Amazon announced today it will bring its cashier-free checkout technology, Just Walk Out, to a Major League Baseball stadium for the first time. MLB team Houston Astros will introduce the Just Walk Out system to two stores at Minute Maid Park, allowing fans to purchase food and beverages.
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Innovation Map: Fast-growing energy fintech startup raises $50M series B
Houston-based ComboCurve announced today that it has raised $50 million through a series B funding round led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Bessemer Venture Partners.
Innovation Map: Texas punches in as one of best states for working from home, says study
The meaning of “going to work” is swiftly changing. The Ladders career platform forecasts that one-fourth of all professional jobs in North America will be remote by the end of 2022.
Houston Business Journal: Alert Logic acquired by Minneapolis software co. to scale MDR cybersecurity business
HelpSystems did not offer managed detection and response cybersecurity services before acquiring Houston’s Alert Logic.
Innovation Map: Rice University competition doles out nearly $2M in cash prizes to student startups
Rice University brought back its international student startup competition to its in-person format in a big way, giving out nearly $2 million in investment plus thousands more in-kind prizes to over a dozen winning teams.
Houston Forward Times: 5G and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Could Help End the Digital Divide
By Hazel Trice Edney, 4/8/22
The last two years have underlined what we already knew: the digital divide in America is real and has consequences for millions of Americans. An affordable, reliable connection is imperative in participating in the 21st century economy, and those families relying on mobile-only access are falling behind. Often, they cannot attend class online or seek a career opportunity that offers the possibility of working remotely. And as more services, job applications, and infrastructure moves online, the gap is only widening.
The Business Journals: Overlooked and underfunded: How 2-year HBCUs are building critical tech-talent pipelines despite the odds
Historicall overlooked and underfunded: How 2-year HBCUs are building critical tech-talent pipelines despite the odds
Innovation Map: 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week
Another week has come and gone, and it’s time to round up the top headlines from the past few days.
Greater Houston Partnership: Houston House Spotlights Tech and Innovation at SXSW
The Greater Houston Partnership hosted Houston House at SXSW, a two-day activation program led by innovation leaders and startup founders, from March 13-14. With over 630 attendees over the two days of programming, Houston House delivered a diverse set of panels discussing venture capital funding, equitable energy transition, commercial aerospace and more!
Innovation Map: Houston experts at SXSW: Why now is the opportune time for space commercialization
For all of the time they’ve been on earth, humans have looked up and wondered what was out there. Now more than ever, as a recent panel of experts discussed, humans are equipped to find out.
