StrictlyVC is back at TechCrunch Disrupt in October, bringing together the insiders who shape the venture capital landscape, this time with a sharper focus on the market’s biggest challenge: liquidity. In an…
Tech Crunch – Raising multiple rounds of venture capital might be wrong for your startup
What if startups raised less VC money and became self-sustaining? SecurityPal founder Pukar Hamal has done that and wants founders to know their options. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Google’s AI Mode expands globally, adds new agentic features
As part of the expansion, Google is bringing AI Mode to 180 new countries in English. Read more: Read More
Yard Barker – 10 bold predictions for the 2025 college football season
Expect the unexpected when it comes to college football. Though traditional heavyweights like Ohio State, Michigan and Georgia have recently won national titles, there is hardly a sport that produces weekly drama…
KTSM News – Texas lawmakers vote to change congressional map
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Texas Republican lawmakers advanced a new redistricting map that could give the GOP five additional seats in Congress. The controversial move is fueling redistricting battles in other states across…
Tech Crunch – Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree
The freeze went into effect last week, and it’s not clear how long it will last, The Journal’s sources say. Meta is still likely working through its reorg, which split its AI…
KTSM News – Beto O’Rourke rallies voters in El Paso to prepare for midterm elections
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke stopped in El Paso on Wednesday evening on Aug. 20, to host a rally before dozens of democratic voters. The event…
Tech Crunch – Nvidia is latest investor to back AV startup Nuro in $203M funding round
Nuro has attracted more investors, and capital, to push its Series E round to $203 million. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Hackers who exposed North Korean government hacker explain why they did it
The two self-described hacktivists said they had access to the North Korean spy’s computer for around four months before deciding what they had found should be made public. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, Paxton aide turned foe, to run for Texas attorney general
It will be the first test of whether Roy’s at times frosty relationship with President Trump — and his turn against Paxton — can withstand scrutiny in a statewide primary. Read: Read…