When do you get your Illumina sticker for your ONSO?

This is the first part of a two-parts news roundup.

PacBio News:

https://aseq.substack.com/p/pacbio-sells-short-read-tech-to-illumina

https://www.pacb.com/press_releases/pacbio-completes-sale-of-short-read-sequencing-assets/

https://albertvilella.substack.com/p/pacbio-sells-short-read-ip-to-illumina

The 6-base sequencing run:

https://www.pacb.com/wp-content/uploads/PAG-5hmC-Portik.pdf

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-07681-0

ONT's P2 solo drama:

https://omicsomics.blogspot.com/2026/01/p2-solo-ont-extends-support-but-not.html