EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate and hold Democratic legislators accountable after they recently fled Texas to prevent…
Tech Crunch – Substack rival Ghost connects to the open social web with its latest public release
While the ActivityPub integration is a main selling point for Ghost 6, this major release includes a number of other changes and new additions. Read more: Read More
Border Report – DACA activist detained at El Paso airport
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Immigrant advocates are calling for the release of an El Paso-area activist detained Sunday at El Paso International Airport on immigration charges. Catalina “Xóchitl” Santiago was…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI launches two ‘open’ AI reasoning models
For the first time in more than five years, OpenAI is launching a new open language model that appears to be state-of-the-art. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – El Paso Fire battle structure fire in Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Condition 3 structure fire was knocked down on Tuesday morning, Aug. 5, in Central El Paso, according to the El Paso Fire Department (EPFD). Photo credit…
Tech Crunch – Some people are defending Perplexity after Cloudflare ‘named and shamed’ it
In a debate likely to get louder as AI agent usage grows, some people say Perplexity crawling blocked websites isn’t a simple matter. Read more: Read More
Border Report – 32 bodies found in clandestine graves in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato said 32 bodies were found on a property in the municipality of Irapuato and nearly half of them have been…
Tech Crunch – The EU AI Act aims to create a level playing field for AI innovation. Here’s what it is.
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, known as the EU AI Act, has been described as “the world’s first comprehensive AI law” by the European Commission. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Is gerrymandering legal? Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of it
When Democratic lawmakers left Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state’s congressional districts, it marked the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering. The word “gerrymander” was coined…
Border Report – Illinois lt. governor responds to Texas redistricting: ‘Nothing will be off the table’
(The Hill) — Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) said on Tuesday that “nothing will be off the table” in response to the plan by Texas Republicans to redraw their congressional boundaries…