Houston’s role in hip-hop history stretches back more than forty years, to the day in 1981 when a student named Lester “Sir” Pace defied the bosses at Texas Southern University’s KTSU during…
Texas Monthly – Texas adopts guidance for how doctors should interpret abortion ban
The guidance lays out what the Texas Medical Board will consider when investigating allegations of illegal abortions. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – OpenAI buys Rockset to bolster its enterprise AI
OpenAI has acquired a company, Rockset, building tools to drive real-time search and data analytics. In a post on its official blog, OpenAI said that it would integrate Rockset’s technology to “power…
Texas Monthly – A Deadly Virus Was Killing Elephants, So Texas Scientists Created a Vaccine
WHO: Paul Ling, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine, along with the veterinary and elephant care teams at the Houston Zoo. WHAT: A new vaccine for elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus (EEHV), a devastating…
Tech Crunch – U.S. government sanctions Kaspersky executives
The U.S. government announced Friday sanctions against twelve executives and senior leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky. In a press release, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…
Texas Monthly – Galveston Gone Wild
When my wife and I rented a beach house in Galveston’s affluent West End on a recent weekend, we weren’t sure what to expect. News emanating from the island bore a whiff…
Tech Crunch – Style DNA gets a generative AI chatbot that suggests outfit ideas based on your color type
Style DNA, an AI-powered fashion stylist app, creates a personalized style profile from a single selfie. The app is particularly useful for people interested in seasonal color analysis, a process used to…
Tech Crunch – Khosla-backed Marble, built by former Headway founders, offers affordable group therapy for teens
Rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts are surging among U.S. teens. A recent report from the Center of Disease Control found that nearly one in three girls have seriously considered suicide,…
Yard Barker – 2024 College football FAQ: Top players, coaching hot seats, new CFP format
It may feel like just last week that Michigan won the national title, but we’re only two months from the start of a new college football season. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – A new startup from Figure’s founder is licensing NASA tech in a bid to curb school shootings
Cover says what sets it apart is the underlying technology it employs, which has been exclusively licensed from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only….