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BridgeYear Launches Soft Skills Workshops to Help Houston Students Get Job-Ready

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BridgeYear has launched its Essential Soft Skills for Success (ES3s) Workshops, bringing Houston high school seniors into real-world workplace experiences to build career-ready skills such as communication, resume writing, and interviewing—especially for students pursuing certifications, apprenticeships, or direct entry into the workforce. Running through February and March 2026, the hands-on workshops connect students, educators, and employers to close the gap between education and real-world job expectations. Hands-on ES3s workshops connect high school seniors to employers, career readiness skills, and real-world professional experience.

Houston, TX, United States, 10th Feb 2026 — BridgeYear, a Houston-based nonprofit focused on supporting education-to-workforce pathways, has officially launched its Essential Soft Skills for Success (ES3s) Workshops, a series of hands-on, mini-conference-style events designed to prepare high school seniors for life after graduation.

Beginning this week and continuing through February and March 2026, BridgeYear’s ES3s bring students directly into local corporate partner spaces such as the Texas Medical Center Innovation Factory (TMCi), Gulf States Toyota, and Honeywell to learn the professional skills employers say matter most but are often hardest to teach in a classroom.

The workshops focus on professional communication, resume development, and interviewing skills, including mock interviews with real professionals. ES3s are built specifically for students who may not be pursuing a four-year college degree and are instead exploring short-term training programs, certification programs, or apprenticeships as their next step.

“At BridgeYear, we know that getting hired isn’t just about technical skills,” said Victoria Chen, Co-Founder and Executive Director of BridgeYear. “Students also need confidence, communication skills, and an understanding of what employers expect. ES3s gives students the chance to practice those skills in real workplaces, with real professionals, before they ever step into a job interview.”

Meeting Students Where the Workforce Is

Across Houston, employers report challenges filling entry-level and middle-skill roles, not because students lack potential, but because many lack exposure to professional environments and workplace expectations. At the same time, students graduating high school often feel unsure about what comes next, especially if a traditional college pathway isn’t the right fit.

BridgeYear designed ES3s to address both challenges through a single, employer-connected experience.

Each workshop functions like a mini conference day. Students rotate through interactive sessions that help them:

  • Practice professional communication and workplace behavior
  • Build or refine resumes aligned with real job opportunities
  • Participate in mock interviews with employer volunteers
  • Learn directly from BridgeYear about career pathways, certifications, and apprenticeship opportunities

“For many students, this is their first time stepping inside a corporate workplace,” said Fabeah Newton, Chief Programming Officer of BridgeYear. “That experience alone helps break down barriers and shift how students see themselves and their futures.”

A Program Designed for Today’s Career Reality

The ES3s Workshops reflect a growing shift in how students, families, and employers think about postsecondary success. As more young people explore alternatives to four-year degrees, the need for career readiness, workforce preparation, and soft skills training has never been greater.

BridgeYear intentionally designed ES3s to align with:

  • Short-term training and certification pathways
  • Apprenticeship opportunities
  • Direct entry into the workforce

This approach supports students who want to move quickly into high-growth, in-demand careers that offer a path to long-term economic mobility.

Powered by Employer Partnerships

Employer involvement is a cornerstone of the ES3s model. Corporate partners don’t just host the workshops;  they actively participate. This collaboration allows employers to engage early with Houston’s future workforce while helping students gain clarity and confidence.

The program reinforces BridgeYear’s broader role as a nonprofit connector between schools, students, workforce training providers, and employers, aligning education with real workforce needs.

Supporting Educators and Counselors

While students are at the center of ES3s, the workshops are also designed to support educators and counselors navigating increasingly complex postsecondary planning conversations.

By offering a structured, high-quality experience focused on career readiness and non-four-year pathways, ES3s gives schools a tangible tool to support students exploring options beyond traditional college routes.

A Scalable, Repeatable Model

Unlike one-off career days, ES3s is designed as a repeatable, program-based model that can scale across schools, employers, and industries. By hosting multiple workshops over several months and partnering with a range of corporate sites, BridgeYear is building a framework that can grow with Houston’s workforce needs.

The ES3s Workshops also complement BridgeYear’s broader ecosystem of programs, including:

Together, these initiatives help ensure students graduate high school with not just options but direction.

