The new deal covers solar and storage projects being developed in South Carolina by EnergyRe. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – El Paso city population grew by 150 people in 2024
The population in El Paso’s city limits grew by 150 people between 2023 and 2024, continuing a decade-long plateauing of people, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The city…
Tech Crunch – AMD strikes a deal to sell ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business for $3B
Semiconductor giant AMD followed through with its plan to spin out ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business. AMD announced on Monday that it was selling ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business to electronic manufacturing services company…
El Paso Matters – Opinion: Unleash Hispanic innovation to fuel American dynamism
By Andy Vargas-Hernandez The American Southwest is approaching a rare inflection point — one rooted in demography, geography and culture. A recent Brookings report by Andre Perry and Manann Donoghoe reaffirms what…
Tech Crunch – Google launches standalone NotebookLM app for Android
Google has officially released the NotebookLM app for Android, a day before Google I/O 2025 and a day before the company said it would roll out. Since its launch in 2023, the AI-based…
Border Report – Mexican security consultant who worked for US State Department killed in cartel ambush
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican security consultant who recently did contract work for the U.S. State Department has been shot and killed in what appears to have been a cartel ambush…
Border Report – Los Angeles barbershop blasts ‘Baby Shark’ to ward off homeless
(KTLA) – A barbershop in downtown Los Angeles is blasting the toddler-favorite “Baby Shark” song to deter homeless individuals from setting up camp outside the business. Shalom Styles, CEO and founder of…
Tech Crunch – Trump to sign bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Take It Down Act today, a bipartisan law that enacts stricter penalties for distributing non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes and revenge porn. Read more: Read…
Tech Crunch – Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach
The trio of spyware apps — hacked earlier this year — no longer work. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – xAI’s Grok 3 comes to Microsoft Azure
Microsoft on Monday became one of the first hyperscalers to provide managed access to Grok, the AI model developed by billionaire Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI. Available through Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry…