[[{“value”:” The City’s Strategic Communications Director, Laura Cruz-Acosta, has a long record of stonewalling the media and sharing deceptive or false information. Ask any local journalist assigned to City business. She told…
KTSM News – NM law firms file eight new lawsuits against El Paso, Las Cruces Catholic Diocese
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A pair of New Mexico law firms have filed eight additional lawsuits within the Third Judicial District in the State of New Mexico against the Roman Catholic…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT
OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT agent, which the company claims to be its most capable AI agent product yet. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Twitch starts testing vertical video streams
Twitch’s tests are not widespread at this point, as Appsensa’s research only found a handful of references in the app’s code that mentioned the tests would focus on just “a few streamers”…
Tech Crunch – Meta appoints generative AI VP to run Threads
Meta appointed Connor Hayes, Meta’s VP of product for generative AI, to become the head of Threads. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – First Hit by a Tornado, Then by the Flood: “I Feel Like Our Family Is Cursed”
As she sat in a camping chair surrounded by rotting debris this week, the temperature nearing 100 degrees while bugs flitted past and sweat poured from her brow, Terry Traugott wondered if…
Tech Crunch – Rivian restarting work on its Georgia factory, emails show
Emails obtained through a public records request show Rivian has resume the prep work for its planned factory in Georgia. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Alleged human smuggler ‘Monstro’ indicted in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso federal grand jury returned an indictment on Wednesday, July 16, charging a Mexican national with three counts of human smuggling, according to the U.S….
Tech Crunch – Substack raises $100M from Chernin Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Skims CEO and more
The New York Times reports that the funding brings Substack’s valuation to $1.1 billion, almost 70% higher than its 2021 valuation of $650 million. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Federal DEI funding cuts threaten the work of the few remaining Black farmers in East Texas
Trump’s rollback is another example of the federal government’s lackluster efforts at giving Black farmers a boost in recent years. Read: Read More