About BridgeYear

BridgeYear is a Houston-based nonprofit that helps young people navigate education-to-workforce pathways that lead to economic stability without requiring a four-year degree. BridgeYear works directly with middle schools and high schools to expose students to high-growth, in-demand careers and connects them to vetted local training providers, certification programs, apprenticeships, and employers.

By coordinating an ecosystem of schools, training partners, and employers, BridgeYear ensures students gain early career exposure, job readiness skills, and clear next steps after graduation. Through hands-on career exploration, workforce-aligned training pathways, and strong employer partnerships, BridgeYear helps students graduate high school with direction, confidence, and access to living-wage careers across Houston’s most in-demand industries.

To learn more about BridgeYear’s Essential Soft Skills for Success Workshops, visit: https://www.bridgeyear.org/for-schools/es3-conference/

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Foxconn Humanoid Robot Featuring SEER Robotics Robot Brain Showcased at NVIDIA GTC 2026

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Shanghai, China, 7th Aug 2026 — A Foxconn-developed humanoid robot featuring a proprietary robot controller from SEER Robotics, a platform-based embodied AI robotics company, wasprominently showcased at NVIDIA GTC 2026, highlighting the growing importance of robot control technologies in the development of Physical AI.

During the keynote presentation, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang showcased a global robotics ecosystem featuring humanoid robots, quadruped robots, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and other robotic systems, demonstrating the industry’s transition from digital AI applications toward physical-world intelligence.

According to industry supply chain information, the Foxconn humanoid robot positioned at the center of NVIDIA’s robotics showcase incorporates a proprietary controller developed by SEER Robotics. The controller serves as a core component of the company’s “Robot Brain” technology, providing motion control, system coordination, and integration capabilities required for advanced robotic applications.

The showcase reflects a broader transformation in the robotics industry. As robot applications expand across diverse forms and scenarios, competition is increasingly shifting beyond individual robotic products toward the underlying control architectures and technology platforms that enable robots to be developed, integrated, deployed, and scaled efficiently.
Traditional robotics architectures often face challenges related to hardware-software fragmentation, interoperability, and deployment complexity. Standardized and interoperable control architectures can connect hardware components, perception modules, AI models, and application ecosystems, enabling unified development, continuous iteration, and scalable deployment of robotic systems.

Unlike companies focused primarily on individual robotic products, SEER Robotics represents an emerging platform-based approach to robotics development. Built around its proprietary “Robot Brain” technology, the company focuses on robot control systems, open platform development, and compatibility across different robotic systems, providing foundational technology for diverse robotics applications.

Following its recent listing in Hong Kong, SEER Robotics continues to expand its global ecosystem partnerships through its focus on robot control technologies and open robotics platforms.
Industry observers note that the commercialization of embodied AI will depend not only on advances in AI models and robotic hardware, but also on stable, open, and scalable technology foundations that support real-world deployment. Companies developing interoperable robotics platforms are expected to play an important role in the next phase of Physical AI adoption.

About SEER Robotics
SEER Robotics is a platform-based embodied AI robotics company specializing in robot controllers, AMRs, and embodied intelligent robots. Built around its intelligent robot control system, known as the “robot brain,” the company has developed an open robotics platform supporting over 2,000 robot models, delivers 1,000+ robotics solutions, and serves more than 2,100 customers across 20+ industries worldwide.
 

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Bill Cottrell Releases Minneapolis Miracle, a Gripping Legal-Political Thriller Based in Minneapolis

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New York, New York, United States, 7th Aug 2026 – Minneapolis attorney and author Bill Cottrell has published Minneapolis Miracle: From A Country Divided to a United States, a contemporary legal and political thriller set in Minneapolis.

The novel follows attorney John McDowell as he encounters personal and public conflicts involving political division, immigration reform, government corruption, fraud investigations, and the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A 20-year reunion also reconnects John with a woman from his past, bringing questions of love, memory, loyalty, and second chances into the broader narrative.

Combining elements of legal fiction, political suspense, courtroom drama, romance, and family drama, Minneapolis Miracle examines how national issues affect individuals, families, communities, and public institutions. Its themes include immigration and citizenship, race, identity, faith, justice, public accountability, and the American dream.

The story is set against recognizable Minneapolis locations and reflects the city’s legal, social, political, and cultural environment. Basketball culture, changing community relationships, and several decades of social change also contribute to the novel’s setting and character development.

