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Baylor University has approved funding for a new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence Plus (MSAI+) program, focusing on cybersecurity and ethics with a faith-informed leadership component.
Elon Musk announces that the T-zero (launch time) for an upcoming event is currently set to 5:30 Texas time, implying a SpaceX launch from Texas.
Texas Attorney General sues Meta, alleging that WhatsApp misrepresents its end-to-end encryption and that Meta can read user messages. The lawsuit relies on a Bloomberg report about a closed US investigation, but critics note a lack of direct factual support.
A Texas drainage district discovered Tesla's lithium refinery was discharging 231,000 gallons of treated wastewater daily into a ditch without the district's knowledge, prompting complaints and an investigation that found no permit violations but did not test for heavy metals or lithium.
The article reports on the weakening of state AI laws in the US, with Colorado's SB 189 gutting consumer protections from the original AI Act, leaving only disclosure requirements, and similar rollbacks in Texas, California, and New York, while federal AI regulation remains absent.
A University of Texas at Austin report warns that data centers could consume up to 9% of Texas's water by 2040, up from under 1% today, driven by AI and cloud computing growth.
The city of Abilene, Texas, due to its forward-thinking and need for industrial diversification, became the site for OpenAI's 'Stargate' hyperscale data center. The project brings a new tax base to the barren land, driving community, infrastructure, and education development.