The city of El Paso and the firefighters’ union made progress on portions of a new labor contract Monday but remained divided on costly pay and benefits proposals as negotiations continue ahead…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic becomes first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition
Anthropic has joined the Frontier coalition, which received another $915M in pledges to fund carbon removal projects. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Cybercriminals allegedly hacked tens of thousands of Fortinet firewalls used by major companies all over the world
An alleged Russian-speaking group of cybercriminals are reportedly compromising and targeting several major companies that use Fortinet Firewalls and VPNs through previously known passwords. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Social media’s next evolution: user-controlled algorithms
Social media feeds are becoming more customizable as platforms like Threads, Instagram, and TikTok introduce tools that let users directly influence the algorithms powering their recommendations. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names
World models are the next big thing in AI beyond LLMs and, with this round, Odyssey has cemented itself as one of the startups to watch. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web
Mastodon’s newly launched newsletter feature lets anyone subscribe to creators by email, even without a Mastodon account. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows
Although Wall Street loves AI, every day Americans are significantly less optimistic about the industry, a new report from Pew Research shows. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Two Stanford grads raise $11M to build a noninvasive wearable for hormone tracking
Clair Health’s wearable will cost $369 and will an app-based subscription of $9.99 per month Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Former Texas Tribune board member killed in Laredo plane crash
The plane carrying Joshua Baer, who was also the CEO of Austin-based startup accelerator Capital Factory, was on its way to Austin from San José del Cabo in Mexico. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker
Google is betting generative AI can breathe new life into the smart speaker. The company’s new $99.99 Google Home Speaker replaces the rigid commands of the Google Assistant era with more conversational…