A platform for chatting and roleplaying with AI-generated characters, Character.AI announced on Monday that it is rolling out a slate of multimedia features. These features include AvatarFX, Character.AI’s video-generation model, plus Scenes…
Tech Crunch – Elon Musk’s Neuralink closes a $650M Series E
Elon Musk’s brain computer interface startup Neuralink closed a $650 million funding round, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The Series E fundraise included investors such as ARK Invest,…
KTSM News – Gas leak shuts down neighborhood in Horizon City
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A residential gas leak in a Horizon City neighborhood has forced streets to be closed off and first responders to arrive on the scene on Monday afternoon,…
Tech Crunch – Google Glass is back in the AI glasses game with Android XR smart glasses
Remember Google Glass and the reign of the “glasshole”? Well, Google’s giving face tech another shot with Android XR glasses that look like actual glasses this time. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Salesforce buys Moonhub, a startup building AI tools for hiring
Salesforce has quietly snapped up Moonhub, a startup building AI to vet and hire talent. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. In a post on Moonhub’s website on Monday, the company…
Texas Monthly – It’s the last day of the Texas Legislature. Here’s what they did.
The Legislature is wrapping up without the same drama that defined the end of the last two sessions, with state GOP leaders checking off nearly everything on their to-do lists. Read: Read…
Tech Crunch – Chime, last valued at $25B, aims for $11B in upcoming IPO
Chime, whose pending IPO is expected to be one of 2025’s blockbuster hits, issued a share price range on Monday of $24 to $26. That’s an up-to-$11.2-billion market cap. At the mid-range,…
Tech Crunch – Breakneck data center growth challenges Microsoft’s sustainability goals
Microsoft’s sustainability goals are imperiled by its push into AI and cloud services. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – IBM acquires data analysis startup Seek AI, opens AI accelerator in NYC
IBM on Monday said that it has acquired Seek AI, an AI platform that allows users to ask questions about enterprise data using natural language, for an undisclosed sum. Seek CEO and…
Border Report – Buona Forchetta to close temporarily following ICE raid in South Park
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Buona Forchetta, the popular Italian restaurant chain whose flagship location in South Park was raided by federal immigration officials, will be closed for several days as the…