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Roche has agreed to partner with Chinese pharmaceutical company Hansoh Pharmaceutical on an experimental drug, with the deal potentially valued at more than $15 billion depending on milestone payments. Roche will take over development and commercialization rights for markets outside mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan once early-stage clinical trials are finished.
Walmart is selling the LG UltraGear G5, a 25-inch FHD IPS gaming monitor with a 200Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time, for $79, down from its $149 list price. The monitor supports Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync, is HDR10 certified, covers up to 99% of the sRGB color gamut, and includes two HDMI ports, one DisplayPort, and a headphone jack.
Walmart is selling SanDisk's 512GB GamePlay microSD Express card, officially licensed for the Nintendo Switch 2, for $98, down from its regular price above $120. The card uses a PCIe/NVMe interface with read speeds up to 880 MB/s and write speeds up to 650 MB/s, and includes thermal and durability protections.
Amazon is selling the Samsung Galaxy Book 6, a 16-inch touchscreen laptop, for $1,360, a price cut described as 50% off its usual cost. The device includes Copilot+ AI features and is rated for up to 24 hours of battery life.
Amazon has cut the price of Samsung's P9 Express 256GB microSD Express card by 25%, bringing it down to $59.99. The card is designed to work with the Nintendo Switch 2, offering faster game installs and load times than standard microSD cards.
Amazon has cut the price of JBL's Vibe Buds 2 wireless earbuds to $39.95, a $20 reduction from their regular retail price of roughly $59.95. The earbuds feature active noise cancellation, 8mm drivers, and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity.
Amazon has discounted the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 4 Bluetooth speaker by 19%, bringing its price to $64.99. The compact speaker features an IP67 waterproof and floatable design and supports stereo pairing with a second unit.
Amazon has discounted its Echo Dot Max smart speaker by 25%, bringing the price down to $89.99. The device is pitched as a compact Alexa speaker with stronger bass and fuller sound compared to earlier Dot models.
Amazon is selling the Razer Kishi V3, a USB-C mobile game controller, at $69.99, a 30% price cut from its regular price. The accessory is designed to clip onto Android phones and newer iPhones for console-style gaming.
AstraZeneca has agreed to pay AI-driven biotech company Insitro $40 million upfront, with potential milestone payments bringing the total deal value to as much as $1.46 billion. The partnership centers on using Insitro's machine learning platform for drug discovery.
Walmart has discounted the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) gaming laptop by $600, bringing it down from $1,999 to $1,399. The 16-inch laptop features an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX processor, Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU with 8GB VRAM, 16GB DDR5 RAM, a 1TB Gen 4 SSD, and a 165Hz FHD+ display.
Amazon is selling the NETGEAR Nighthawk RS180 Wi-Fi 7 router for $149.88, a 25% price cut from its regular price. The discount offers buyers a lower-cost entry point into Wi-Fi 7 networking hardware.