AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSemiconductors & EV safety: Texas Instruments unveiled a new battery monitor (BQ79731-Q1) that tracks up to 26 cells to flag thermal runaway risk in EVs and energy storage, as the company pushes major domestic chip expansion. AI infrastructure in Texas: Coherent signed a CHIPS letter of intent for up to $50M to expand its Sherman, Texas indium phosphide photonics manufacturing, aiming to boost AI datacenter optical networking capacity. Robotaxis in Houston: Uber plans to expand robotaxi service in Houston with Lucid and Nuro, adding pressure to Waymo’s local footprint. Patent fight in Texas courts: Amazon asked the Federal Circuit to pause a Texas patent infringement case tied to Headwater Research patents. Healthcare logistics startup: Rice University students launched Haast Autonomous, raising $1.85M to build drone delivery for mission-critical medical supplies, with pilots targeted for early 2027. Weather & energy risk: Tropical Storm Arthur formed near the Texas coast and is expected to bring life-threatening Gulf Coast flooding, with potential offshore oil shut-in impacts. Agriculture threat: The New World screwworm is back in the U.S. Southwest, raising new concerns for livestock and pets near the border. Local tech loss: Austin startup accelerator Capital Factory confirmed CEO Joshua Baer died in a Laredo plane crash.
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