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| 08.11.2024 | Power Struggles: The Quest for a Resilient Energy Grid in America | The recent hurricane season has left a mark on the United States. Texas, in particular, faced the wrath of Hurricane Beryl. This Category 1 storm knocked out power for nearly 3 million people. The aftermath was grim: over $2.5 billion in da... |
| 08.11.2024 | Houston's Innovation Surge: A Deep Dive into the Fastest-Growing Scaleups | Houston is buzzing. The city is a hotbed for innovation, with startups rising like rockets. The 2024 Houston Innovation Awards are just around the corner, and they spotlight the best of the best. This year, a new category, Scaleup of the Ye... |
| 07.11.2024 | Houston organizations issue seed grants to fuel AI-driven equity, digital health innovation | Three Houston organizations have doled out seed grants for research initiatives focused on digital health and equity.
Rice University's Educational and Research Initiatives for Collaborative Health (ENRICH) office — in partnership with Bayl... |
| 07.11.2024 | Texas vs the nation: Comparing energy grid resilience across America | The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has proven disastrous for the United States. On July 8th, Hurricane Beryl barreled into Texas as a Category 1 storm knocking out power for nearly 3 million, causing over $2.5 billion in damages, and result... |
| 07.11.2024 | Meet 5 of the fastest-growing scaleup companies in Houston | The 2024 Houston Innovation Awards will feature a new category: Scaleup of the Year, which honors a Bayou City company that's seen impressive growth in 2024.
From biotech companies to decarbonization startups, the inaugural finalists have e... |
| 29.05.2024 | Human remains found in jaws of alligator in Houston after woman reported missing | It's gator mating season, what you need to know
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| 20.05.2024 | Thousands still without power after Houston storm | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Hundreds of thousands of Houston residents are still without power following Thursday's deadly storm.
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| 10.05.2024 | Here's what it takes to be a middle class earner in Houston in 2024 | No one wants to hear that they aren't making enough money to be considered "middle class," but those income ceilings are getting more difficult to maintain year after year across the Houston area. And a new report has revealed The... |
| 10.05.2024 | $1.5B fund closes, Houston's EY finalists, The Cannon opens new location, and more trending innovation news | Editor's note:Let's roundup the most-read Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and startup articles from InnovationMap and its daily newsletter included an energy transition company securing its second fund, news of ... |
| 09.05.2024 | How this community-focused coworking concept plans to continue growth around Houston and beyond | For the past five years as CEO, Jon Lambert has faced some challenges leading The Cannon — from navigating a global pandemic to the subsequent evolved real estate market. But now, the coworking and community building company is poised for e... |
| 09.05.2024 | Houston students develop underwater robot with energy-efficient buoyancy control | A team of Rice University engineering students has developed a new way for underwater robots to move around, save power and work more efficiently and quietly.
The robot uses reversible hydrogen fuel cell-based buoyancy control devices that ... |
| 09.05.2024 | Houston expert on why companies across industries are investing in sustainable energy | In a modern business landscape characterized by increasing uncertainty and volatility, energy resilience has emerged as a cornerstone of strategic decision-making.
Let's delve deeper into why executives should view energy resilience as one ... |
| 08.05.2024 | Houston Airports lines up $30 million for restroom renovations, including tech upgrades | Houston Airports is making a major investment in helping travelers take care of one of their most basic needs. Over the next two years, the agency will invest $30 million in upgrading the bathrooms at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (I... |
| 07.05.2024 | 3 Houston cancer-focused research projects receive seed grants from new innovative initiative | Three groundbreaking projects have just received seed grants from a new Houston-based source.
This spring, Rice University launched its Synthesis X Center with the goal of fostering the growth of cancer technologies and medications. Now, th... |
| 07.05.2024 | Photos: The Cannon announces opening of newest location in Memorial | The Cannon is gearing up to open its latest location featuring coworking and community events and programming.
The coworking concept, which announced The Cannon Memorial earlier this year, will officially open the new location on Monday, Ma... |
| 23.04.2024 | Houston officer back on duty after 4th deadly shooting incident | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A Houston police officer is back on active duty after being involved in a fatal shooting last month, the fourth time in his six-year career that he's been investigated for using deadly force.
