EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The comedy icon Kevin James is making a stop in El Paso in January as part of his anticipated stand-up tour “Eat the Frog.” The presale took…
Tech Crunch – Google partners with UK nonprofit to detect and remove nonconsensual intimate images from Search
Google has been slow to adopt StopNCII’s system, as its partnership with the nonprofit comes a year after Microsoft integrated the tool into Bing. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – ICE unit signs new $3 million contract for phone hacking tech
Homeland Security Investigations, the law enforcement arm of ICE, adds phone unlocking tech made by Magnet Forensics to its arsenal of technology used to power the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown. Read more: Read…
Tech Crunch – Numeral raises $35M to automate sales tax with AI
The two-year-old sales tax startup Numeral is now valued at $350 million. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Audrey O’Neill named commissioner of Texas’ foster care agency
O’Neill is the fifth commissioner of the beleaguered Texas Department of Family and Protective Services since 2012. Read: Read More
Border Report – Federal judge issues new block on deportations of unaccompanied Guatemalan minors
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s plans to send unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country, writing that the government’s insistence that it came at parents’ request “crumbled like…
Tech Crunch – DACLab says it can remove CO2 using less electricity than many competitors
DACLab repurposed technology originally intended to capture carbon from power plants and other industrial facilities. It says the approach has been key to lowering costs. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Tons of cocaine, $100M cash shipped from LA to NYC via luxury flights, feds allege
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Five people were arrested Tuesday in connection with a sprawling cross-country drug trafficking organization that funneled some 22 tons of cocaine and over $100 million in cash between…
El Paso Matters – Opinion: Public education is under attack. We need to stand up for safe and healthy schools
By Mindy Sutton Public education has long been a pillar of our Texas communities. Our public schools are places for students to learn, connect with their peers, and prepare for the future….
Tech Crunch – Google and PayPal team up on agentic commerce
PayPal and Google are teaming up on agentic commerce. Read more: Read More