Amazon plans to shut down its Freevee app, the company’s free ad-supported streaming service, in August, according to an in-app notice to users. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Tesla’s energy storage business gets sucked into the company’s downward spiral
For the second consecutive quarter, deployments of its Powerwall and Megapack stationary storage products have declined. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – India’s Max Financial says hacker accessed customer data from its insurance unit
The insurance giant is one of the largest insurers in India. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Perplexity launches a $200 monthly subscription plan
The plan, Perplexity Max, offers unlimited access to various services and priority access to its services using the latest LLM models. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – TikTok lays off more employees working on TikTok Shop US
TikTok Shop US is conducting its third round of layoffs in as many months. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Terra CO2 cements $124M Series B to slash concrete’s carbon footprint
Terra CO2 will be using the funding to build a manufacturing facility in the Dallas-Forth Worth metro area. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – ChatGPT referrals to news sites are growing, but not enough to offset search declines
Not surprisingly, organic traffic has also declined, dropping from over 2.3 billion visits at its peak in mid-2024 to now under 1.7 billion. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Bryan Kohberger plea deal accepted
(NewsNation) — Bryan Kohberger admitted guilt during a Wednesday hearing to the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students. The hastened hearing took place just weeks before Kohberger was set to…
Tech Crunch – Former SpaceX manager alleges harassment, retaliation, and security violations in lawsuit
Previous lawsuits against SpaceX have alleged similar stories of bias against female employees and a hostile work environment that enabled gender-based harassment. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Roar of the Crowd: July 2025
The Endless Echo of Gunfighter StoriesThe May 2025 issue featured an excerpt from editor at large Bryan Burrough’s new book, The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild. The story [“Ambassadors of…