(The Hill) – The family of American artist Thomas Kinkade is pushing back on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) use of the late artist’s painting to promote what the family views…
Border Report – Senate confirms Trump nominee to lead CDC
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Susan Monarez to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), putting a longtime government scientist at the helm of an agency being upended by Health…
Tech Crunch – How a New Jersey startup found an electrifying way to slash copper costs
Still Bright is now loaded up with $18.7 million in seed money to build out its demonstration unit. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – PlayerZero raises $15M to prevent AI agents from shipping buggy code
PlayerZero landed angel investors like Databricks’ Matei Zaharia, Dropbox’s Drew Houston, Figma’s Dylan Field, and Vercel’s Guillermo Rauch, its founder says. Read more: Read More
The Athletic MiLB News – With trade deadline looming, Cubs call up Moisés Ballesteros over Owen Caissie
The Cubs are likely to deal from their position player depth to acquire pitching. That they are showcasing Ballesteros adds intrigue. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Minnesota activates National Guard as cyberattack on Saint Paul disrupts public services
Gov. Tim Walz activated the state military’s cyber forces to help ensure public services continue to run as the city of Saint Paul battles an ongoing cyberattack. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Texas redistricting plan would move Fort Bliss out of El Paso’s main congressional district
A proposed redistricting of Texas’ U.S. House of Representative seats would not significantly alter the partisan makeup of El Paso’s primary congressional seat currently held by Democrat Veronica Escobar, but reopens a…
Tech Crunch – Skechers is making kids’ shoes with a hidden AirTag compartment
Skechers launches kids’ shoes with built-in AirTag holder. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats
The first draft of the lower chamber’s new redistricting map targets Democratic members of Congress in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas and in South Texas. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – How 2 UC Berkeley dropouts raised $28 million for their AI marketing automation startup
A marketing automation startup called Conversation has a founding story that sounds like it could have been an episode of the HBO show “Silicon Valley.” Read more: Read More