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| 22.04.2024 | Can drinking cold water trigger this heart condition? What you need to know about atrial fibrillation | Listen to this article
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| 30.03.2024 | A robotic police dog named 'Roscoe' created by Boston Dynamics took a bullet and helped avert a fatal shooting, police say | Tech A robotic police dog named 'Roscoe' created by Boston Dynamics took a bullet and helped avert a fatal shooting, police say
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| 23.03.2024 | Texas residents are moving to New Mexico by the thousands. Some are citing high property taxes. | Real Estate Texas residents are moving to New Mexico by the thousands. Some are citing high property taxes.
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| 08.03.2024 | What to know about this week’s airplane mishaps | A spate of aviation incidents over the past few days is raising fresh safety concerns in the wake of January's near-catastrophe involving a Boeing 737 MAX.
Why it matters: Many travelers are on edge heading into the busy summer air travel s... |
| 22.02.2024 | As possible EC fine nears, Apple claims Spotify is trying to get ‘limitless access’ to its tools without paying | With the European Commission set to rule on Spotify’s complaint focused on competition in the streaming music market, there are hints that the ruling will not be in Apple’s favor. This week, the Financial Times reported the EC will issue it... |
| 29.01.2024 | I’m an anesthesiologist. Kenneth Smith’s execution by nitrogen gas was far from ‘textbook’ | On Thursday evening, the state of Alabama executed Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen gas. Now, there are dueling narratives about what happened. Alabama claims it went perfectly, proving that nitrogen is a humane, effective alternative to le... |
| 06.01.2024 | 2 stray dogs caused $350,000 of damage when they broke into a Texas car dealership, scratched cars, and ripped off bumpers | News 2 stray dogs caused $350,000 of damage when they broke into a Texas car dealership, scratched cars, and ripped off bumpers
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| 23.11.2023 | 2 private jets collided at Houston Hobby airport, just a month after another pair of planes hit each other in mid-air | An airplane takes off from Hobby Airport. Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images
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| 21.10.2023 | As Climate Change Poses Increasing Threats to Homes, the Insurance Bubble is Bursting With It | 12 Mins Read Natural disasters now cost the US insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick up the tab?
By Lois Parshley, Grist
“We’ve got ourselves a little monster out there,” anchorman Jim Cantore warned... |
| 27.09.2023 | Video: Jack in the Box Employee Shoots at Customer Over Alleged Missing Curly Fries, Family Files Lawsuit Newly-released footage shows the 2021 incident. | Chaos struck a Jack in the Box restaurant in Texas when an employee began shooting at a drive-thru customer, allegedly over an order of curly fries. Now, one family is now suing the fast-food chain for negligence.
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| 06.07.2023 | Man was not missing for 8 years as mother claimed, Houston police say | A man who authorities believed was missing for eight years was not actually missing, Houston police said Thursday, adding that his mother deceived them.
Officials said earlier this week that Rudolph "Rudy" Farias was found alive a... |
| 30.06.2023 | How affirmative action ruling may impact HBCUs | Historically Black colleges and universities in the Houston area are expecting more applicants after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in college admissions Thursday.
What they're saying: While Black students will be most a... |
| 28.06.2023 | MOVEit Attack Highlights Security Practices For Healthcare CIOs | An agent of the operational center of the French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) checks datas ... [+] on a computer in Paris on November 24, 2022. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Get... |
| 04.06.2023 | On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 5 June? | South African novelist, Lauren Beukes celebrates her birthday. IMAGE: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Look at what happened on this day, 5 June in history. From various achievements and milestones throughout human history to groundbreaking inventions and... |
| 27.04.2023 | Blocked crossings force kids in an Indiana suburb to climb above and crawl under stopped trains to get to school | One child helps another cross over a parked freight train blocking their route to school. Jamie Kelter Davis for ProPublica
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| 07.04.2023 | Burglars tunnel through Apple Store’s neighbor, allegedly steal $500K in iPhones | Enlarge / The store recently burgled is in Lynnwood, Washington. The one pictured is in Palo Alto, California, but last year was infamously robbed.
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| 10.03.2023 | Houston woman held captive inside locked trailer for 4 years, prosecutors say | A 42-year-old Houston man has been charged with kidnapping, accused of holding a woman captive in a locked trailer for several years, according to court records. The woman was rescued by deputies on Wednesday.
