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Tech Crunch – Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows
Threads’ daily mobile usage has quietly surpassed X as Meta leans on cross-promotion, creator tools and fast feature rollouts — even as X faces fresh controversies Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – How YC-backed Bucket Robotics survived its first CES
Now, the startup is turning its attention to building the business, fundraising and striking commercial deals. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Moxie Marlinspike has a privacy-conscious alternative to ChatGPT
Confer is designed to look and feel like ChatGPT or Claude, but your conversations can’t be used for training or advertising. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – El Paso Electric proposes $473 million gas plant to power Meta data center operations
El Paso Electric is seeking state approval to build a new natural gas-powered electric plant to support Meta Platform’s future data center needs – a move that is raising concerns among some…
KTSM News – Fort Bliss, 1AD dedicates memorial to 2nd Battle of Ramadi in Iraq War
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Fort Bliss and the 1st Armored Division took a moment to pause, remember and honor the role the division and its soldiers in the Second Battle of…
Tech Crunch – Why Silicon Valley is really talking about fleeing California (it’s not the 5%)
If you’ve been following the billionaire exodus from California with some confusion, here’s what’s actually driving the nervousness: it’s not the 5% rate. As highlighted Friday in the New York Post, the…
KTSM News – UTEP plays 1st-place Liberty tough before losing on road
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The UTEP men’s basketball team played first-place Liberty tough on the road on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 17 but ended up coming up short, 80-69, in Lynchburg, Virginia….
KTSM News – Dramatic rescue as fire rips through Fabens home
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A home caught on fire on Saturday, Jan. 17, in Fabens. Video of the incident shows black plumes of smoke and fire coming out of the roof…
KTSM News – CRRUA says it has passed latest arsenic tests
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) said it has passed its monthly arsenic tests for January. Test results, released by Eurofins Environment Testing, a water lab…