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Lego has announced a partnership with Dragon Ball, revealing its first set based on the franchise. The set features Shenron, the iconic eternal dragon, alongside Goku, and early reactions praise the design. Fans of the anime series are sharing the news widely, welcoming the franchise's arrival in Lego form for the first time.

The international BASE research collaboration, which includes GSI/FAIR, has achieved a milestone at CERN: for the first time, 92 antiprotons were successfully transported in a mobile trap without any loss. The demonstration shows antimatter particles can be moved between facilities on the ground, opening the way for precision experiments conducted at locations other than CERN and for new antimatter transport technologies.

Theatre faculty at the University of Toledo have worked together on a high-profile new commission for Opera Montana. The collaboration marks a notable professional engagement for the Toledo-based academics, whose work will reach audiences in Montana. Details about the production, its premiere date, and the faculty members involved have not been released in the announcement.

A research project supported by Honda, based at Cal State Fullerton, is working on ways to build trust between humans and robots. The initiative explores how people can rely on robotic systems in everyday settings, an increasingly important question as robots move into workplaces, homes and public spaces. The university announced the collaboration, highlighting the role of academic research in shaping how humans interact with emerging automation technology.

GenoPalate and Mather have announced an enterprise partnership to bring personalized nutrition insights to senior living communities. The collaboration will combine GenoPalate's nutrition science, which tailors dietary recommendations to individual profiles, with Mather's senior living operations, aiming to offer residents food guidance matched to their personal health needs.

A new collaboration game based on the puzzle series Puyo Puyo has been released, featuring Hiroshima-based companies and organizations. Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the city's J-League football club, and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team are among the participants. The project ties the popular Sega puzzle franchise to well-known local Hiroshima brands.

AMD's open-source ROCm software stack has been made to run on SiFive's BigSky datacenter development platform, extending AMD's GPU compute ecosystem onto RISC-V-based datacenter hardware. The announcement, reported by Embedded Computing Design, signals growing collaboration between the two chipmakers around open development environments for AI and high-performance computing workloads.

InnoHK's research and development centres have established a base at Hong Kong Science Park, in a move aimed at driving emerging industries and advancing future innovation. The initiative positions the park as a hub for cutting-edge research, supporting collaboration between research clusters and the technology sector as Hong Kong works to strengthen its innovation economy.

Unite Us and Instacart have announced a partnership linking care coordination with grocery benefits to scale food-as-medicine programs. The collaboration aims to connect healthcare providers with nutrition support, allowing patients to receive medically tailored groceries through coordinated care networks. The move reflects growing interest among health systems and insurers in addressing diet-related conditions through food-based interventions.

Producers G Jones and ISOxo have released a new single titled Say What, available as a standalone release. The collaboration pairs two prominent figures in experimental bass music, and early listeners are sharing the track as they give it a first spin. Fans of both artists are taking note of the team-up between the California-based producers.

Lucky Strike has partnered with floral artist Mr. Flower Fantastic to launch "Fantastic Lanes," a new installation at Lucky Strike at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles. The collaboration brings the artist's signature flower-based designs to the bowling venue, in a project described as "giving bowling its flowers."

Naples Soap Company, the Florida-based bath and body retailer, has announced a strategic alliance with Omni Retail Enterprises, the owner of well-known brands including Pier 1, Linens 'n Things, Dressbarn and Stein Mart. The partnership is expected to expand distribution opportunities for Naples Soap's products across Omni's retail portfolio. Details on financial terms and the scope of the collaboration have not yet been disclosed.

Materials design platform Mat3ra and the University of Tsukuba's Center for Computational Sciences have signed a memorandum of understanding to broaden access to cloud-based materials modeling tools in Japan. The partnership aims to give Japanese researchers easier, scalable access to computational materials science resources, supporting simulation-driven research in physics, chemistry and materials development without reliance on local high-performance computing infrastructure.