AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI Infrastructure: Texas’ data-center boom is hitting political resistance: Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa has pledged to pause new projects as concerns mount over power demand and local impacts. Anthropic, meanwhile, is reportedly spending $3.4 billion on Texas generators to support its AI buildout. Space: SpaceX is targeting Friday for Starship’s 15th test flight from Starbase, aiming to catch both the booster and spacecraft for the first time. Cancer Research: Texas A&M researchers found that boosting two molecules, miR-15a and miR-16, slowed pancreatic cancer cell growth in lab tests. Semiconductors: Samsung’s Taylor chip plant could begin trial runs in December, ahead of planned 2-nanometer production in 2027. Battery Manufacturing: Tesla says Gigafactory Texas is expanding 4680-cell production and could become North America’s largest battery-cell plant, though it gave no timeline or new capacity figure. Cancer Care: MD Anderson plans a $3.4 billion expansion in Houston, adding two facilities designed to increase capacity and incorporate new treatment technology.
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