Nate Doughty - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/nate-doughty/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:59:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Nate Doughty - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/nate-doughty/ 32 32 103504436 Startup wants to power Texas’ data center boom with small nuclear reactors https://houstonnewmedia.org/startup-wants-to-power-texas-data-center-boom-with-small-nuclear-reactors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=startup-wants-to-power-texas-data-center-boom-with-small-nuclear-reactors Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:59:52 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1aa65267580eabade6afa90914eba3ad This would be the first U.S. project for Last Energy. Texas is dealing with skyrocketing energy demands and nuclear power is held up as a way to possibly meet the need. Learn more about the project and the company behind the groundbreaking effort in th...

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]]> 910752 Houston-based Intuitive Machines to cut dozens of jobs at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-based-intuitive-machines-to-cut-dozens-of-jobs-at-nasa-goddard-space-flight-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-based-intuitive-machines-to-cut-dozens-of-jobs-at-nasa-goddard-space-flight-center Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:02:29 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f1a18972282ff7b476bf1f00afc91c1f Houston-based Intuitive Machines cited the early termination of a NASA contract as the reason for the Maryland job cuts.

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]]> 850450 Aurora unveils its first commercial-ready terminal ahead of autonomous trucking deployment in Texas https://houstonnewmedia.org/aurora-unveils-its-first-commercial-ready-terminal-ahead-of-autonomous-trucking-deployment-in-texas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aurora-unveils-its-first-commercial-ready-terminal-ahead-of-autonomous-trucking-deployment-in-texas Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:29:58 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d6637a6cf355929ef6c458fceb82b3da Aurora actively hauls 50 customer loads per week with its shipping partners across two routes in Texas as part of a pilot program of its autonomous trucking platform.

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]]> 583590 Aurora’s self-driving tech reaches its most significant milestone yet ahead of 2024 commercial launch https://houstonnewmedia.org/auroras-self-driving-tech-reaches-its-most-significant-milestone-yet-ahead-of-2024-commercial-launch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=auroras-self-driving-tech-reaches-its-most-significant-milestone-yet-ahead-of-2024-commercial-launch Wed, 05 Apr 2023 01:29:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f8de8e8dbb8e6c611cc6cbc04d505f6d Aurora first intends to launch Aurora Horizon, the commercial trucking-based subscription model of Aurora Driver, with its partners along the Interstate 45 corridor in Texas between Houston and Dallas, one of the main routes the company has been testin...

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]]> 576432 Aurora picks up Schneider as latest autonomous freight-hauling partner on Houston-Dallas route https://houstonnewmedia.org/aurora-picks-up-schneider-as-latest-autonomous-freight-hauling-partner-on-houston-dallas-route/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aurora-picks-up-schneider-as-latest-autonomous-freight-hauling-partner-on-houston-dallas-route Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:08:29 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6f3cc9216dec5646914df13b6b474b9a The new partnership with Schneider is the fourth major collaboration that Aurora has made with another trucking company in the past year. FedEx, Uber Freight and Werner are also among Aurora's other commercial pilot partners.

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]]> 388671 Report: Houston top Texas city for hiring remote software engineers https://houstonnewmedia.org/report-houston-top-texas-city-for-hiring-remote-software-engineers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=report-houston-top-texas-city-for-hiring-remote-software-engineers Wed, 29 Dec 2021 18:31:03 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d86eb26f18a0c58e149de56acad309be "Interestingly, despite some high-profile tech organizations eyeing Texas as a new hub, the state’s average pass-through rates saw little change in 2021," Karat said in its new report.

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]]> 226248 Survey finds 68% of companies in Houston plan to offer year-end bonuses https://houstonnewmedia.org/survey-finds-68-of-companies-in-houston-plan-to-offer-year-end-bonuses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=survey-finds-68-of-companies-in-houston-plan-to-offer-year-end-bonuses Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:34:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=28c6db443ddf7be2fd54b68c38652c62 According to the survey results of senior managers, 68% of local companies plan to offer year-end bonuses this year, and of those, 46% expect to increase bonus amounts awarded from 2019.

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