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
Former St. Pete Science Center to become AI and startup campus
A $25 million plan would turn the former Science Center into an AI and startup campus.
AI interior images look real. But can they be built?
Interior designers say more clients are arriving with AI-generated images that look complete but often cannot be built. Those images, produced by widely available tools, present polished interiors with balanced layouts. They often ignore how materials actually perform, construction limitations and building codes, which means designers spend more time translating digital concepts into plans that … Read more
Tampa insurance brokerage deploys Claude across firm
AI rollout follows merger as firm scales operations and workflow complexity.
Tampa-based XTEND lands Israeli defense contract
The award adds to XTEND’s contract pipeline as it scales toward a public listing.
Entrepreneurs Need to Embrace Technology Now, More Than Ever
As someone who grew up in a communist country, I never thought I’d be living in America, as a successful entrepreneur, boldly creating the life I have today, but here I am. That didn’t happen overnight. I faced immense challenges and evolved numerous times along the way, starting as an academic, then transitioning into software … Read more
Tampa startups say AI is changing how they hire
Tampa startups are scaling with AI, cutting hiring while increasing output.
Saint Leo to make ‘every graduate digitally fluent’ with AI training
IBM SkillsBuild will become a graduation requirement beginning fall 2026.
AI roads less traveled
AI’s next investment wave may run through turbines, utilities and data center real estate.