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How To Ditch The Techie Jargon And Improve Your Organization’s Cybersecurity
An office memo that tosses around terms like DRM, botnet, FTP, spear phishing and worm could be a quick, easy read for the head of the IT department.
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MIT teaches robots to 'feel' objects just by looking at them
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are teaching robots to "see" what an object looks like just by touching it and predict what something will feel like by looking at it.
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TPG executive Bill McGlashan placed on leave after he's charged in college admissions scheme
William McGlashan, an executive at private equity firm TPG who leads its social impact investing efforts, has been placed on indefinite leave after he was charged in a nationwide scheme to get students into elite colleges.
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The Who, R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails, Patti Smith, Janelle Monae, Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, Mitski, Rush & More Auction Off Setlists for Nick Hornby, Dave Eggers & Michael Chabon's Setlists for Young Vo
Proceeds will benefit youth writing and activism centers: London’s Ministry of Stories & The International Congress of Youth Voices’ Summer gathering in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Starting tonight, 100+ setlists from renowned musicians will go to auction online to benefit international youth writing and activism centers and organizations on behalf of Setlists For Young Voices. Setlists For Young Voices is a new initiative developed and launched by Nick Hornby (novelist, screenwriter, co-founder of Ministry of Stories, a London-based youth writing center), with the help of Dave Eggers (novelist, co-founder of San Francisco youth writing center 826 Valencia), and Michael Chabon (novelist, screenwriter).
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US fertility rates down, first-time moms getting older
First-time mothers in the United States grew older on average over the past decade while total fertility rates declined, a new government report shows.
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NubianPoets.com Launches 2018 National Poetry Month Contest — This Year’s Theme is “Black Love”
April is National Poetry Month and NubianPoets.com is proud to have Latorial Faison who has been featured along with Iyanla Vazant, Danny Glover, and Dr. Cornel West in the 2003 NAACP Image Award winning book Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from the Black community as this year’s contest judge.
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The US Mint wants you to help choose the pioneering women that will appear on its new quarters
Following coins that put the spotlight on Duke Ellington, the Tuskegee Airmen and Samoan fruit bats, a new run of quarters will call attention to pioneering American women.
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275 cases open in Capitol riot investigation, US prosecutors say
US investigators have opened up 275 cases and charged roughly 98 individuals in connection to last week's pro-Donald Trump riot at the US Capitol, federal officials said Friday, emphasizing they are focused on rounding up the most violent offenders.
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Paris' famous Champs-Élysées set for green transformation
One of the most famous avenues in Paris, the Champs-Élysées, is set for a facelift that will see it transformed into a green, pedestrian-friendly space, after Mayor Anne Hidalgo gave the go-ahead for a major renovation project.
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The Shade Room's Faith Based-Series 'The Same Room' Returns for Season Three On Wednesday, September 22
The Shade Room announced today the third season of it’s hit faith based series “The Same Room” premiering on Wednesday, September 22 on the show’s social pages, including YouTube and Instagram.
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Houston Instagram model ‘Miss Mercedes’ Janae Gagnier ‘killed in murder-suicide’
A popular Instagram model found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Richmond was strangled and suffered a traumatic concussion, the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner told ABC13 Tuesday.
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Jeff Gladney, Arizona Cardinals cornerback, dies at 25
Jeff Gladney, a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, died in a car crash Monday morning in Dallas, according to the team's official website.
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Justice Department ordered to release redacted Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit
The Justice Department must release a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit by noon on Friday, a federal judge ruled.
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Miller Outdoor Theatre Is Hosting The Houston Jazz Festival Produced By The Houston Jazz Collective
Tickets will be available starting September 16th at 10:00 AM at Miller Outdoor Theatre! For assistance with handicap accessible seating, please call the box office in advance.
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Police shoot woman who had fired shots into ceiling at Dallas Love Field Airport, authorities say
A woman allegedly fired several gunshots into the air at Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas on Monday before police shot her and took her into custody, Dallas Police said.
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China's BYD will supply EV batteries to 'good friend' Elon Musk 'very soon'
BYD, the Warren Buffett-backed Chinese electric carmaker, plans to supply batteries to Tesla "very soon," a senior executive from the company told a Chinese state-owned broadcaster. "BYD respects Tesla, and we also admire Tesla,"
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New drugs effective at killing leukemia cells, early study finds
New research has identified a unique form of chemotherapy which preliminary experiments show is effective at targeting different leukemia cells.
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This was the deadliest 24 hours in December for tornadoes on record. Here's what else we know about the storms
Severe weather struck with a violent intensity this weekend, leaving a wide path of death and destruction across eight states.
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Justice Department appoints David Neal as director of the nation's immigration courts
Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced the appointment of David Neal to lead the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which oversees the nation's immigration courts.
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MOVE Texas Hosts Voter Registration Events Across Texas for National Voter Registration Day
Today is National Voter Registration Day and MOVE Texas is hosting more than 50 drives all across Texas to register thousands of new voters in the wake of egregious restrictions on the freedom to vote enacted earlier this year. These restrictions were enacted despite the intense opposition of thousands upon thousands of Texans who showed up at the state capitol to make their voices heard.