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| 24.02.2023 | The toxic wastewater from the Ohio train crash is being sent 1,300 miles away to Texas, but local authorities weren't told until a week after it started arriving, county judge says | News The toxic wastewater from the Ohio train crash is being sent 1,300 miles away to Texas, but local authorities weren't told until a week after it started arriving, county judge says
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| 22.02.2023 | Texas 'Dreamer' reunites with family in the US after 6 months stranded in Mexico after a family secret upended his immigration interview. But the fight to secure his status in the US is not over yet. | Jaime Avalos reunites with his wife, Yarianna Martinez, and the couple's son, Noah, 1, while Rep. Al Green of Texas looks on. Courtesy of Yarianna Martinez
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| 05.02.2023 | A Texas 'Dreamer' found out during an immigration meeting that his dad wasn't his biological father. Now he could be trapped in Mexico for a decade. | Arif Qazi/Insider;
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A DACA recipient is stuck in Mexico after traveling to Juárez for an immigration interview in August.
Jaime Avalos is trying to get home to his wife and son but was barred from the US for 10 years.
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| 18.12.2022 | US, UK Law Enforcement Record Slew of Apple-related Crime in November | John Lopez, Tech Times 18 December 2022, 12:12 pm
Theft is one of the most typical ways iPhones and other devices are used in criminal activities. Because iPhones are precious and portable, they are appealing targets for thieves. According ... |
| 29.11.2022 | Houston Shuts School for 2.3 Million Residents Due to 'Boil Water Notice' | Trisha Kae Andrada, Tech Times 29 November 2022, 09:11 am
Houston's public schools will be shuttered once again on Tuesday, Nov. 29. This follows a power failure at a water treatment facility on Sunday, Nov. 27, that mandated all of the res... |
| 11.11.2022 | Texas man accused of slipping abortion drug in wife's drinks | A Texas grand jury has indicted a husband accused of slipping a medicine used for abortions into his wife's drinks in hopes that it would end her pregnancy.
Mason Herring, a 38-year-old Houston attorney, was indicted on two felony counts, i... |
| 10.11.2022 | 'Mattress Mack' turned $5,000 in savings into a Texas furniture empire known for generous promotions, and recently won $75 million in the largest payout in sports-betting history | Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale. Getty/Carmen Mandato
American businessman Jim McIngvale, most widely known as 'Mattress Mack,' built Gallery Furniture, a succesfull furniture retail chain based in Houston, Texas.
The Texas furnitur... |
| 15.09.2022 | Airbnb hosts' worst nightmares — fires, falls, or deaths — can leave them on the hook for damages. Here are 4 steps to take right now to make any property safer. | Justin Ford has been a safety advocate for short-term rentals since 2013. Courtesy of Justin Ford This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 01.09.2022 | Texas School Violates Texas Law By Refusing To Display ‘In God We Trust’ Poster Written In Arabic | Well, that was quick. We had recently discussed an athiest activist who had planned to have some fun pointing out the veiled nature of a Texas law that requires a school to display any donated poster featuring the phrase “In God We Trust” a... |
| 10.07.2022 | Editorials
Editorials | Editorial: Originalist, activist court is remaking U.S. against public will | It had been a half-century since Mitch Stahl last had to advocate for abortion rights. A half-century since that right had been constitutionally guaranteed. A half-century of it being upheld, time and again. A half-century, some would say, ... |
| 19.05.2022 | The rise of the modern-day ‘Peeping Tom’: How creeps are stealing nude images off phones | More On: revenge porn
NFL superstar sued by woman claiming he sent revenge porn to celebrities Former Maryland mayor avoids prison in revenge porn case Italian soccer ref ‘locked up at home’ after revenge porn claim Florida senator fights b... |
| 07.02.2022 | 2 Houston doctors nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for low-cost COVID vaccine | He’s gained national and global acclaim for his battle against COVID-19 and for his efforts, Houston’s Dr. Peter Hotez has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Hotez, and his fellow dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine... |
| 26.01.2022 | Houston startup secures big contract, coworking company acquired, and more local innovation news | Houston is starting 2022 strong in terms of innovation news, and there might be some headlines you may have missed.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston startups and tech, the Bayou City is ranked based on its opportunities for S... |
| 24.01.2022 | Atlanta growth equity firm acquires Houston health care startup | A Houston-based startup specializing in minimally invasive vascular procedures has made an exit.
Fulcrum Equity Partners, based in Atlanta, has announced the acquisition of Texas Endovascular Associates, a specialty physician practice acros... |
| 21.01.2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included news out of the Houston Spaceport, innovators to know, innov... |
| 19.01.2022 | Houston food charity scores prestigious Amazon tech grant | One of Houston’s most cherished food charities has been recognized for its tech prowess. Houston Food Bank has been awarded the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Imagine Grant.
