With the Light Phone, Kaiwei Tang and Joe Hollier have spent over a decade exploring the value of simplicity in our relationship to technology, partnering along the way with players like Andrew Yang, Kendrick Lamar, and Pete Davidson….
KTSM News – ICE rejects calls to close Camp East Montana, extends no-bid contract
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to keep one of its largest and most expensive detention facilities open for at least another year despite calls to close it over reported human rights…
KTSM News – Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment right at Paul’s hearing
Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, invoked his Fifth Amendment right on Wednesday when he appeared before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing held by Sen. Rand…
Tech Crunch – DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business
DoorDash has received FAA approval to operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Cool Canyon Nights concludes; Lowdown Downtown celebrates El Paso lowrider culture
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the Borderland in the coming week. Fungi Mungle at Cool Canyon Nights WestStar’s Cool Canyon Nights concert series wraps up its summer…
Tech Crunch – Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals
Aluminum production has saddled the world with billions of tons of caustic waste. One startup has a plan to clean it up and turn a profit. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it
Pangram has raised $9 million to scale its AI detection software. The startup has also released a new AI text detection model, Pangram 4, and an AI image detection model in research…
Texas Monthly – “Where are all the volunteers?” Kerr County faces worse flood damage with fewer resources
The Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn’t started helping local governments or individuals, while philanthropic response lags compared to last year’s flood. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Energy agencies want more authority over Texas data centers
The request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Electric Reliability Council of Texas to further regulate data centers’ use of the power grid. Read: Read…
Texas Monthly – “A deal with the devil”: Religion motivates data center opponents in Texas
Some see the AI facilities as a sign of the apocalypse, others see an opportunity to advocate for environmental stewardship. Read: Read More