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InnovationMap Daily Digest
12 winners named at CERAWeek clean tech pitch competition in Houston (http=
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BY Laura Furr Mericas
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Twelve teams from around the country=2C including several from Houston=2C=
 took home top honors at this year's Energy Venture Day and Pitch Competit=
ion at CERAWeek. (https://houston.innovationmap.com/12-winners-named-at-ce=
raweek-clean-tech-pitch-competition-in-houston-2676635634.html?daily-diges=
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Houston startup is off to the races with its innovative running shoes (htt=
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By Jef Rouner
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tual shoe companies headquartered in the Bayou City. One ... (https://hous=
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Intuitive Machines lands $180M NASA contract for lunar delivery mission (h=
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418.html?daily-digest&utm_source=3DInnovationMap+-+Daily+Digests&utm_campa=
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By Laura Furr Mericas
NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines a $180.4 million Commercial Lunar Payl=
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tionmap.com/intuitive-machines-nasa-im5-award-2676619418.html?daily-digest=
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TotalEnergies exits U.S. offshore wind sector in $1B federal deal (https:/=
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TotalEnergies=2C a French company whose U.S. headquarters is in Houston=2C=
 has agreed to redirect nearly $930 million in cap ... (https://houston.in=
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Houston researcher examines how AI helps and hurts creativity (https://hou=
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By Mike Damante
As artificial intelligence continues to grow and seeps into spaces like ar=
t=2C design and writing=2C a Houston researcher is ... (https://houston.in=
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World Cup's 14-mile Green Corridor to leave lasting impact on Houston (htt=
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By Jef Rouner
The FIFA World Cup 2026 Houston Host Committee has announced new details a=
bout its massive Green Corridor project=2C inclu ... (https://houston.inno=
vationmap.com/world-cup-green-corridor-houston-2676613334.html?daily-diges=
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By John Egan
Houston-based Persona AI=2C a two-year-old startup that develops robots fo=
r heavy industry=2C has hired an automation and ro ... (https://houston.in=
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By Mike Damante
Rice University has signed an $8.1 million cooperative agreement to lead t=
he U.S. Space Force University Consortium/Spac ... (https://houston.innova=
tionmap.com/rice-space-force-institute-2676579687.html?daily-digest&utm_so=
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Leading Houston energy ecosystem rebrands for next phase (https://houston.=
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