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Interim results from the China-only TAISHAN-302 phase III trial show MediLink's Tam-Peli extended median overall survival to 13.3 months versus 9.4 months for topotecan in relapsed small-cell lung cancer, with a hazard ratio of 0.46. China's drug regulator has accepted the New Drug Application and proposed priority review, though this does not constitute marketing approval. The findings apply only to the 451-patient Chinese trial population; global phase III trials are planned but have not yet started or produced results.

On September 13, 2026, SpaceX's 700th Falcon rocket mission placed the 11th, 12th, and 13th O3b mPOWER satellites into medium Earth orbit, completing the constellation across 687 Falcon 9 and 13 Falcon Heavy flights. The three newly launched satellites are expected to enter service by mid-2027 following orbit raising and initialization. Once operational, the full 13-satellite system will provide multigigabit connectivity with approximately 150-millisecond latency for enterprise, government, and mobility customers in remote and underserved regions.

On 13 September 2026, a ransomware group called Barracuda posted an unverified claim on ransomware.live alleging it exfiltrated between 643 and 693 GB of data from i2i Systems, a Turkish telecom software firm with documented partnerships with Türk Telekom and Vodafone. The listing, priced at $300,000, claims the haul includes source code, database snapshots, and a database described as containing all Türk Telekom customers — none of which has been confirmed by i2i Systems, its partners, or Turkish regulators. No breach disclosure, official response, or independent forensic verification had been located as of 14 September 2026.