Google is adding personalized AI avatars to Vids that let users create videos starring a digital version of themselves, alongside Gemini Omni-powered tools for generating and editing videos from prompts and reference…
Tech Crunch – Roblox launches an AI-powered game creation feature in its mobile app
Roblox’s new “Build” feature lets users generate basic games using a single text prompt. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Oil giant BP shutters its corporate venture arm after 20 years
BP Ventures is shutting down, ending a nearly 20 year run that was marked by reportedly lackluster returns. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – 6 drivers arrested on DWI charges over 2-week period
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Horizon City Police Department arrested six people on suspicion of driving while intoxicated between June 29 and July 11 as part of the department’s ongoing effort…
Texas Monthly – FBI suggests migrants’ van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare, whose office is running an investigation into the shooting, also expressed doubt that there were drugs in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Uber’s $14.8B Delivery Hero deal would nearly double its global footprint
Uber has agreed to acquire Delivery Hero in a $14.8 billion all-stock deal that would nearly double the company’s global footprint and create one of the world’s largest food delivery platforms outside…
Tech Crunch – Newsletter platform Beehiiv now lets subscribers chat with each other, adds AI
Beehiiv is launching an AI Copilot to help publishers with user growth and analytics Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
Paxton’s campaign said it received the same invitations from three Texas media groups and that the attorney general plans to debate, though it did not commit to a specific host. Read: Read…
Border Report – Trump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits
The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – X cracks down on creators who steal content
X will use Grok AI to better detect stolen content, redirect payouts to original creators, and crack down on engagement bait. Read more: Read More