Own is the latest alternative to TikTok to emerge in the market, featuring blockchain technology and a token economy. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Senate GOP bill spares nuclear and geothermal energy while hammering wind and solar
The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Mastodon updates its terms to prohibit AI model training
Social networks are bolstering their terms of service against scrapers and bots that crawl the website to train AI models. Days after Elon Musk-owned X updated its terms to explicitly prohibit AI…
Tech Crunch – Sword Health nabs $40M at $4B valuation, pushes IPO plans to at least 2028
The digital health startup says it secured the fresh capital to update its valuation and finance acquisitions. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – UK watchdog fines 23andMe over 2023 data breach
The ICO said over 150,000 U.K. residents had data stolen in the breach. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – ATF offers $5K reward for information on death of 14-year-old boy after road rage shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), along with the Las Cruces Police Department, is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading…
Tech Crunch – Amazon is holding Prime Day 2025 on July 8-11
Amazon has revealed that Prime Day 2025 will take place on July 8-11, extending the annual sale event to four days this year. Amazon notes that consumers will be able to shop…
El Paso Matters – City manager, attorney, auditor under review as council meets behind closed doors
Six months after a mostly new El Paso City Council took office, the city’s top three appointed officials – the city manager, city attorney and chief internal auditor – are under review…
Tech Crunch – Adobe’s Firefly comes to iOS and Android
Adobe is launching its Firefly mobile app on iOS and Android for consumers to create AI-powered media Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Two-year-old defense tech Mach Industries confirms $100M raise led by Khosla, Bedrock
Rising-star defense tech Mach Industries has announced a new $100 million round from Khosla, Bedrock and Sequoia. Read more: Read More