Under a local payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, SpaceX will make a $20 million upfront payment and at least $25 million annually for 25 years, with the state estimating more than $820 million in direct local payments under the agreement.
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Joshua Hong,
Fortune,
27 Aug. 2026
The estimating work was performed over just three days and autonomously, meaning ground operators did not participate.
Crews are assessing damage, but repairs may be delayed in areas with winds exceeding 35 mph.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2026
The ministry plans to introduce an integrated AI platform in command and control to improve speed and accuracy in decision-making, including assessing battlefields and choosing targets.
The focus on metrics also highlights the challenges of measuring the performance of large language models using standardized benchmark tests and concerns that the specs are prone to manipulation and gamesmanship.
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Emily Forlini,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2026
Future treatments New cell and gene therapies for Huntington’s disease are being investigated, but researchers need ways of measuring what is happening inside the brain of a living person.
The Tarrant Appraisal District also made the switch in 2024 to appraising properties every two years instead of annually.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Aug. 2026
Harry’s growing suspicion that the young couple is in danger fuels a twisty narrative that keeps both him and the audience guessing and appraising their relationship with technology.
Now, with another Super El Niño setting in — this time likely to be the strongest on record — many are calibrating their expectations based on what happened then.
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Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2026
Mining company 3 Proton Lithium (3PL) wants to develop the site, but around a third of it is located in lands reserved for NASA to use for calibrating Earth-observing satellites.
Alo continues to expand rapidly after its big yacht summer; Vuori has surpassed its goal of 100-plus stores by the end of 2026; and the UK’s Adanola secured investment from Story3 Capital, valuing the business at $530 million last year.
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Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
1 Sep. 2026
After being mostly shut in for more than a year, people were happy to spend and live life to the fullest again, valuing experiences and remote work.
That has also helped the firm navigate its huge investment plans at a time when many projects in the kingdom are scaling back spending — aided by a $3 billion partnership with Blackstone to fund its data center deals.
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Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2026
The team acknowledges that scaling the process for mainstream industrial use will require continued funding and cross-institutional effort.
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