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Houston is sinking half an inch per year—and it’s not alone

Fast Company Tech

In Texas, parts of Houston are sinking at a rate faster than 10 millimetersor about two-fifths of an inchper year. The researchers expected to see subsidence in places like Houston and New Orleans. Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston saw the highest rates of subsidence, from about 5 millimeters to as much as 10 millimeters per year.

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NASA Astronaut Notices "Slice" in Her Suit's Glove During Spacewalk

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Less than an hour in, McClain noticed a "slice" in the index finger of her right glove, prompting ground control in Houston to have a closer look. "If If it helps, when I bend it, it's kind of right at the corner where the finger bends," McClain told Houston via voice link , "but when I bend it, a little tab opens up."

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This strange-looking device just hitched a ride to the moon

Fast Company Tech

Image: Lonestar Data Holdings] The data storage device is attached to the side of Athena , a lander developed by Houston startup Intuitive Machines (IM), through NASAs Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.

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Dub wants to make stock market stars out of everyday investors

Fast Company Tech

Daniel Tang, a 26-year-old early Dub user who works in the commodities trading industry in Houston, initially joined the app to diversify his investments but quickly discovered an unexpected benefit. But most young investors begin much later.

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4chan is down: Hack suspicions grow as commenters turn Downdetector website into an alternate forum

Fast Company Tech

Here is a list of the cities included: Seattle Los Angeles Phoenix San Francisco Dallas Houston Minneapolis Chicago St. Another 24% of users reported problems with the server connection, and another 5% said they could not post. Outages were registered across the country in a heat map on Downdetector.

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A company is returning to the moon. Heres how it will avoid tipping again

Mashable Tech

Now, as the Houston-based company seeks to repeat the journey , its executives say they've made improvements to their new spacecraft, Athena, that should help it avoid the problems that impacted the mission in 2024.

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Joann fabrics stores closing: See the full list of all remaining locations that will shutter this month

Fast Company Tech

Alaska Nugget Mall, Juneau Alabama Mobile Festival Centre, Mobile Riverchase Promenade, Hoover Huntsville Plaza, Huntsville Arkansas Spring Creek Centre, Fayetteville Arizona Santan Village Marketplace, Gilbert Santa Fe Square, Mesa Alameda Crossing, Avondale Riverview Mall, Bullhead City East Broadway Blvd, Tucson Buckhorn Plaza, Mesa The Riverview (..)