Tag Archives: Texas

Tesla, Block and Blockstream to mine bitcoin off solar power in Texas

Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc, payments firm Block Inc and blockchain company Blockstream Corp will collaborate to mine bitcoin using solar power in Texas, CNBC reported on Friday. The bitcoin mine would use solar and storage technology from Tesla and be entirely run on renewable energy, the report said. Blockstream and Square had said in June that they were collaborating to build an ... Read More »

After no-bid deal falls apart, Texas Education Agency review calls for clearer contracting procedures

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath testifies before the Texas Commission on Public School Finance about education outcomes on Jan. 23, 2018.  Bob Daemmrich for the Texas Tribune An internal review of the Texas Education Agency’s contracting regulations found this week that the agency needs a more concrete process for determining whether to bypass competitive bidding when it enters into ... Read More »

Apple Served With Search Warrant for Access to Texas Shooter’s iPhone: Report

Apple has been served with a search warrant for access to an iPhone SE which was used by the gunman who killed 27 people in a Texas church, as per media reports. The gunman Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, walked into the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on November 5 and opened fire. He later killed himself. According to a San Antonio ... Read More »

Texas board of training vote is essential for conservatives – and US schools

The question of how intense is simply too intense for Texas Republican electorate may be answered on Tuesday night, when voters are anticipated to favor a woman who believes that Barack Obama become a drug-addicted male prostitute, in an election that might put her on the point of one of the most influential positions in the nation’s schooling device. Even ... Read More »