Fal.ai announced its previous round at a $1.5 billion valuation in July. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Santa Teresa Middle School secure status lifted after knifes confiscated
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Santa Teresa Middle School was placed on a secure status Tuesday, Oct. 21, after a report of a student bringing knives onto the campus, according to the…
Tech Crunch – Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is urging regulators to rein in Google’s AI practices, arguing the tech giant’s dominance in search gives it an unfair edge in the AI race. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders state to sweep Austin homeless camps as city launches its own effort
Homelessness has been a perennial problem in Texas’ capital city. Local officials are asking voters to raise taxes to ease the problem. Read: Read More
KTSM News – UTEP tops $41M in donations for FY2025
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The University of Texas at El Paso raised more than $41 million in donations during UTEP’s fiscal year for 2025, the university said. More than 6,400 donors…
Border Report – These workers won’t get paid Friday if the government shutdown continues
(NEXSTAR) — While some employees paid biweekly are in line to receive their second of three paychecks this month on Friday, many federal employees won’t see a check at all as the…
Tech Crunch – Bill Gates’s old climate lobbyists launch a new firm
Members of Breakthrough Energy’s policy team are back with a new organization, the Clean Economy Project, aimed at nudging lawmakers toward clean energy. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – I spent a month living with a $430 AI pet, the Casio Moflin
Casio’s Moflin, a hamster-like robot pet, uses AI to develop a personality over time. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Google Fi to add AI-enhanced audio and RCS web messaging
The tech giant says calls will now use AI-enhanced audio to reduce background noise and improve voice clarity, even when speaking to someone on a landline or older device. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Elderly man dies after crashing into agency in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 78-year-old man has died after he crashed a vehicle into a staffing agency on Monday afternoon, Oct. 20, in East El Paso, according to El Paso…