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  • Commercial real estate benefiting from ‘deep structural demand,’ Cushman & Wakefield CEO says

    Cushman & Wakefield has reported second-quarter 2026 results and said its data center-related business is expanding across the asset lifecycle.

    • The company said data center-related revenue rose 83% year over year, and data center work now makes up a quarter of the integrated facilities management pipeline.
    • Q2 revenue totaled $2.8 billion, Americas leasing revenue rose 35% to $524 million, and Americas services revenue reached $1.27 billion; Michelle MacKay said the firm is considering organic growth and possibly inorganic expertise acquisition in data center work.
  • The 50 States of Power Decarbonization: States Pull Back on Clean Energy Commitments While Governors Step In to Address Large Load Additions in Q2 2026

    The NC Clean Energy Technology Center has released its Q2 2026 edition of the 50 States of Power Decarbonization, summarizing state and utility actions on clean energy, emissions targets, large load customers, and resource planning.

    • The report says all 50 states and Puerto Rico took 564 actions in Q2 2026, with about 650 introduced bills also under consideration; planned capacity additions in recent IRPs totaled 77,810 MW gas, 72,193 MW solar, 43,017 MW storage, 12,615 MW nuclear, and 12,327 MW wind.
    • It highlights policy trends including pullbacks on clean energy policies, governor actions on large load customers, and requirements that large load customers contribute to programs such as low-income support and energy efficiency; top developments included New York delaying an emissions target, Georgia Power‘s BYONCE program, and Pennsylvania adopting a statewide model large load tariff.
  • Patented: Solenic Medical’s Implant-Infection Device and 120 More Inventions Across North Texas

    Solenic Medical has announced progress toward a pivotal clinical trial for its SOLA-2 alternating magnetic field system after receiving FDA Investigational Device Exemption approval.

    • The company said the FDA approved its Investigational Device Exemption on June 23, 2026, clearing it to begin a pivotal trial for patients with periprosthetic joint infections and infected knee replacements.
    • The trial is expected to enroll patients in the second half of 2026 at national orthopedic and academic centers; Solenic estimates global healthcare costs from these infections at more than $6 billion a year, potentially rising above $15 billion by 2035.
  • Data Center Jobs: Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Sales, Field Service and Facility Tech Jobs Available in Major Data Center Hotspots

    Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza, has posted a roundup of current data center job opportunities on the Data Center Frontier jobs board.

    • The article highlights multiple roles including CFD Engineer, Electrical Commissioning Agent, Critical Power Sales Associate, Architect, Electrical Project Manager, Commissioning Project Manager, Owner’s Rep - Construction Cost Controls Director, Project Executive, Data Center Construction Project Manager, Mechanical Commissioning Engineer, Mechanical Controls Engineer, Critical Facilities Systems Manager, Principal Electrical Engineer, and Director of Project Deliverables.
    • Listings span remote and on-site roles across the United States, with repeated references to enterprise, colocation, hyperscale, and mission-critical data center facilities; no compensation or investment figures are provided.
  • Top House Democrat Attacks Musk over Gas-Powered Data Centers in Tennessee, Mississippi

    Rep. Frank Pallone has sent a July 28 letter to Elon Musk warning that SpaceXAI’s Colossus 1 and Colossus 2 data centers may pose pollution risks in Tennessee and Mississippi.

    • Pallone, the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the rapid spread of AI facilities is straining local infrastructure and alarming residents.
    • The article references a July 28 letter and describes community concerns over the pace of giant data centers being built in local neighborhoods.
  • Patented: Cardio Voyage Innovations’ Dual Heart Valve Device and 172 More Inventions Across North Texas

    Dallas Innovates reports that Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 in U.S. patent production for the week of June 23, 2026, with 173 patents granted.

    • 173 patents granted across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area; the region ranked No. 8 among 250 metros for the week of June 23, 2026.
    • The article is a news roundup/commentary on granted patents, not a first-time product or funding announcement; it highlights patents spanning medical devices, AI, transportation, energy, HVAC, networking, and manufacturing.
    • No contact emails or phone numbers are provided in the text.
    • The story references multiple local inventors and assignees, including Cardio Voyage Innovations, DFW International Airport Board, BNSF Railway, Texas Instruments, Toyota, Halliburton, and Lennox.
  • Bristol Myers Squibb Building Life Science Industry’s Most Advanced AI Factory on NVIDIA Vera Rubin 

    Bristol Myers Squibb has announced it is deploying its second NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, built on eight DGX Vera Rubin NVL72 systems, to expand AI-driven drug discovery across its global research organization.

    • The new system will be combined with BMS’s existing DGX SuperPOD into a unified environment with a single data plane accessible from every BMS site globally.
    • BMS says the new cluster delivers up to 10x performance per megawatt versus the infrastructure it replaces and will support predictions, model training, and agentic workflows across the drug discovery pipeline.
    • Researchers will use NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit and NVIDIA Mission Control; the company says complex predictions will be initiated in plain English.
    • BMS says the earlier DGX SuperPOD has been in use for about three years and has already helped with target identification, CELMoD compound expansion, and lead optimization.
    • The article is a company/news-style feature describing a new deployment and related capabilities, not a financial disclosure or pricing announcement.
  • New York State just hit pause on the AI data center boom

    New York State has announced a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers while it develops a regulatory framework for permitting, community impacts, and grid protection.

    • Governor Kathy Hochul signed an Executive Order described as the “nation’s first moratorium” on new hyperscale data centers, with the state halting environmental permits for up to one year.
    • New York will create a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) and a Community Investment Framework (CIF) within 60 days; the article also says the state is considering a fund tied to aging grid infrastructure and clean energy procurement.
    • The proposed community contribution is $1 million per megawatt (MW) of anticipated utility demand per project, implying $50 million for 50 MW and $400 million for 400 MW.
    • The piece is a news analysis/commentary article about policy and industry impacts, not a first-hand company announcement; it references prior and current policy moves in New York and quotes analysts on likely market effects.
  • Lightpath to provide fiber infrastructure for two new hyperscale data center campuses

    Lightpath has announced it will provide fiber infrastructure and multi-terabit capacity to support two hyperscale data center campuses under construction in the United States.

    • The two campuses are planned to exceed one gigawatt each and are located in Saline, Michigan and Port Washington, Wisconsin.
    • The Saline build is scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, while Port Washington is expected in Q2 2027; both are being delivered with an anchor hyperscale customer that was not named.
    • Chris Morley said Lightpath is partnering with hyperscalers to build new fiber infrastructure for AI-driven demand; Tim Haverkate said the company will deliver route-diverse, multi-terabit capacity across new construction, existing network assets, and partner fiber.
  • Patented: Topgolf’s Newest Award and More Inventions Across North Texas

    Dallas Invents has reported a weekly roundup of patents granted in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, highlighting Topgolf’s new patent among other local assignees and inventors.

    • Topgolf International, Inc. received U.S. Patent No. 12649095 for a Galton configuration in golf ball receiving apparatus and systems that uses RFID tags and an antenna reader to identify golf balls while avoiding jams.
    • The article is a news roundup/commentary on patent activity, not a first-time corporate announcement; it also lists other grants to entities including Texas Instruments, Toyota, Samsung, Bank of America, Citibank, USAA, Halliburton, and Akamai.

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