August 16, 2024 U.S. awards chipmaker Texas Instruments up to $1.6 billion to build factories The funding, under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, will help the company build two factories in Texas and one in Utah. BY Reuters Texas Instruments said on Friday it would receive up to $1.6 billion in funding from the U.S. … Continue reading U.S. awards chipmaker Texas Instruments up to $1.6 billion to build factories
July 30, 2024 Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over privacy violations Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought the suit against Meta in February 2022 for unlawfully capturing Texas users’ biometric data without obtaining their informed consent as required by law. BY Jessica Bursztynsky Meta agreed to a record $ 1.4 billion settlement with … Continue reading Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over privacy violations
July 16, 2024 Elon Musk says he’s moving X, SpaceX to Texas in response to new CA gender law The new law bans school districts from passing policies that require schools to notify parents if their student asks to change their gender identification or sexual orientation unless the student gives permission. BY Jessica Bursztynsky Elon Musk … Continue reading Elon Musk says he’s moving X, SpaceX to Texas in response to new CA gender law
Texas court blocks the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements It sided with plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to get the rule struck down before it’s implemented. mariella moon Thu, Jul 4, 2024 JHVEPhoto via Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on noncompete agreements was supposed to take effect on September 4, … Continue reading Texas court blocks the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements
Netflix House will open two locations in Texas and Pennsylvania in 2025 The entertainment complexes will give fans chances to interact with sets and games based on Stranger Things and Squid Game. danny gallagher Wed, Jun 19, 2024 Netflix Netflix announced that Dalla and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania will host the first incarnations of … Continue reading Netflix House will open two locations in Texas and Pennsylvania in 2025
May 02, 2024 A proud Texas mama, veteran, and business owner shares her kernels of wisdom The story of how one mom turned her side hustle into her main hustle BY Chase for Business Debra Moore’s venture into the business of gourmet popcorn started with a mission every parent can relate to: paying for college tuition. … Continue reading A proud Texas mama, veteran, and business owner shares her kernels of wisdom
Apple, Google, Dozens Of Other Companies Back Full-Page Ad Opposing Texas Law by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 11, 2022 Apple, Google, IBM, PayPal, REI Co-Op, and Meta are among dozens of companies participating in a human rights campaign that asks Texas governor Greg Abbott to abandon legislation that criminalizes a parent for helping their … Continue reading Apple, Google, Dozens Of Other Companies Back Full-Page Ad Opposing Texas Law
Texas Restaurants Look To Boost Safety Through Customer Reporting by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 6, 2020 Consumers who are willing to venture into Texas restaurants can now take part in improving the customer experience by reporting on the COVID-19-related health and hygiene practices at participating restaurants. It’s done by texting the word “SAFE” … Continue reading A Reason To Return To Restaurants? Texas Looks To Improve Customer Experience
Angela Shah Greetings, readers. We’re mixing up the usual rotation of roundup news to bring you an innovation “Tour of Texas”—stories on venture capital activity, startup re-branding, e-commerce, and a study of entrepreneurship—from around the state’s major metro areas. Austin: —The Zebra has set its sights on the murky confines of the insurance industry. Founder … Continue reading Tour of Texas: Cars, Insurance, E-commerce & Cloud Demo Day
Sites that generate high traffic numbers often use sampling to save on processing time, but columnist Brian Massey notes it’s important to know if your sample is statistically significant. Brian Massey on March 5, 2015 Howdy, ya’ll. Since before our friends in Alaska became the biggest state (by area), we Texans have been saying that … Continue reading Everything’s Bigger In Texas: Sampling & Google Analytics Reports
