Robinhood announced Robinhood Agents at its HOOD Summit in Houston, letting users create AI agents that access a separate trading account and execute trades, with users able to choose between OpenAI o…
Meta launched America's Workforce Academy with a $115 million first-year commitment to train electricians, welders, and construction workers for its data center buildout, with pilot programs in Housto…
Tesla AI lead Ashok Elluswamy said on September 4, 2026, that 24-hour Robotaxi service will arrive 'next month or so' once 'the next tech to merge on the v15 plan' is ready, marking the clearest timel…
Tesla's Robotaxi service in Texas is drawing complaints from its own fans and ambassadors, including a 66-minute estimate for a 2.3-mile trip and a drop-off 3 miles from the destination. Reggie Overto…
Google Research introduced ME-POIs, a mobility-informed framework that adds human movement patterns to text-based point-of-interest (POI) embeddings. In evaluations on Los Angeles and Houston mobility…
Waymo fully launched its robotaxi service in Houston, Texas, opening rides to all users via its app after a phased rollout that began in February 2026. The company reported welcoming more than 100,000…
Apple opened its expanded Houston manufacturing plant on August 13, 2026, with CEO Tim Cook and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attending, to assemble AI servers for Apple data centers and prepare f…
Apple opened its Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, offering free training and educational sessions for small- and medium-sized businesses. The center is located within the same facility that b…
Apple opened a 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Houston and began shipping AI servers from it in October 2025, months ahead of the original 2026 target, marking the first US production of…
Apple Inc. will build a Mac mini manufacturing plant in Houston, Texas, as part of a $600 billion US investment commitment, with production expected to begin in 2026. The expansion will double the cam…
AVI-SPL launched commercial autonomous freight operations between Dallas and Houston using Volvo's self-driving VNL Autonomous truck and Aurora Innovation's TMS platform, aiming to address driver shor…
An ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican father-of-three, during a traffic stop in Houston after he allegedly rammed an ICE vehicle and attempted to run over an officer. The Departm…
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot 39-year-old Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston on Tuesday after authorities said he attempted to evade arrest and drove hi…
An ICE agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national in the U.S. illegally, after he rammed an ICE vehicle and attempted to run down the agent during a traffic stop in Houston. The …
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, in Houston, Texas, during a targeted enforcement operation. ICE claims Araujo rammed a law enf…
An ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national in the U.S. illegally, after he allegedly rammed an ICE vehicle and tried to run over an agent during a traffic stop in Houston. Th…
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national living in the U.S. without legal permission, in Houston after he allegedly attempted to evade…
Waymo has paused its autonomous taxi service in four cities—Atlanta, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston—after its robotaxis repeatedly struggled with heavy rain and flooded roads, including an incident …
The 1940 Air Terminal Museum in Houston is liquidating three full-motion flight simulators—a Boeing 737-200, a Beechcraft King Air 200, and a Hawker 700—each priced at $20,000. The simulators, donated…
Waymo has paused its autonomous taxi service in Atlanta after a robotaxi became stuck in a flooded street, marking the fourth city where operations have been halted due to the vehicles' struggles with…