Tampa Bay EDC Targets Digital Infrastructure, Maritime Economy in Three-Year Strategy
Data centers and maritime workforce development are emerging priorities in the EDC’s three-year plan.
Webull CEO: ‘AI Is Going to Redefine’ Brokerage Accounts
Webull is giving AI assistants access to account data and, with customer approval, trades.
CENTCOM goes all-in on AI with first bilateral UAE task force
U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, the Tampa-based military command responsible for U.S. operations across the Middle East, Central Asia and parts of South Asia, will establish its first bilateral task force with the United Arab Emirates to accelerate military artificial intelligence applications. The Abu Dhabi-based team, Task Force Talon Synapse, is expected to launch in … Read more
Tesla launches Robotaxi service in Tampa
Tesla launched Robotaxi in Tampa but has not disclosed fleet size or public availability.
Pinellas Park proposes one-year moratorium on new data centers
Pinellas Park is looking to pause new data center development for a year while officials develop regulations to address the industry’s growing infrastructure demands. If approved, the ordinance would temporarily stop the city from accepting or approving applications for new or expanded data centers, including projects already in the pipeline. During the moratorium, staff would … Read more
ConnectWise launches AI platform for managed service providers
Tampa-based ConnectWise announced the general availability of an artificial intelligence platform that combines its software for managed service providers into a single system. The ConnectWise Platform connects the company’s professional services automation, remote monitoring and management, ScreenConnect remote access, ConnectWise SIEM, cybersecurity, billing, documentation and backup products with third-party integrations. ConnectWise said AI agents built … Read more
Necessity Dragged Me Into AI & Now It’s My Biggest Competitive Advantage
I’m one of the few people who genuinely didn’t want anything to do with AI. I run a national workplace drug testing company. My days are already full of compliance rules, client calls, and the stress of keeping a large operation running across the whole country. AI sounded like something for tech people. Not for … Read more
Tampa company bets AI can speed special education evaluations
Tampa ed-tech firm expands into telehealth psychology to speed special education evaluations.
Lakeland seeks one-year freeze on new data centers
Officials would pause new data center applications while drafting long-term development standards.
ReliaQuest invests $1.5M in AI and Cybersecurity at USF
ReliaQuest is investing $1.5 million in the University of South Florida to expand artificial intelligence and cybersecurity research while enlarging a workforce development program that has supplied the Tampa cybersecurity company with talent since 2018. The investment will establish the first endowed professorship in USF’s College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing and add an … Read more