Taps have run dry in a major Mexico city for months. A similar water crisis looms in the US, experts say
About 300 miles southwest of San Antonio, water taps have run dry in a major Mexico city......»»
How game designer Luis Antonio created the indie hit ‘Twelve Minutes,’ the most novel game in years
Behind his psychological thriller of a game is a rare digital world that treats characters like real people. This story is part of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business 2022. Explore the full list of innovators who broke through thi.....»»
Report: Texas distilleries generated nearly $2 billion in economic output and supported 4,900 jobs in the state in 2020
Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) today released "Economic Contributions of Distilled Spirits in Texas 2020," a new study highlighting the significant economic impact Texas distillers made to their local communities and the.....»»
Vivaldi builds mail, calendar, and feed reader right into your browser
Vivaldi has just added a slew of quality-of-life updates to its browser, including a built-in email client, calendar, and feed reader. Should rivals worry?.....»»
Vivaldi Email Client Released 7 Years After First Announcement
Browser maker Vivaldi's email client has finally hit version 1.0, seven years after it was first announced. From a report: Vivaldi Mail, which includes a calendar and feed reader as well as an email client, first arrived in technical preview in 2020......»»
A woman bought a sculpture at Goodwill for $34.99. It actually was a missing ancient Roman bust.
An ancient Roman bust from around the first century that had been missing for decades has finally made its way into the San Antonio Museum of Art, and all it took was for one artist to buy it from a Texas Goodwill for under $40......»»
Stellantis COO buys Fisher mansion, Detroit"s most expensive home
Stellantis North America COO Mark Stewart and Antonio Gamez Galaz are the new owners of the most expensive home ever sold in Detroit, the Fisher mansion. They paid $4.9 million for the mansion......»»
Google drops FLoC after widespread opposition, pivots to “Topics API” plan
Google still wants to build tracking tech for advertisers directly into the browser. Enlarge / Vivaldi's graphic on FLoC. (credit: Vivaldi) After widespread opposition from the rest of the Internet, Google is killing its "FLo.....»»
Scammers put fake QR codes on parking meters to intercept parkers’ payments
Fraudulent QR codes on parking meters found in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Enlarge / Image from the City of Austin's warning to ignore QR code stickers on parking meters. (credit: City of Austin) Scammers in a few big Te.....»»
Vivaldi 5.0 makes web browsing on Android tablets fun again
The latest version greatly improves surfing on larger mobile screens. Enlarge (credit: Vivaldi) Vivaldi is one of our favorite web browsers, and the company (of the same name) behind it recently announced another major releas.....»»
COP26 told climate pledges "hollow" without fossil fuel phase out
Climate promises from nations at COP26 ring "hollow" while they continue to invest in oil, gas and coal, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as the summit struggles to make headway on its goal to halt devastating warming......»»
New gold rush fuels Amazon destruction
Standing over the gaping pit in the middle of his small farm, Brazilian wildcat miner Antonio Silva struggles to explain why he joined the new gold rush sweeping the Amazon......»»
World leaders urged to "save humanity" at climate summit
World leaders must act to "save humanity", UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday as they met for the historic COP26 climate summit with code-red warnings from scientists ringing in their ears......»»
Volcanic grit, water shortage threaten La Palma"s bananas
"It's worse than a plague," curses Pedro Antonio Sanchez, fuming over the volcanic grit coating his bananas, the main source of wealth on the Canaries' island of La Palma......»»
Study demonstrates lunar composition mapping capabilities of spectrograph instrument
A new study by a recent graduate of Southwest Research Institute's joint graduate program in physics with The University of Texas at San Antonio demonstrates the ability of the Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) to determine the composition of areas.....»»
World on "catastrophic" path to 2.7C warming: UN chief
A failure to slash global emissions is setting the world on a "catastrophic" path to 2.7 degrees Celsius heating, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Friday just weeks before crunch climate talks......»»
Pharmacist arrested for selling CDC COVID vaccine cards to unvaccinated, feds say
Indictment: Pharmacist sold 125 authentic vaccine cards to 11 buyers, made $1,277. Enlarge / Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa holds his vaccination card after receiving his first shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty.....»»
Climate report must be "death knell" for fossil fuels: UN chief
A bombshell climate science report "must sound a death knell" for coal, oil and gas, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday, warning that fossil fuels were destroying the planet......»»
AT&T nightmare: Woman had to wait 3+ months for broadband at new home
AT&T, the only ISP available, kept canceling installs until she contacted news media. Enlarge / Lovie Newman tells News 4 San Antonio about having to wait nearly four months for AT&T Internet service. (credit: News 4 San Antonio) AT&T reported.....»»
The road to a cheaper prosthetic hand
Alt-Bionics made waves back in late 2019 when the brand new startup competed at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Tech Symposium. The company finished second to 3BM’s infrared paint-curing system, but Alt went on to capture national and.....»»