Homeland Security agents, backed by police SWAT teams, armored vehicles and a Black Hawk helicopter staged a bizarre unannounced show of force in front of a school in a small Illinois town, scenes which will exacerbate concerns about the increasing militarization of U.S. law enforcement.
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- Microsoft Is Testing Azure IoT Platform From The Stratosphere March 9, 2016Microsoft is attempting to pull off a rare feat that may be hard for its competitors to emulate. The team at Microsoft Research is deploying a balloon in the stratosphere loaded with sensors and cameras, which is connected to the Azure IoT platform. The balloon will send real-time telemetry along […]Janakiram MSV, Contributor
- Intuit Announces Sale Of QuickBase Low-Code Platform March 8, 2016Low-code platforms like QuickBase empower a wide range of people with little to no programming skills – known as ‘citizen developers’ – to build enterprise-class applications that run on mobile, desktop, or web. Such applications can meet the needs of the business quickly and efficiently, and can be an important part of how transformed IT […]Jason Bloomberg, Contributor
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- The Best Foods at Texas RenFest's $10,000 Royal Chef Showdown October 18, 2017If you love hot yeast rolls topped with crunchy salt and stuffed with spicy Italian sausage, ground beef, onion, cabbage and garlic, you are going to love the Texas Renaissance Festival's newest food item, the Bierock, which won the event's Royal Chef Showdown Tuesday afternoon. Four judges including the former...
- Event Spotlights Houston's Key Role In the Rise of Chicano Soul October 18, 2017It’s a labor of love for these DJs and musicians who love soul and R&B to alert Houstonians of the music’s local heritage.
- Ogg Outlines Plans for "More Diversion, Less Jail" for Small-Time Offenders October 18, 2017Flanked by dozens of members of her transition team, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg laid out plans for what she described as "more diversion, less jail" for people who need help rather than the book thrown at them, such as those who are mentally ill or struggle with addiction...