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Tech Crunch – Google unveils redesigned $499 Pixel 9a
Google has officially unveiled the Pixel 9a smartphone, its new midrange phone that will retail for $499. The A-series smartphone’s biggest change is its appearance, as the latest model ditches the camera…
Texas Monthly – Infinity Pools and Pet Spas: How College Residences Went From Animal House to Soho House
It is not a building, residents say, so much as an experience. It begins as soon as you glimpse the newly erected, 29-story tower overlooking Central Austin. Wrapped in an eye-catching herringbone…
Tech Crunch – Zoox recalls 258 self-driving cars over unexpected braking
Zoox, Amazon’s autonomous driving unit, has issued a voluntary recall for 258 vehicles due to issues with its autonomous driving system that could cause unexpected hard breaking. The recall follows a preliminary…
Texas Monthly – Can Anything Stop Dr Pepper? The Ultimate Taste of Texas Bracket Is Down to Its Elite Eight
Day two of the Ultimate Taste of Texas Bracket featured a few surprises, as some of the most beloved and iconic dishes and drinks in Texas fell—sometimes to items that only longtime…
Tech Crunch – Cape opens $99/month beta of its privacy-first mobile plan, inks Proton deal, raises $30M
Mobile networks continue to be a major target for cybersecurity breaches, and Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon‘s persistent attacks on multiple carriers are only the latest known examples. The mobile carrier startup…
KTSM News – Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen is here!
(WJW) – Dairy Queen will once again celebrate the start of spring with its Free Cone Day. The company announced the annual event will happen on March 20 to coincide with the…
Texas Monthly – They Don’t Make ’Em Like Bum Phillips Anymore
People, usually men, often oversimplify Niccolò Machiavelli when they say that for a leader, “it is better to be feared than loved.” Bum Phillips, the head coach of the Houston Oilers from…
Texas Monthly – A Bigger Space Is Just What This Galveston Joint Needed to Show Off Its BBQ Mojo
When PJ and Tara Head first opened Koop’s BBQ Kitchen in Galveston, in 2018, they tried to do too much. In addition to barbecue, they offered fried chicken, shrimp, and catfish; burgers;…
Texas Monthly – The Bluebonnets Are Coming! The Bluebonnets Are Coming!
Burnet, on the northern edge of the Hill Country, is officially known as the Bluebonnet Capital of Texas, which is not to be confused with the official Bluebonnet City of Texas. That…