Google workers question police department ties

Thousands of employees are asking the company to stop selling tech to law enforcement.

Cinemark movie theaters to be open by July 17

The reopenings will take place in four phases, starting with a handful of theaters in Dallas on June 19. The remaining reopenings will be conducted between July 3 and July 17, and will include “enhanced cleaning and sanitizing protocols,” the company said.

Facebook and Instagram will let users turn off political ads ahead of 2020 election

The feature will allow people to turn off all social issue, electoral or political ads from candidates, Super PACs or other organizations that have the "Paid for by" disclaimer on them.

Netflix CEO to donate $120M to historically black colleges

The couple is giving $40 million to each of three institutions: the United Negro College Fund, Spelman College and Morehouse College. The organizations said it is the largest individual gift in support of student scholarships at HBCUs.

‘Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over’: iPhone feature will record police interaction, send location

A feature exclusively available for Apple users called “Shortcuts,” which was launched in 2018, allows users to conduct tasks on their phones that would normally require multiple actions with a single voice command of the iPhone’s artificial intelligence capability, Siri. 

Second HCSO employee dies from COVID-19

A second member of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office has died after a lengthy battle with Coronavirus COVID-19.

UH Athletics suspends voluntary workouts after six students test positive for COVID-19

The University of Houston Department of Athletics is immediately suspending all voluntary workouts for student-athletes, after six UH student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19.

Starbucks updates policy on Black Lives Matter apparel following backlash

Starbucks had reportedly sent a memo to employees that outlined the store’s policy against wearing Black Lives Matter-related apparel in the workplace.

NASA celebrates successful docking of Space X's Crew Dragon
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Sunday morning Space X's Crew Dragon successfully docked to the International Space Station carrying Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnkin.

Amazon says most of its pandemic hires can remain as full-time employees

Amazon will convert 125,000 of the 175,000 temporary roles hired since March to permanent jobs if employees would like to stay at Amazon long term.

Remembering Cleverley Stone
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The diva of dining Cleverely Stone was a contributor to the FOX 26 Morning show for more than a decade and was one of the family, She also was the founder of Houston Restaurant Weeks which raised millions of dollars for the Houston Food Bank. Cleverly Stone passed away this week but she will always be remembered by her many friends, foodie and otherwise.