AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoTexas Data Centers & Policy Pushback: Texas regulators and lawmakers keep circling the same fight: who pays for the power and water behind the data-center boom, with multiple reports noting projects being pulled or delayed after tighter state expectations. Surveillance Tech Debate: A new look at Flock-style license plate scanning and the quieter spread of NEMA “smart nodes” on streetlights spotlights how surveillance is scaling faster than guardrails. Space & Launches from South Texas: SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 launched from South Texas after delays, with a successful Starlink deployment and a booster splashdown, underscoring the pace of NASA-aligned moon ambitions. AI + Energy Infrastructure in Texas: Energy Vault broke ground on an AI infrastructure campus in Snyder, pairing battery storage with modular AI data centers—while other mining firms pivot toward AI compute as Bitcoin difficulty eases. Healthcare Data & Patient Safety: DentaQuest disclosed a breach affecting 23M people, and a separate report says the CPSC is demanding detailed ER records—raising new privacy and compliance questions. Biotech/Clinical Updates: UT MD Anderson and Vanderbilt discuss managing GI side effects to keep patients on oral AML therapy, while a fertility network expands AI IVF software deployment across labs.
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