EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — New barriers will soon be popping up along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday morning issued a memo announcing plans to install…
Tech Crunch – Stripe’s first employee, the founder of fintech Increase, sort of bought a bank
Competitors to Darragh Buckley’s Increase are so nervous about his ambitions to “own” a bank, someone has been trying to stop him. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Final GOP bill kneecaps renewables and hydrogen, but lifts nuclear and geothermal
The final bill is largely what emerged from the Senate Finance Committee in mid-June. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – House sends GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ to Trump’s desk in major win for Republicans
The “big, beautiful bill” is heading to President Trump’s desk. House Republicans on Thursday morning passed the core of Trump’s domestic policy agenda — including sweeping tax cuts, a crackdown on immigration,…
Texas Monthly – Texas Republicans vote to send GOP’s tax and spending megabill to Trump’s desk after threatening to tank it
Members of the state’s GOP delegation were among the loudest voices critiquing their own party’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” In the end, each of them voted for it. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Not everyone is thrilled with Threads’ DMs
Earlier this week, Instagram Threads launched what the company said was its most-requested feature to date: direct messages, also known as DMs. However, the company is now facing a bit of a…
Border Report – Woman admits to delivering 29 kilos of meth to undercover agents
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – An El Paso woman pleaded guilty to delivering 29 kilos of high-grade methamphetamine to undercover federal agents in the parking lot of two businesses in Sunland…
Tech Crunch – Ilya Sutskever will lead Safe Superintelligence following his CEO’s exit
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever says he stepping into the CEO role at Safe Superintelligence, the AI startup he launched in 2024. Read more: Read More
Border Report – EPA places staffers who signed ‘dissent’ letter on leave
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is placing staffers who signed a letter of dissent against the Trump administration’s actions and policies on leave. The EPA says it has placed 144 staffers on administrative leave…
Tech Crunch – Y Combinator alum launched a new $34M fund dedicated to YC startups, backed by Garry Tan
Kulveer Taggar, a two-time YC alum and founder of Zeus Living, founded Phosphor Capital last year Read more: Read More