Two Alphabet-owned businesses are teaming up to find potholes and share that information with cities. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Radify’s sci-fi plasma reactors could break China’s dominance of rare earth elements
Radify Metals is developing a new way to process a variety of metals that promises to be pollution free. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups
Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close of a $95 million Fund II. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit’
The company’s novel rocket engine could be a game changer for the U.S. military. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Ex-Tesla engineer’s startup taps Pronto to help automate a copper mine
Pronto’s autonomous haulage trucks are about to start operating at Mariana Minerals’s Utah copper mine — the first such deal since Pronto got acquired by Travis Kalanick’s Atoms Inc. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas 2026 election: Here’s who’s on your ballot in the May 26 primary runoff
The Republican and Democratic primary runoffs are May 26. See the full list of statewide candidates, as well as local races that will be on your ballot. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Record oil production in West Texas helps stabilize U.S. supply amid Iran war
Production in West Texas has helped the U.S. stabilize its demand for foreign oil amid the Iran war, despite drilling fewer oil wells. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – In South Texas, “quinceañera” dig becomes campaign fuel for Tejano musician Bobby Pulido
Since GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz said the race “isn’t about who you want performing at your niece’s quinceañera,” the Democrat has played at a dozen such events in the 15th…
The Athletic MiLB News – MLB Draft 2026 ranking 2.0: Roch Cholowsky still at the top, but Vahn Lackey closing in
Cholowsky hasn’t performed poorly, but Lackey is starting to come up in No. 1 pick conversations. Jackson Flora remains the top pitcher. Read: Read More
Border Report – 3 people under arrest in $1M California Lego heist, police say
Three people are under arrest after allegedly stealing two truck trailers that contained pricey Lego products on Wednesday. Read: Read More