Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry
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Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry |
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 Monday, October 16, 2017 RideAustin Driver Jailed, Charged With Sexual Assault A driver working for ridesharing service RideAustin has been charged with sexual assault, according to the Austin Police Department. According to the APD, it booked Osmani Limonta Diaz, 40, into the Travis County Jail on Friday, with bail set at $40,000. The rape allegedly took place on June 10th in Central Austin. In a statement to media, RideAustin said the aafety of riders is "our number one priority" and said it immediately deactivated Dia from (More info...) posted on Monday, October 16, 2017(Full story) Certain Affinity Scores $10M Investment From Hong Kong Austin-based independent video game developer Certain Affinity has raised a round of funding from Hong Kong-based gaming company Leyou Technologies Holdings Limited, the two said this morning. The companies said Leyou will invest $10M in exchange for a 20 percent ownership stake in Certain Affinity. In addition, Leyou said it will provide an interest-free, non-recourse loan of up to $15M to pay for costs and expenses for developing an or (More info...) posted on Monday, October 16, 2017(Full story) KBR Acquires Australian Defense IT Services Firm Houston-based consulting provider KBR announced today that it is acquiring Sigma Bravo Pty Ltd., a provider of information technology and communications technology services for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to KBR, Sigma Bravo provides support for mission planning and information management systems and programs at the ADF. The acquisition marks the first time KBR has entered th (More info...) posted on Monday, October 16, 2017(Full story) FirstClose Names New CIO Austin-based FirstClose, a developer of technology for the mortgage market, said it has named Chuck Bloodgood as Chief Information Officer. Bloodgood as most recently Senior Vice President of Technology for the company. Bloodgood has been at FirstClose for four years, and previously served at IBM and other companies. The company said Bloodgood will oversee the people, processes, and technology within its IT department. posted on Monday, October 16, 2017(Full story) |
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