The endowment honors “the vision and work of nonprofit organizations as... |
| 18.01.2022 | Houston fund makes first local investment in $8M deal | A Houston-based investment fund has announced its its latest deal that includes an investment into a local direct-to-consumer supplement company.
GP Capital Partners has invested in Qualitas Health, known as iwi, which produces plant-based ... |
| 18.01.2022 | Greentown Labs appoints Houston founder among 4 new board members | Greentown Labs, a Massachusetts-based climatetech startup incubator with its secondary location in Houston, has appointed four new board members.
Of the new appointees, two community board members have been named in order to act as liaisons... |
| 14.01.2022 | New Houston startup aims to be the next generation Costco | A new Houston startup is combining two modern conveniences — discounted bulk prices and delivery service — into one business model.
Gbowo is a membership service where users can get same-day delivery on discounted products across several ca... |
| 14.01.2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included the Houston innovators to know, startups raising money, and ... |
| 13.01.2022 | Houston expert shares 3 venture capital predictions for 2022 | New Year’s resolutions are all well and good, but this year, in true VC fashion, I’m making some New Year’s predictions, too. Though I’m not an oracle, I am an investor, which means I use what I learned in the past to guide my decisions in ... |
| 13.01.2022 | Former Medtronic exec takes the helm of Houston med device startup | A Houston-based preclinical artificial heart device company has a new head honcho as it grows its team and further develops its technology.
BiVACOR named Thomas Vassiliades as CEO effective immediately. He replaces the company's founder, Da... |
| 13.01.2022 | Texas parking payment problems now include scammy QR codes | You might want to avoid that QR code plastered on a parking meter the next time you visit a place in Texas (or any other state, just to be on the safe side). Also known as Quick Response codes, they are a fairly common medium for scammers t... |
| 13.01.2022 | Can you get the flu and Covid at the same time? | By Amelia Neirenberg
Reports about dual infection with the flu virus and the coronavirus have been making sensational headlines recently. Last week Israel confirmed its first case of “flurona,” in an unvaccinated woman, followed by a growin... |
| 12.01.2022 | Houston scores surprising ranking in new U.S. job growth report | The COVID-19 pandemic continues to hammer job markets around the country.
In Houston, a booming metropolis by any measure, latest figures from the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce’s recent report give the Bayou City a 27th-place ranking a... |
| 12.01.2022 | Houston named a top market for remote tech workers, startup doubles its staff, and more innovation news | Houston is starting 2022 strong in terms of innovation news, and there might be some headlines you may have missed.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston startups and tech, the Bayou City is ranked based on its ability to employ r... |
| 07.01.2022 | Houston ranks as top spot for young professionals based on standard of living | Recruiting talent in the Houston area? Might want to share this tidbit of information.
A new study by two California researchers names Houston as the No. 1 place among the country’s 50 largest spots for college graduates to enjoy the highes... |
| 07.01.2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included the two startups that reached unicorn status in 2021, events... |
| 07.01.2022 | Houston startup raises $2.75M to make buildings more energy efficient | A Houston startup that retrofits windows with smart glass innovations to reduce energy use has raised its first round of funding.
INOVUES closed its seed round at $2.75 million last month. The oversubscribed round was led by Dallas-based Pa... |
| 06.01.2022 | City of Houston announces 2 new COVID mega-testing sites | With the omicron variant showing no signs of slowing locally or nationally, the City of Houston’s health department has partnered with a major company to open two mega COVID-19 testing sites this week, both opening on Thursday, January 6.
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| 05.01.2022 | Houston-based real estate giant bets on growing life science sector | An international real estate firm announced recently that it would prioritizing investing in life science industry opportunities when it comes to commercial real estate development.
Houston-based Hines reported that the pandemic has heighte... |
| 04.01.2022 | 3 questions Houston business owners should ask themselves as they start the new year | Many businesses tend to focus solely on tangible metrics during annual reporting, such as revenue, new year budgets and customer satisfaction. What is often overlooked are internal aspects of the business (unless it is a problem), measuring... |
| 30.12.2021 | Rice University declares start of spring semester online and vaccine requirements | With COVID-19 cases continuing to surge with the omicron variant and classes preparing to return from winter break, Rice University is sharing its plans for the spring semester, and that includes vaccine requirements.
