The Trump administration’s top border official defended plans to build a wall and other infrastructure in Texas’ Big Bend region despite mounting opposition against the project and a court-ordered pause on construction,…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn’t work. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Project Jupiter touts awarding nearly $1B to local contracts, creating over 1,200 jobs for NM
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Oracle, the tech giant behind the construction of the controversial data center Project Jupiter, touts awarding nearly $1 billion to in-state firms and creating over 1,200 jobs…
Texas Monthly – Trump administration can hold immigrants in ICE custody without bond, court rules
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled detained immigrants don’t have a constitutional right to a bond hearing after they enter the country illegally. Read: Read More
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MIGUEL TERAN SELLS OUT TO THE BIG DEVELOPERS
[[{“value”:” Miguel Teran, Democratic candidate for County Commissioner of Precinct 2, has accepted campaign contributions from Woody Hunt, Ted Houghton, Stanley Jobe, the Bowling brothers, and several other big developers and bankers….
KTSM News – El Paso town hall puts spotlight on border voters, local elections
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A local political nonprofit is hosting a town hall ahead of Election Day to talk about the importance of voters across the U.S.-Mexico border. Puente News Collaborative,…
Tech Crunch – Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell
The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a “nap,” and summersaulted on voice command. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – New Mexico National Guard rescues infant near Chaco Canyon
New Mexico National Guard personnel, working with state police and tribal authorities, successfully rescued an infant suffering from repeated seizures in a remote area near Chaco Canyon despite severe weather and washed-out…
KTSM News – Police arrest man they say allowed pit bulls to ‘lick’ his genitals
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 69-year-old man was arrested after allegedly allowing animals to “lick” his genitals in Central El Paso. Jimmy Nerio was charged with bestiality and booked into the…
KTSM News – Doña Ana Community College hosting voting sites for midterms
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Some Doña Ana Community College (DACC)’s campuses and centers are hosting polling places for early voting and Election Day voting in this year’s midterm election. Expanded early…