Fast Company Tech

JUNE 10, 2025

The demonstrations escalated after President Trump deployed the National Guard into the city on Saturday. Since Grand Park opened, Rios has used the Civic collection of street furniture in parks it designed in Palm Springs and Houston, among other cities. Since Friday, protests over immigration raids have erupted across Los Angeles.

Los Angeles

Fast Company Tech

JUNE 20, 2025

And it did in May after the air traffic control tower at Houston Hobby lost power for an hour and backup generators kicked on. Because of the interconnected nature of commercial aviation, the effects of those outages rippled across the nation and world. trillion in world economic activity.

Los Angeles

The AI Alignment Forum

JUNE 27, 2025

Peter is a law professor at the University of Houston, the co-director for the Center for Law and AI Risk , and he serves as law and policy advisor for the Center for AI Safety. In this episode I’ll be speaking with Peter Salib. There’s a transcript of this episode at axrp.net and links to papers we discuss are available in the description.

Law

Fast Company Tech

JUNE 25, 2025

National home prices rose +0.5% And more metro-area housing markets are seeing declines. —> 31 of the nation’s 300 largest housing markets (i.e., 10% of markets) had a falling year-over-year reading in the January 2024 to January 2025 window. —> 42 of the nation’s 300 largest housing markets (i.e.,

North Carolina

Fast Company Tech

JULY 20, 2025

National home prices rose 0.2% Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. year over year from June 2024 to June 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index reading published July 17—decelerated from the 3.2% year-over-year rate from June 2023 to June 2024.

North Carolina

Fast Company Tech

JUNE 30, 2025

Lorena, a 24-year-old Colombian asylum seeker who lives in Houston and is due to give birth in September, pored over media reports on Friday morning. ” She is concerned that her baby could end up with no nationality. ” She is concerned that her baby could end up with no nationality.

El Salvador

Ars Technica

JULY 10, 2025

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both representing Texas, introduced the " Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act " that called for Discovery to be relocated from the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in northern Virginia and displayed at Space Center Houston.

Texas

Wired

JUNE 12, 2025

A successful breach of air traffic control infrastructure could paralyze national aviation networks, resulting in cascading effects that impact transportation, commerce, and emergency services. The replacement systems must also meet security requirements to resist cyberattacks.

Czech Republic

Fast Company Tech

JUNE 6, 2025

In 2023, India became the fourth nation to successfully land on the moon, joining the U.S., For national space agencies, the spirit of scientific exploration isn’t the only thing putting the moon back in focus. Private partnerships power the new space race Lunar interest isn’t just waxing among national space agencies.

Houston

CIO Dive

JUNE 13, 2025

25, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Deep Dive Opinion Library Events Press Releases Topics Sign up Search Sign up Search IT Strategy Cloud Security Big Data AI Software Leadership An article from Dive Brief Mattel rolls out ChatGPT Enterprise The toymaker plans to use OpenAI’s technology to improve product development and customer engagement.

Newsletter

Fast Company Tech

JULY 3, 2025

But some credit also goes to a rise in so-called third spaces—places people are flocking to post-pandemic that are neither home nor work, as Americans seek real connection amid an epidemic of loneliness now plaguing our nation (especially among Gen Z). Dale Mabry Hwy., Naples, FL 34103 New York: 301 Walt Whitman Rd., Beltline Ave.

Track

CIO Dive

JULY 18, 2025

CIO at McDonald’s June Daniel Brusilovsky VP of technology at the Golden State Warriors CTO at the Denver Broncos June Tim Langley-Hawthorne EVP and CIO at Hertz CTO at Love’s Travel Stops June Rafael Sanchez SVP of IT at Davidson Hospitality Group SVP and CIO at Bloomin’ Brands June Benjamin von Nandelstadh Director of business development (..)

Newsletter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

The Houston Food Bank teamed up with their local ABC affiliate during the Houston power outage and food crisis in February 2021. Let’s take a look at some examples we’ve seen that really make the most of eye-catching and engaging content to promote giving by text-to-donate. 1) Text-to-Donate on Facebook.

Social Media

NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

He led the company’s 2011 video initiatives with the World Economic Forum and United Nations Foundation. He is an accidental tourist in Texas and lives in The Woodlands, just north of Houston, with his wife and two young boys. Charles holds a bachelor’s degree in International Development from McGill University. He loves bacon.

Blackbaud

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

When a natural disaster strikes, I make a donation to my go to national or global charities for disaster relief Team Rubicon, Save the Children , and/or Global Giving. Here’s a list of suggestions from people in my network: United Way of Houston. Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. YMCA Houston.

Hurricane

The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating another Tesla crash in which Autopilot was allegedly in use. NHTSA has sent teams to inspect similar crashes involving Teslas that took place in recent weeks in Houston and Detroit. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

Government

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 26, 2009

2010 is going to be the year that the large national and international nonprofits launch iPhone Apps. First , watch this video about an App created by the nonprofit AIGA Houston so you can get a sense of the Sweb App service: Second , create an account and enter the your organization’s EIN number. Very expensive.