Classes are still sche... |
| 17.12.2021 | TikTok rumor warning of threat to schools prompts closures and extra safety measures | A proliferation of ominous, non-specific rumors on TikTok and other social platforms suggested that schools across the U.S. faced threats of violence on Friday, December 17. While a number of schools responded to the trend by closing their ... |
| 16.12.2021 | How companies are cracking down on unvaccinated employees | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.
Many companies that had once dangled carrots like days off from work to encourage their employees to get C... |
| 01.12.2021 | A 19-year-old was shot in an attempted robbery while trying to sell a PlayStation 5, the latest indication of how high demand remains for the game console | In Texas, a 19-year-old man was shot on Sunday while attempting to sell a PlayStation 5 console.
The suspected shooter was the person meeting him to buy the PlayStation 5.
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| 01.12.2021 | A 19-year-old was shot in an attempted robbery while trying to sell a PlayStation 5, the latest indication of how high demand remains for the game console | A man puts a boxed PlayStation 5 game console into a bag. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images
In Texas, a 19-year-old man was shot on Sunday while attempting to sell a PlayStation 5 console.
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| 28.11.2021 | SpaceX is Hiring ‘Spaceport’ Mixologist to Produce Handcrafted Cocktails | Teejay Boris, Tech Times 28 November 2021, 10:11 pm
SpaceX has a new job listing, which seeks to hire a "spaceport" mixologist in Texas, tasked to produce handcrafted cocktails.
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| 15.11.2021 | 9-Year-Old Astroworld Attendee Dies, Raising Death Toll to 10 | A 9-year-old boy who was placed on life support after attending the Astroworld Festival in Houston has died, bringing the concert’s death toll to 10 people. Ezra Blount died on Sunday, becoming the youngest person to die from injuries susta... |
| 14.11.2021 | The father of a 9-year-old on life support following Astroworld Festival says 'I'm not ready to lose my boy' | Travis Scott performs onstage during the third annual Astroworld Festival.
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The father of a 9-year-old on life support following the Astroworld Festival said he's "not ready to lose" his son.
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| 01.11.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from health tech to clean energy — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Carolyn Rodz, CEO and... |
| 29.10.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a new partnership between The Ion and Ca... |
| 27.10.2021 | Houston university's MBA program claims coveted top spot of annual ranking | Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business has raked in yet another top spot on an annual list of top MBA programs.
A new ranking from Poets & Quants, which covers news about business schools, puts Rice at No. 3 among the world... |
| 08.10.2021 | GoFundMe takes down $180,000 fundraiser for anti-mandate lawsuit, saying it violates their policy against vaccine ‘misinformation’ | Demonstrators protested a vaccine mandate at Houston Methodist Hospital – but almost 100% of employees complied. Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images
The campaign began with a nurse fired for not complying with a vaccine mandate at a Texas hospital.... |
| 29.09.2021 | Deloitte launches first-of-its-kind clean energy lab in Houston | Houston will become home to professional services giant Deloitte's largest and most technologically advanced immersive, interactive innovation hub dubbed the Deloitte Greenhouse, Powered by Energy & Industrials.
Co-located with the comp... |
| 28.09.2021 | Research: 5 mistakes Houston entrepreneurs should be making | We all have heard "you learn from your mistakes," so, why do a lot of startup blogs warn entrepreneurs of the mistakes they shouldn't make when starting a business, but not very many tell them what mistakes they should be making? ... |
| 28.09.2021 | High-tech virtual reality experience blasts into the Space City | From the earliest days of our circling the planet in a tiny NASA capsule — to Elon Musk's SpaceX current commercial journeys — Houston and space travel will be forever and inexorably linked.
Fitting, then, that an unprecedented new immersiv... |
| 27.09.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from space health to virtual collaboration — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
James Hury,... |
| 27.09.2021 | Texas cops sue Tesla over ‘autopilot’ crash that allegedly injured 5 officers | More On: tesla
Elon Musk says Biden is biased against Tesla, ‘controlled by unions’ Tesla seeks exception to COVID rules to host 9,000 people at German ‘Giga-Fest’ Tesla expands ‘full self-driving’ tests, bucking the feds’ safety concerns C... |
| 27.09.2021 | University of Houston scores national award for championing diversity | Fresh off news of a new free health clinic for the homeless, the University of Houston is once again making headlines for its commitment to empowering the community. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has announced UH and the University of Hou... |
| 27.09.2021 | Real estate giant to open another downtown Houston coworking hub | A new downtown Houston skyscraper that's on the rise and expected to be completed by the end of the year will offer flexible office space.
