Aug 18, 2017 | Science & Technology
With nearly one third of the population of non-institutionalized older adults living alone in 2015, with even higher proportions for women over the age of 75, VAPA’ (Voice-Activated Personal Assistants e.g. Alexa, Siri or Google’s Now) could help people with the safety, security and social connections needed for healthy living.
Read MoreAug 18, 2017 | Business & Economy
“As soon as lenders (and the investors behind them) get overconfident that they have better models and can make excess profits by disrespecting credit risk, they always get their hats handed to them sooner or later. The mortgage market learned this lesson at the expense of the entire global financial system, and it is playing out now in a micro-level, in the ABS market for subprime auto loans.”
Read MoreAug 18, 2017 | International News
13 people were killed and over 50 injured when two armed men drove a van into a busy tourist street in Barcelona in what has been described as a “terrorist attack.” Two attackers have been arrested and one has died during a shootout with the police.
Read MoreAug 18, 2017 | State News
The Texas Legislature closed out the special session Tuesday night amid a stalemate on property tax reform, leaving unfinished Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority.
Read MoreAug 18, 2017 | National News
Martin Shkreli’s attorneys had a difficult time seating a jury for the trial of “pharma bro” aka “the most hated man in America”. Shkreli, if you remember, is the CEO who raised the drug price for Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750 a pill (a 5000% increase). The attorney’s had to interview more than 250 prospective jurors before agreeing on 12.
Read More