TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

May 10 2026BUSINESS

New Tablet Tech at Texas Roadhouse: A Smooth Shift, Not a Rush

Texas Roadhouse has started using handheld tablets at some of its restaurants, letting servers take orders right at the table. The move was announced during the company’s first‑quarter 2026 earnings call, which also highlighted a solid financial performance that lifted the stock by 12%. The chain is

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May 10 2026CRIME

Texas Shuts Down Fake Dallas School Claiming Islamic STEM Degrees

Texas has just pulled the plug on a Dallas-area school operating under a misleading name. The place called itself the Texas American Muslim University at Dallas, promising degrees in tech fields like artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. But here’s the catch: it never had state approval to hand

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May 09 2026TECHNOLOGY

How AI Can Help Us Understand Well-Being Better

Technology today can track almost everything about our daily lives—from sleep patterns to step counts. Artificial intelligence could soon use this data to guess how we're feeling. But if the AI works like a mystery box, spitting out results without any reasoning, people won't trust it. Imagine an ap

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May 06 2026TECHNOLOGY

AI at work: more tasks or more jobs?

Technology has always shaped work. When farm tools got better, fewer farmers were needed—but food got cheaper, and new jobs appeared in towns. Electricity did the same, and so did the internet. Dario Amodei now believes AI could create jobs, not just destroy them. He points to the Jevons Paradox: wh

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May 06 2026CRYPTO

How fresh voices are shaping crypto’s future

Tech companies often chase the next big idea without stopping to ask who’s missing from the conversation. At a recent industry gathering, three leaders shared how unexpected perspectives shifted their approach to crypto products, policies, and hiring—proving that diversity isn’t just about fairness,

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May 03 2026HEALTH

Healthy habits in college: what Spanish students really do in their free time

University life doesn’t just mean late-night study sessions and endless coffee. For many Spanish students, it’s also a time when daily habits start to take shape—some good, some not so great. A fresh study looked at how these young adults actually spend their time outside classes, using a detailed q

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May 02 2026POLITICS

Texas Worries About Prediction Markets And How They Mix Up Gambling And Betting

Texas is looking closely at online prediction markets that let people bet on everything from sports outcomes to election results. State leaders worry these platforms might be sneaking past gambling laws while risking public harm. Critics say the real danger isn’t just losing money – it’s the way the

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May 01 2026SCIENCE

Big Blasts and Smart Science: Texas A&M Goes All In on Explosions

Texas A&M just opened a lab that’s basically a giant explosion playground—but with a serious goal. Called the Detonation Research Test Facility, it’s the biggest science lab of its kind built by a university to study blasts up close. Scientists aren’t just playing with fire here. They’re studying ho

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May 01 2026CRIME

More eyes on Texas roads as big event nears

Texas is getting ready for visitors from around the globe and that means more patrols on the roads. Officials are not taking it lightly – they’re stepping up checks and balances across North Texas. You might wonder why this matters to anyone outside the state. Well, when the world’s most-watched so

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Apr 30 2026TECHNOLOGY

Big Tech's AI race heats up as rivals surge past challenges

Tech giants are showing the AI market isn’t slowing anytime soon. Microsoft and Google just reported massive cloud growth, proving they’re making serious money from artificial intelligence. Google’s parent company Alphabet hit $110 billion in revenue, its fastest growth in four years, with cloud sal

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