Texas Tower will feature The Square, Hines' flexible office product, the international real estate fi... |
| 27.09.2021 | Texas cops sue Tesla over ‘autopilot’ crash that allegedly injured 5 officers | More On: tesla
Elon Musk’s Tesla wants California judge to pause racial bias suit Elon Musk says he doesn’t own a home and sleeps in friends’ spare bedrooms Elon Musk lied about taking Tesla private: lawsuit ‘Crazy Elon’ Musk making major p... |
| 24.09.2021 | Rice University rises with massive $100M gift for innovative new student center | Rice University's Owls are soaring of late, with the school just being named the top in Texas and No. 7 in the U.S. Now, the institution known as the "Ivy League of the South" is the recipient of a mammoth gift aimed at a game-cha... |
| 24.09.2021 | City launches public dashboard for tracking COVID-19 in Houston's wastewater | In 2020, a group of researchers began testing Houston's wastewater to collect data to help identify trends at the community level. Now, the team's work has been rounded up to use as an online resource.
The Houston Health Department and Rice... |
| 21.09.2021 | Neuroengineering to Help Addiction | Fixing Brain Deficiencies | Urian B., Tech Times 21 September 2021, 03:09 am
(Photo : Image from Unsplash Website) Neuroengineering to Help Addiction | Fixing Brain Deficiencies
Neuroengineering is now being considered at as a way to help fight addiction. Doctors are ... |
| 13.09.2021 | Photos: InnovationMap shares scenes from its inaugural awards celebration | Last week, the inaugural InnovationMap Awards presented by Techwave honored 28 companies across eight categories.
The hybrid event, which took place on September 8, was hosted at The Cannon West Houston as well as streamed online. The in-pe... |
| 13.09.2021 | University of Houston prescribes homeless relief with new free clinic | Houston is no stranger to the plague of homelessness and now, a major university has a prescription for some relief.
The University of Houston College of Nursing will open its new Nursing Health Clinic in Midtown on September 13, the school... |
| 10.09.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap overwhelmingly included coverage of the inaigural InnovationMap Award... |
| 08.09.2021 | Watch the InnovationMap Awards livestream honoring Houston tech and innovation | Who are Houston's rising stars across energy transition, sports tech, health, and more? Watch the livestream to find out. Click play on the video above, or join the conversation on YouTube by clicking here.
We are also honoring our 2021 Tra... |
| 03.09.2021 | Mark Cuban May Have to Pay the State of Texas Millions If He Doesn't Play the National Anthem at Home Games | September 3, 2021 2 min read
All rise for the National Anthem — or pay reparations to the state?
Looks like this could be the case for billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban if he continues to refuse to play the ode to America at... |
| 30.08.2021 | Houston startup addresses gaps in the gig economy with new app | Two Houstonians are making student side hustles on college campuses a whole lot safer and easier.
When Madison Long and Simone May were undergraduate students at Purdue University, their only option for scoping out basic services — like get... |
| 27.08.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, 28 companies being named as finalists in... |
| 11.08.2021 | Software co. leader shares why he bet on Houston's tech talent with HQ move | A couple years ago, Raj Gummadapu and his executive team moved the Techwave headquarters to Houston from the Northeast in order to access a diverse workforce in a city with a developing tech scene. He's never looked back.
Gummadapu joined t... |
| 10.08.2021 | Startup taps UH-licensed technology to better optimize rig analytics | A Houston startup has tapped into the know-how of three University of Houston professors to help improve oil and gas drilling operations.
The startup, DrillDocs, has licensed software developed by UH professors Jiefu Chen, Xuqing (Jason) Wu... |
| 10.08.2021 | How Houston companies can best learn and navigate startup etiquette | We often rely on frameworks, skillsets, and mindsets – many of which we can acquire in the classroom – to prepare us for a successful career. Even at Lilie, we emphasize the importance of entrepreneurial thinking and design processes. Yet w... |
| 10.08.2021 | Houston businessman sells online gaming casino in $1.56B deal with fantasy sports tech company | DraftKings, the nationally renown fantasy sports and online sportsbook company (Nasdaq: DKNG), announced it will acquire Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta's Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNOG) in an all-stock transaction valu... |
| 09.08.2021 | City of Houston launches pilot program to promote stormwater infrastructure growth | The City of Houston has launched a pilot project that will speed up the permitting process for environmentally friendly stormwater projects.
The Green Stormwater Infrastructure Expedited Permitting Pilot Program, announced August 4, will ap... |
