The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1625: Elisha Gray and Miracles
Episode: 1625 Telephone inventor Elisha Gray talks about miracles. Today, a telephone inventor talks about miracles.
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AI agents can pay. voidpay is building what lets them hire.
x402 gives software a native way to pay. voidpay is building what lets agents privately hire for a result: sealed work, a rule fixed before the job starts, completion checked by machine, and payment that settles from the buyer's wallet when the rule passes.
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2 found dead in West Houston apartment management office
A man and woman were found dead on Thursday inside the management office of a west Houston apartment complex, according to police.
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Houston Labor Day weekend weather forecast: Storm chances; hot, humid
Get ready for a hot and humid Labor Day weekend with a chance for storms.
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