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Technology

  • By Elizabeth Djinis
  • October 15, 2026
How to get to the bottom — and then the top — of AI search patterns

The speed of AI has created both threats and opportunities for businesses seeking to reach the top of search engines.

  • Florida
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 14, 2026
Tampa healthcare company cuts management positions, shifts focus

DataMeds AI Inc. is shifting resources toward commercializing ChemoFx after acquiring Pittsburgh-based Helomics in September.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 13, 2026
$36B St. Petersburg tech giant looks to form South Asia joint venture

Jabil Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Adani Enterprises Limited to manufacture AI and data center hardware in India.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 12, 2026
MA tech company opens Sarasota office, aims for 50 employees by 2029

The tech firm focuses on serving cybersecurity and managed IT needs for independent schools, nonprofits and small- to medium-sized businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 12, 2026
Tampa Bay Wave picks 13 startups for fintech accelerator

Two Tampa Bay companies will join founders from across the U.S. and London in a program connecting financial technology businesses with mentors and investors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 28, 2026
Brazilian company to base North American HQ in Manatee, employing 200

Rustless Technology specializes in anti-corrosion protection using proprietary tech, engineering and monitoring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • September 18, 2026
Study: Most Florida businesses are invisible in AI searches

A Tampa marketing firm found fewer than 6% of nearly 30,000 Florida businesses appeared in recommendations from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Google AI Overviews.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 17, 2026
Manatee first in nation to pilot school security video tech integration

The School District of Manatee County has integrated two technology programs, providing access to live video feeds when an emergency alert is activated.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 4, 2026
Moffitt Cancer Center's CEO at historical forefront of new treatments

Dr. Patrick Hwu is a decadeslong researcher who sees the Tampa center's mission as extending and improving the lives of cancer patients.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 4, 2026
St. Pete tech entrepreneur uses AI to help save family farms

AgWise is bringing a bushel of AI technology to an industry — farming — sorely in need of it.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 3, 2026
St. Pete digital brokerage embraces AI, the Rays and US markets optimism

Webull moved its headquarters to the Florida city following the pandemic and as its services expand globally it is looking to make a local name for itself by sponsoring the region’s baseball team.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • September 1, 2026
Waymo's driverless taxis now picking up riders in Tampa

On Tuesday, the Alphabet-owned company began gradually opened access to its fully autonomous vehicles across a 50-square-mile service area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 29, 2026
Pinellas County closes the door on large-scale data centers

County commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution reaffirming that standalone data centers are prohibited in unincorporated Pinellas, where industrial land is plentiful but space for new development is scarce.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 26, 2026
Naples medical device giant builds apartments to meet employee growth

Medical device manufacturer Arthrex is building a 41-unit apartment complex in the city to help new employees moving to the area.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 20, 2026
Lakewood Ranch IT company acquires Venice firm

Four Winds IT has taken over Suncoast IT Consultants.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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