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  • 'Most hated conservative college student in TX' comes to Houston
  • Kyle Tucker homers, Framber Valdez goes 8, Astros rout Mets
  • Rep. Troy Nehls asks Elon Musk to help the U.S. power grid
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Technology
  • Self-driving big rigs to traverse I-45 to deliver Wayfair goods
    In addition to Texas, Waymo is testing self-driving trucks in Arizona, New Mexico and California.
    By Alexandra Skores
  • US advances probe into Teslas crashing into emergency vehicles
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    You can finally unsend that awkward iMessage
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    Your iPhone may have a standard charging cable soon
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    Google's latest attempt to compete with Amazon
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Today's Picks
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    Law enforcement said a city worker alerted them to the tragic scene after hearing cries from a...
  • NFL asks for one-year Deshaun Watson suspension as hearing begins
    The former Texans quarterback may miss his second full season.
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    The biggest retailer's biggest sales days are July 12-13.
More News
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  • Mexican networks ramp up help for US women seeking abortions
  • Think Christianity is anti-abortion? Think again.
  • Exciting new downtown Houston brewery is days from opening
  • As commercial flyers struggle, private jet travel booms in the US
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  • Technology
    Your online data could be used against you if Roe v. Wade falls
    People who are most vulnerable to online privacy encroachment and to the use or abuse of their data have traditionally been those society deems less worthy of protection. By Nora McDonald
  • Technology
    Elon Musk says Twitter deal 'temporarily on hold'
    Elon Musk said Friday that his plan to buy Twitter for $44 billion is “temporarily on hold” as he tries to pinpoint the exact number of spam and fake accounts on the social media platform, another twist amid signs of internal turmoil over the... By KELVIN CHAN
  • Technology
    TX social media law reinstated by appeals court
    The court did not evaluate the law on its constitutionality but will allow it to go back into effect while a legal case plays out. Texas lawmakers passed the law, saying social media platforms have an anti-conservative bias. By ANDREW ZHANG
  • Technology
    Are Elon Musk's SpaceX tests wiping out endangered Texas birds?
    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reported a stark downturn in the populations of a number of bird species with habitats around Musk's rocket testing sites in Boca Chica, Texas. By Dan Carson
  • Technology
    Energy-thirsty Bitcoin miners dump fossil fuels for TX wind farm
    With the cryptocurrency industry under increasing pressure to rein in the environmental impact of its massive electricity consumption, Marathon Digital Holdings made the decision to pack up its computers, called miners, and relocate them to a wind... By AMY BETH HANSON
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  3. Ken Paxton wants to exploit century-old Texas abortion laws in court. It won't be easy, an expert says.
  4. Why you should check your paper money when traveling in Mexico
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  • Technology
    Elon Musk bids $43 billion in hostile takeover of Twitter
    Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter, saying the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company. Twitter Inc. said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that... By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
  • Technology
    Will Elon Musk bring Trump back to Twitter?
    Followers of QAnon, the sweeping far-right conspiracy theory, theorized that Musk was destined to merge Twitter with Trump's troubled Truth Social network, making social media great again. By Will Oremus
  • Technology
    Elon Musk to join Twitter's board of directors
    Twitter Inc. said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it entered into an agreement with Musk on Monday that will give the billionaire a seat on its board, with the term expiring at its 2024 annual shareholders meeting. By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
  • Technology
    Elon Musk takes a 9% stake in Twitter
    The Tesla CEO purchased approximately 73.5 million shares, according to a regulatory filing Monday. By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
  • Technology
    Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok
    Facebook parent company Meta is paying one of the biggest Republican consulting firms in the country to orchestrate a nationwide campaign seeking to turn the public against TikTok. The campaign includes placing op-eds and letters to the editor in... By Taylor Lorenz and Drew Harwell
Retail News
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  • BizFeedRetail-office lifestyle development breaks ground in Conroe
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  • Technology
    BeReal, the 'casual Instagram' that college kids are logging into
    BeReal users receive a single notification en masse prompting them to take two photos - simultaneous images, shot through the front- and back-facing lens on their phone cameras. By Carly Wanna
  • Technology
    Your 'private messenger' may not be so secure after all
    Finding reliable private messengers and browsers is easier said than done. By Tatum Hunter
  • Technology
    Nationwide probe launched into TikTok's effect on kids' health
    State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform. The platform has an estimated 1 billion... By MARCY GORDON
  • Technology
    TX bitcoin mining booms, but sustainability, grid concerns remain
    Texas has the third-highest carbon emissions related to bitcoin mining in the U.S. By Chandler France
  • Technology
    US securities agency denies claims it's harassing Elon Musk
    The letter also denied that the agency had issued subpoenas in the Musk Twitter case.
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  • Technology
    Texas sues Facebook parent Meta over use of facial recognition
    Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday sued Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms, alleging that the social media giant for years collected Texans' biometric data without their full consent, in violation of state privacy laws.... By Annabelle Timsit
  • Technology
    TikTok leases massive office space in Texas
    The video platform, owned by ByteDance Ltd., will join other tech behemoths with a sizable presence in downtown Austin, including Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. By Brendan Walsh
  • Technology
    Facebook's faceplant on Wall Street is just the beginning
    So far this year, the tech-rich Nasdaq index is down about 10%. By David J. Lynch and Gerrit De Vynck
  • Technology
    Meta, formerly Facebook, faces historic drop as stock tanks
    Shares of the company formerly known as Facebook saw a historic plunge Thursday after the social media giant reported a rare profit decline due to a sharp rise in expenses, shaky ad revenue growth, competition from TikTok and fewer daily U.S.... By BARBARA ORTUTAY
  • Technology
    Tesla recall: 'Full Self-Driving' software runs stop signs
    The “rolling stop” feature allows vehicles to roll through stop signs up to 5.6 miles per hour. By TOM KRISHER
Medical News
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  • Technology
    Tesla recall: 'Full Self-Driving' software runs stop signs
    The “rolling stop” feature allows vehicles to roll through stop signs up to 5.6 miles per hour. By TOM KRISHER
  • Technology
    AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm
    They will delay turning on 5G cell towers within a 2-mile radius of airport runways. By DAVID KOENIG
  • Technology
    Facebook’s Meta expanding in Texas
    The company has leased half of what will be Austin’s tallest skyscraper, making the social media giant the latest major business to expand in the state. By Bre Bradham
  • Technology
    How Discord became a social hub for young people
    In 2015, Jason Citron, a computer programmer, was struggling to break through in the video game industry. The new multiplayer game he had created with his development studio, Hammer & Chisel, was not catching on. So Citron engineered an abrupt... By Kellen Browning
  • Technology
    Elon Musk sells yet another $1 billion in Tesla stock
    The car and space entrepreneur previously announced on Twitter plans to sell 10% of his stock holdings.  By Abigail Rosenthal
ICYMI
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