Prices for hacking tools that allow governments to break into mobile phones keep going up, thanks to efforts by tech firms shoring up their cybersecurity. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – FieldAI raises $405M to build universal robot brains
FieldAI builds foundational AI models that help all kinds of robots learn and adapt to new environments using physics. Read more: Read More
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COUNTY VOTES 4-1 TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX BY $137 ON AVERAGE
[[{“value”:” We all knew a massive County tax increase was coming because four of five members of the Commissioners Court are tax-and-spend liberals who would rather waste our hard-earned money than reduce…
El Paso Matters – El Paso events: Gold Rush kicks off semester, Book Club hosts borderland author
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Texas Western Gold Rush The University of Texas at El Paso will welcome students to the…
Texas Monthly – The Story: Drought, Development, and a Dwindling Jacob’s Well
Editors’ note: This segment first appeared on Texas Monthly Presents, a television program airing on Texas PBS stations and on PBS.org. Senior writer Forrest Wilder wrote “Who’s Killing Jacob’s Well?” during the middle of a drought….
Tech Crunch – Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help
It’s the latest in a series of deals that have seen robotaxi companies look outward for help in scaling their fledgling networks. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – YC-backed Garage raises $13.5M to help firefighters buy equipment
Garage is a marketplace that sells specialized equipment commonly used in local governments and public safety. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Y Combinator alum SRE.ai raises $7.2M for DevOps AI agents
The company helps automate complex enterprise workflows (like continuous integration and testing) — or, in other words, it makes DevOps capabilities more efficient as AI technology takes hold. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Keepers of the Sacred Cacti
In the mornings, when dawn breaks, Richardson Begay likes to hike out to visit the medicine. “You walk around,” he says. “Pray with it.” He’s standing on the porch of a small…
Tech Crunch – Finally, Notion now works without an internet connection
For years, one of the most annoying issues with using Notion was that you couldn’t get much done offline because of its cloud-first architecture. The company has finally solved that problem, adding…