Nonprofit

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2021

By: Sara Leutzinger, National Director, External Communications & Content Strategy for Boys & Girls Club of America. Educators and economists alike are trying to predict the lasting impact of the pandemic on young people and the future of the nation. Opening doors. Adapting to Support a Community’s Evolving Needs.

America

VisionLink

MARCH 1, 2012

In fact, the state is United State''s largest 2-1-1 system, and Houston is the nation''s largest single 2-1-1 call center. This will reduce costs, improve service, and bring a new level of state-wide analytics and reporting to what is already a highly professional operation across the state.

Texas

TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Founder Khalid Parekh raised the capital primarily from the very demographic that Houston-based Fair aims to serve: from a group consisting of a number of immigrants, many of whom were first-time investors. And, it’s also working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and World Relief, and will donate 2.5%

Raise

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On Wednesday, October 19, a group of 12 students from Arizona State University traveled to Houston, Texas, to attend AFP Lead 2022. AFP Lead is a national conference where the best and brightest fundraisers gather to learn and share about their successes and trials in the nonprofit sector.

Houston

The Verge

AUGUST 3, 2020

You should now be able to watch ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ABC, ABC News Live, FX, FXX, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Freeform, National Geographic, and more on the over-the-top live TV streaming service following a deal struck with Disney on June 24th.

Channel

The Verge

MARCH 29, 2022

The first two games to kick off the coverage will be the New York Mets playing against the Washington Nationals at 7PM ET and the Houston Astros against the Los Angeles Angels at 9:30PM ET. Image: Apple. Highlights and team updates will be available in the Apple News app, with pregame and postgame coverage available at a later date.

Puerto Rico

The Verge

JULY 16, 2020

Verizon has been told to stop making misleading claims about the speed and coverage of its 5G network in its ads, the National Advertising Division (NAD) has announced. Gigs” in Houston. The report also took issue with the kinds of speeds Verizon cites during its ads, which include getting “2 Gigs” in LA or “1.7 They’re not.)

Denver

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

not astronauts selected, trained and employed by their respective national government) make its way to the station. The Houston-based company aims to put its ISS modules on the station by 2024, and it has raised $150 million to date. That should be the first time we see a crew made up entirely of private individuals (ie.,

Raise

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Houston Food Bank. With simple but effective use of word repetition, the Houston Food Bank clarifies its work and impact. International, Foreign Affairs & National Security: Send a Net. Human Services: Filling pantries. Filling lives. An excellent example of a mission-driven tagline. Save a Life. Nothing But Nets.

Award

The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

Amazon lets you customize the app to some extent to show your preferred news sources: “When you open the app for the first time, you can select the news that matters most to you from national and local sources. Houston, TX. A custom playlist will be generated based on your selections.”. Des Moines, IA. Detroit, MI. Fayetteville, AR.

Local

TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Over the next three years that number grew to almost 150,000 doors being serviced out of 25 warehouses in 15 markets, including Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Orlando, Portland, Phoenix, Arizona and Seattle. Last December, it inked a national preferred vendor agreement with management giant Greystar.

Austin

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has issued a roadblock. Read more from blogger Kami Huyse (who lives the Houston area), Beth Dunn , Netsquared and the RedCross Blog , Read more from blogger Kami Huyse (who lives the Houston area), Beth Dunn , Netsquared and the RedCross Blog ,

Social Media

The Verge

APRIL 9, 2022

The streaming service aired the New York Mets against the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros against the Los Angeles Angels last night, and I think the fans of all four teams can agree on one thing: Apple TV Plus’ Friday Night Baseball debut did not go down as expected.

Los Angeles

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Alief Independent School District, which serves about 40,000 children in west Houston, is one of a growing number of districts across the country to pump money into creating a building that is tailor-made for pre-kindergarteners. Children love coming to the building, said teacher Cathy Delamore. They feel like they own it.

Classroom

Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Government Relations committee for AFP International, a board member of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (and past president of the Houston chapter), a. sustaining member of the Junior League, and a graduate of Leadership Houston.

Organization

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Objective : Get the word out about National HIV Testing Day. Organization(s) : mGive & Keep A Child Alive, mGive & the Washington Nationals, The MLB and the Children’s National Medical Center, mGive & The All-Star Game, Stand Up for Cancer, and Make a Wish Foundation. Organization(s) : The U.S.

Mobile

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In addition to Dallas, it has already added Houston, Austin, Orlando and Miami and is expected to go national in the next year. It follows a $12 million seed round raised in June to bring the company’s total funding to over $30 million since the company was founded a year ago. This has become a movement,” he added.

Dallas

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. The foundation supports arts organizations of all sizes—from the performing arts to museums, from flagship institutions to small community-based groups—that bring passion, energy, and creativity to life in Houston and beyond.

Arts

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

and Bruce Schechinger, former chairman of the National Association of Chemical Distributors. . The reasoning behind this is closer proximity to Houston, which is home to a robust chemical industry, and to be able to take advantage of Austin’s “vibrant tech and entrepreneurial scene.”.

Industry

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Instead of going shallow and wide nationally, we decided to go deep in markets, in an effort to gain network effects, which was a strategy that worked well for us at Favor.”. Looking ahead, the company will use the funding to expand across Texas, including in Houston, San Antonio and Dallas. According to the U.S.

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