Evening Scan
Today's biggest numbers came from Seoul, where a data center arm is shopping a $350B first phase, and from the oncology lab, where an mRNA melanoma vaccine posted a 42% cut in death or recurrence. Meta also faces a state-sized lawsuit over scam ads.
15 billion — "higher risk" scam ads Meta allegedly shows users every day, per Rhode Island's complaint. (Business of Fashion)
SK Telecom unit SK Hyper is in talks with tech firms and investors to finance 15GW of data center capacity in South Korea by 2035; the first 5GW will cost $350B (paywall)
A spreadsheet became a sovereign infrastructure project. The first 5GW phase alone carries a $350B price tag. (Bloomberg)
Moderna and Merck say their mRNA cancer vaccine cut death, recurrence by 42%
A personalized melanoma vaccine cut the risk of death or recurrence by 42% versus the comparison arm. (Ars Technica)
Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear
Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey are genetically engineering dogs for the military. (TechCrunch)
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