Solstice will acquire Fort Lauderdale’s Element Solutions in a $14.5B cash-and-stock deal that links electronics materials with data‑center cooling and AI hardware.

Postr will open a 10,000‑sq‑ft Wynwood HQ in August and launch an automated marketplace that matches brands with pre‑vetted creators.

Attorneys say more than 160 Florida suits claim website chatbots recorded users without consent, raising steep statutory‑damages risk for companies that use web chat tools.

A global small‑RNA study that used Miami mosquito samples found dozens of insect viruses inside Aedes aegypti, suggesting the bugs themselves may help predict outbreak risk.

Miami startup Karta landed $140M to expand U.S.-issued credit cards for international clients, pairing a Series A with a large credit facility to scale premium and corporate products.

A multilayered security buildout uses AI cameras and counter‑drone gear to guard matches and fan zones in Miami. Officials say the tech flags threats in real time while agencies enforce no‑drone rules.

Dr. Pradeep Y. Ramulu, a Bascom Palmer alumnus and Johns Hopkins glaucoma chief, will return to Miami to lead Bascom Palmer beginning Aug. 3, 2026. He brings a research focus on how glaucoma affects daily life.

Google has filed with the EPA to test Wolbachia‑treated male mosquitoes in Florida, proposing 16M releases per year for two years to cut disease‑carrying populations.

A new global index pushed the Miami metro into the world’s top 25 startup ecosystems after a sharp jump in growth and deal activity. Local funding and relocations helped drive the move.

Researchers are tagging sharks with sensors to collect subsurface ocean data that could sharpen hurricane forecasts. Florida scientists say the method could plug gaps satellites miss.

Cambridge-founded OpenEvidence moved its HQ to Miami in 2025 and is expanding across Florida with backing from a national medical society and major investors.

FAU paired in‑car sensors with quarterly cognitive testing and found that combined driving behaviors — throttle variability, shorter trips and speed control — may flag early cognitive decline.

GBI Biomanufacturing doubled its stem‑cell output in Plantation with a $26M expansion as Florida's 2025 law opens a treatment pathway — but regulators and doctors warn oversight is still unclear.