Figure raised more than $1 billion in a Series C round led by Parkway Venture Capital in addition to numerous other investors. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Waymo approved to start testing autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport
Waymo has spent years locked in back-and-forth negotiations with SFO, the biggest airport serving its home base of Silicon Valley. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – OpenAI will apply new restrictions to ChatGPT users under 18
Under the new policy, ChatGPT will be trained to no longer engage in “flirtatious talk” with underage users, and additional guardrails will be placed around discussions of suicide. Read more: Read More
The Border Chronicle – Wild Waters and Unfulfilled Promises
Image from “Las aguas eran salvajes” by Eunice Adorno. Courtesy of the Artist. Subscribe now In a 2023 image by Mexican photographer Eunice Adorno, a man stands in front of a towering…
Tech Crunch – Samsung patches zero-day security flaw used to hack into its customers’ phones
The Galaxy phone maker said it was notified in August that hackers are actively exploiting the security flaw to target Samsung customers. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Trump’s DC crackdown puts spotlight on Bowser
President Trump is stepping up the pressure in his crackdown on Washington, D.C., putting a spotlight on the city’s mayor, Muriel Bowser (D), and forcing her to walk a careful tightrope. Trump…
Border Report – Senate Democrats to force votes on Trump tariffs on Canada, Brazil
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) says he will force Republicans to vote on resolutions to revoke President Trump’s authority to invoke reciprocal tariffs on Canada and Brazil, two of the nation’s largest…
Tech Crunch – Fourth Power’s sci-fi thermal batteries could be cheaper than pricey natural gas power plants
Fourth Power has raised $20 million to build a demonstration version of its thermal batteries, which ultimately could store electricity at $25 per kWh. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Opinion: Project Jupiter can deliver jobs, clean water and hope for Southern New Mexico
By New Mexico state Reps. Nathan Small, Sarah Silva and Joanne Ferrary In Southern New Mexico, we hear time and again about the need to create opportunities for our young people to…
Tech Crunch – D-ID acquires Berlin-based video startup Simpleshow
Video creation platform D-ID snaps up Berlin-based video generation startup Simpleshow to expand its digital avatar solution. Read more: Read More