Despite the ongoing hellstorm of political debate surrounding Russia, North Korea, and immigration, we can’t forget there’s a pivotal midterm election coming up in November. It’s going to take a lot to garner attention with so much going on.
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Scaling startups are setting up secondary hubs in these cities
America’s mayors have spent the past nine months tripping over each other to curry favor with Amazon.com in its high-profile search for a second headquarters. More quietly, however, a similar story has been playing out in startup-land.
View More Scaling startups are setting up secondary hubs in these citiesFor Apple, this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day is all about education
Following Apple’s education event in Chicago in March, I wrote about what the company’s announcements might mean for accessibility. After sitting in the audience covering the event, the big takeaway I had was Apple could “make serious inroads in furthering *special* education as well.” As I wrote, despite how well-designed the Classroom and Schoolwork apps seemingly are, Apple should do more to tailor their new tools to better serve students and educators in special education settings. After all, accessibility and special education are inextricably tied. It turns out, Apple has, unsurprisingly, considered this.
View More For Apple, this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day is all about educationDrive.ai is launching an autonomous ride-hailing network in Texas
Drive.ai, the self-driving car startup with roots in Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence Lab, has partnered with Frisco, Texas and the Hall Group to deploy the first autonomous ride-hailing platform in the state of Texas. Initially, the platform will be available to more than 10,000 members of Hall Group’s commercial and residential communities. Through the service, people will […]
View More Drive.ai is launching an autonomous ride-hailing network in TexasDNC launches tech marketplace for Democratic candidates
The Democratic National Committee is trying to help Democrats regain the pole position as the tech-savviest political party in the U.S. After getting Trumped in the 2016 election (pwned on security, data analysis and at the polls), the DNC is launching I Will Run, a marketplace for software, services and training to upgrade the campaigns […]
View More DNC launches tech marketplace for Democratic candidatesFriday Night Lights is on Hulu now. You’re welcome.
Friday Night Lights, the football show that was never just about football (and one of the best shows on television), is now streaming on Hulu. Say goodbye to the weekend is all I’m saying. Hailed as one of the most honest depictions of a functioning adult relationship in its portrayal of the husband and wife […]
View More Friday Night Lights is on Hulu now. You’re welcome.Palmer Luckey, political martyr?
In the middle of testimony over Facebook’s privacy scandal, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas took a moment to grill Mark Zuckerberg over his company’s political loyalties. In the course of a testy exchange between Sen. Cruz and Zuckerberg, the senator brought up the dismissal of Palmer Luckey, the controversial founder of virtual reality tech development […]
View More Palmer Luckey, political martyr?Let the good vibes roll: Mashable House at SXSW 2018
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During SXSW, thousands of creatives and techies alike descend onto Austin, Texas in search of the best way to induce FOMO in their friends back at home. In 2018, this meant saying they were in the room when Elon Musk crashed the Westworld panel. Or perhaps it was sharing out that GIF of Elon Musk doing, whatever it is he was doing…
But when one was looking to break from all that, they ventured over to the Mashable House, where the only things necessary for a good time were ballpits, arcade games, and puppies.
While much of SXSW looks toward “what’s coming next,” this year’s Mashable House invited guests to celebrate just how far we’ve come with a mix of the old, new and modern! Read more…
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Uber debuts Uber Freight Plus to lower operating costs for carriers
Uber is sweetening the pot for its Uber Freight offering aimed at commercial trucking. The company is launching Uber Freight Plus today, a program designed to help alleviate costs around some of the more expensive aspects of owning and operating a transport vehicle, including fuel, tire and maintenance discounts, as well as new purchase bonuses […]
View More Uber debuts Uber Freight Plus to lower operating costs for carriersWaze Carpool expands to the entire state of Washington
Google -owned Waze is growing the footprint of its Waze Carpool product with a market expansion today to cover all of Washington state. That means Carpool is now available in California, Texas, Isreal and Washington following today’s launch. Waze also recently revamped its Carpool experience, which now includes new options for choosing what rides to […]
View More Waze Carpool expands to the entire state of WashingtonHeartbreaking video of little boy singing in memory of his sister goes viral
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A video of a little boy singing a song in memory of his sister has gone viral on Twitter.
Samir Deais from San Antonio, Texas, shared a short clip of his 4-year-old son singing in front of an alter on New Year’s Eve.
My son singing “Remember Me” from the movie “Coco” to his baby sister, Ava, who we lost this past May.
He’s only 4 years old and he understands. He didn’t even know he was being recorded. He just wanted to sing to her for her 1st birthday!
Happy Birthday mamas, we miss you!💕 pic.twitter.com/EoVLjju0bJ
— Samir (@SAM1R) December 31, 2017 Read more…
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View More Heartbreaking video of little boy singing in memory of his sister goes viralA food critic is taking one for the industry and eating tacos for a full year
Mike Sutter is a restaurant critic for the San Antonio Express-News. For 2017, he made it his goal to go to 365 taquerias and try their tacos. So far, he’s eaten 1,300 tacos and spent around $600 a month doing so.
The reason for this mission: t…