Space City WeatherThis month we've got a jam-packed SCW Q&A for you, with topics ranging from the eventual demise of La Niña to mysterious high tides to a new forum where you can talk weather, 24/7! The latter is also where you can now leave questions for this Q&A series.
Dwight SilvermanApple has started shipping servers from its new plant in Houston, marking a major step toward the region’s potential to become an AI hub. Apple said the 250,000-square-foot facility in North Houston, originally slated to open next year, started operations ahead of schedule.
Foxconn wants to train Houstonians for AI work.
John TedescoThe University of Texas Medical Branch lost more than $19 million in research grants terminated by the Trump administration.
Most of the cut funding was for developing drugs that could be used to fight the next pandemic:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/health/article/utmb-nih-research-grant-cuts-20371818.php #health #trump #texas #hounews
Houston's first pinball manufacturer, Barrels of Fun, launched its second machine this month, based on the Oscar-winning "Dune" films. The lessons learned from its first effort, a machine built around "Labyrinth," starring David Bowie, makes the new table even better.
After - checks notes - three years of touting DOCSIS 4.0 as the next-generation of cable internet tech, Comcast/Xfinity is finally rolling it out in Houston, though so far only a few neighborhoods can get it.
Yay! Alison Cook's Burger Friday™ is back! I didn't realize how much I'd missed it.
https://alison-cooks-htown.ghost.io/burger-friday-proper-at-finn-hall/
Burger Friday: Proper at Finn Hall
As Liquidation Thursday wore on, I thought a burger and fries might ease me of my economic anxiety. So I headed downtown in late afternoon to check out the latest in Houston smashburgerdom, namely Proper - A Burger Spot, which recently opened in the food hall they are now marketing
Apple's plan to build a massive factory in #Houston that will make servers for its AI initiative has the potential to jumpstart a long-dormant part of the area's tech sector.
Apple plans to open a 250,000-square-foot AI server manufacturing facility in the Houston area, part of what it said will be a $500 billion investment in several business lines over the next four years.
Since HPE is based in Houston, this is definitely #hounews
