot Mamdani’s downfall  The Telegraph NYC’s rich and powerful flock to Cuomo with cash — and job …

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“Finding the fun was always our guiding star”: How ‘Starfield’ developers balanced realism with arcade fun when approaching space combat (exclusive)

“Finding the fun was always our guiding star”: How ‘Starfield’ developers balanced realism with arcade fun when approaching space combat (exclusive)

One of the most important decisions when making a space flight simulation game is choosing between realism and arcade action. The genre spans a wide spectrum, from hyper-realistic entries like Elite Dangerous or the upcoming Starship Simulator, through to arcade shoot-em-ups like Everspace 2, where the focus is less on realistic docking or shunting power between subsystems and more on …

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Final Fantasy 14’s Naoki Yoshida wants players to stop sending developers demoralising abuse

Final Fantasy 14’s Naoki Yoshida wants players to stop sending developers demoralising abuse

Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida has asked players to stop sending harsh, non-constructive criticism to developers as it can be demoralising. Yoshida discussed the topic of dealing with feedback at a panel during PAX West last week. The MMORPG’s community is known for being particularly vocal, while Yoshida himself is in frequent dialogue through the Letter from …

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