Texas wants the AI buildout, but who pays for it? This week on IntoTexas AI, I break down the launch of the Lone Star Infrastructure Coalition, the industry's push to win over Texas communities on…
What if a machine could determine what something is made of—not from a barcode, shape or color, but by reading its chemical fingerprint?Si-Ware Systems has opened its new U.S. headquarters and…
Texas asked its data centers a simple question — how much water are you using? Most didn't answer. For three years running, fewer than one in three data centers surveyed by the state have returned a…
Could artificial intelligence help aging parents remain independent longer—and give family caregivers some much-needed relief?In this episode of IntoTexas AI, Shannon Belew examines how…
An Austin company just raised $100 million to answer a question most businesses have barely started asking: once an AI system can act on its own — write code, move money, touch customer records —…
The National Science Foundation is turning NAIRR—the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource—from a pilot into a more permanent national AI research infrastructure.The new NAIRR Operations…
Before cyberattacks hit critical infrastructure in Minnesota this year, the 2024 attack on the water system in rural Muleshoe, Texas, showed how hackers could disrupt essential infrastructure in even…
AI innovation in Texas is becoming more practical, but also more creative—and occasionally much stranger.In this episode of IntoTexas AI, Shannon Belew visits Muenster-based Weber Ranch and its AI…
Texas already has one of the largest defense economies in the country. Now, a new generation of companies is building AI-powered battlefield software, autonomous ships and aircraft, space systems, and…
AI is moving out of the digital world and into the physical one, led by humanoids — and Texas is emerging as an important part of that shift.Physical-AI startups attracted a record $16.3 billion in…