Cottrell has practiced law in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area for more than four decades. He grew up in South Minneapolis and served for 11 years as an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law. His experience in the Twin Cities informed aspects of the novel’s legal setting, local context, and examination of public systems.

Although the book addresses political and social issues, its primary focus is on the people experiencing them. Through its fictional characters, the novel considers how people with different backgrounds and perspectives respond to uncertainty, disagreement, institutional change, and questions of responsibility.

The title, Minneapolis Miracle, refers both to the city in which the story is set and to the possibility of greater understanding and unity during a period of national division.

About the Book

Minneapolis Miracle: From A Country Divided to a United States is a Minneapolis-based legal and political thriller that explores government corruption, immigration, public accountability, family relationships, faith, race, identity, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The novel combines contemporary American fiction with courtroom drama, political intrigue, romance, and suspense.

About the Author

Bill Cottrell is an attorney and author based in Minneapolis. He has practiced law in the Twin Cities for more than 40 years and previously served for 11 years as an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law. He grew up in South Minneapolis.

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Minneapolis Miracle: From A Country Divided to a United States is available on Amazon.

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From License Display to Operational Closed Loop: EORMC Accelerates Adaptation to the New Global Regulatory Order

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The global digital asset industry is moving away from the development model of “growth first, governance later.” As the European MiCA framework enters its implementation phase, and markets in the United States and Southeast Asia continue to strengthen regulatory oversight, competition among trading platforms is no longer limited to user scale and trading volume. Instead, it has shifted toward compliance adaptation, asset security, risk governance, and localized operations. EORMC stated that this does not imply a slowdown in globalization, but rather a restructuring of the growth logic: transitioning from pursuing market coverage to establishing a business system that can be understood by regulators, verified by users, and operated stably over the long term.

Compliance Moves From Qualification Display To Systematic Execution

EORMC was established in the United States in 2020. It continuously expands its business around spot trading, futures trading, quantitative trading, multi-chain asset management, institutional services, and the digitalization of RWA assets, and is committed to building an efficient and secure digital asset trading gateway for global users.

Official public information indicates that Eormc has completed the filing of its SEC license and is advancing relevant capital activities and information disclosure in accordance with Regulation D Rule 506(c). At the same time, it has completed the renewal of its MSB registration with FinCEN. These arrangements reflect that EORMC is addressing issues of entity responsibility, customer identification, anti-money laundering, and information disclosure through a more standardized institutional framework. Compliance should not be limited to an independent department or a promotional label; rather, it should be integrated into actual processes such as registration, trading, deposits, withdrawals, API calls, and institutional account management.

Globalization Shifts Toward Regional Adaptation

Requirements for digital asset services vary significantly across different jurisdictions. Europe emphasizes unified authorization, client asset protection, and cross-border services; Singapore focuses on payment licensing and risk management; Indonesia continues to strengthen market access and user protection.

Therefore, the globalization strategy of EORMC is not simply about increasing country coverage, but rather adjusting the product and operational system around local laws, payment environments, and user needs.

Currently, the platform continues to monitor the MiCA requirements in Europe to advance the CASP authorization application with the competent authorities of EU member states under the MiCA framework, and to accept unified regulatory coordination by ESMA. In Singapore, it is advancing applications related to digital payment tokens with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). In Indonesia, it is applying for market access related to digital financial assets and crypto assets with the Financial Services Authority (OJK).

Building Trust Foundations With Security And AI Risk Control

EORMC integrates a layered cold and hot wallet structure, AI-based risk identification, a compliance framework, and security audits into its underlying architecture, covering asset storage, transaction execution, and fund flow. At the same time, through its AI system, it monitors login environments, device changes, order behavior, and fund pathways, and addresses abnormal risks by combining tiered verification, limits, delayed withdrawals, and manual review. For institutional and quantitative clients, EORMC continuously improves API permissions, sub-account isolation, key management, rate limiting, and strategy circuit breaker mechanisms.

The digital asset industry is transitioning from a phase of “license display” to one of “regulatory implementation.” In the future, the long-term value of a platform will be determined not by who enters more markets first, but by who can establish a sustainable operational loop among regulatory requirements, asset security, trading efficiency, and financial innovation. EORMC will continue to advance global regulatory adaptation and infrastructure upgrades, building a more stable and transparent digital asset service system for users, professional traders, and institutional clients.

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