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MeasrFood, a Smart Food Scale, Wins Intel’s Internet of Things Roadshow in Austin

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He thought Intel’s Internet of Things Hackathon might be a good place to tackle the problem. He pitched the idea of a smart food scale connected […] The post MeasrFood, a Smart Food Scale, Wins Intel’s Internet of Things Roadshow in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin Intel Internet of Things'

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Google Fiber is Looking for 20 Gig Internet Testers in Austin

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Google Fiber is looking for testers in the Austin market to see what they can do with 20 Gig Internet. The applications can be drug development, virtual reality, artificial intelligent humanoid robot assistants, flying cars, or something else.

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Austin Mourns the Loss of Lori Hawkins, Pioneering Tech Journalist and Pillar of the City’s Innovation Story

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When Lori Hawkins joined the Austin American Statesman in 1994 to cover technology, the city looked vastly different from what it does today. It was the dawn of the information age, an economy built on computers, software, and the commercial Internet. Dell was just ten years old at the time. For the next three decades, […]

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John Slatin AccessU: May 14–16 in Austin

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Edwards University (3001 South Congress Avenue in Austin). John Slatin AccessU is one of the many programs organized by the Austin-based non-profit company Knowbility. A truly inclusive tomorrow also focuses on accessibility in all its forms.

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Will Austin build transformative high-bandwidth applications?

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Unique grant opportunity to use the gigabit internet to solve community challenges Last Thursday, Austin City Council voted unanimously to accept $145,000 in grant funding as part of US Ignite’s Smart Gigabit Communities Program. Austin Tech Alliance is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting civic engagement in Austin’s tech sector.

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The 11th Annual Austin Startup Week Kicks Off

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The 11th-annual Austin Startup Week takes Monday through Thursday this week. The Monday women in technology event, however, was rescheduled because of outages on the Internet Monday, according to event organizers.

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Austin-based Affinegy is Acquired by NISC

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By LAURA LOREK, publisher of Silicon Hills News Homes are increasingly becoming smarter with devices like Nest thermostats, Ring doorbells, voice-activated assistants and more connecting them to the Internet. The post Austin-based Affinegy is Acquired by NISC appeared first on SiliconHills. This […].

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