On Thursday, Windsurf, a startup that develops popular AI tools for software engineers, announced the launch of its first family of AI software engineering models, or SWE-1 for short. The startup says…
Texas Monthly – Texas House bill allowing online voter registration got a public hearing — after missing deadline to become law
Texas is one of eight states without universal online voter registration. A lawmaker pushing for it says he’ll continue the fight. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Viral outrage over Apple’s EU payment warnings misses key fact
Apple says the warning messages now appearing next to EU App Store listings that use third-party payment systems are not actually new. According to a number of recent reports, Apple added a…
KTSM News – Registered sex offender arrested for stalking Pebble Hills High School student
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 36-year-old registered sex offender has been arrested for stalking a Pebble Hills High School student near campus in far East El Paso, according to the Socorro…
Tech Crunch – Fake fired Twitter worker ‘Rahul Ligma’ is a real engineer with an AI data startup used by Harvard
The morning after Elon Musk’s 2022 acquisition of Twitter (now X), reporters encountered two men with boxes outside the company’s headquarters. One introduced himself as recently laid-off Twitter engineer “Rahul Ligma.” His…
Tech Crunch – Redpoint raises $650M 3 years after its last big early-stage fund
Redpoint Ventures, a San Francisco-based firm that is about a quarter of a century old, has raised a $650 million tenth early-stage, according to a regulatory filing. Redpoint’s new fund matches the…
Border Report – 5 takeaways from birthright citizenship argument at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court mulled whether judges should be allowed to extend injunctive relief to the entire country in a lively argument Thursday stemming from President Trump’s efforts to narrow birthright citizenship. The…
KTSM News – Horizon PD: Wanted woman arrested on outstanding warrant
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 41-year-old woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant for possession of a controlled substance last week in Horizon City, according to the Horizon City Police Department….
Tech Crunch – Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft’s layoffs in its home state as AI writes up to 30% of its code
Microsoft’s Washington layoffs hit coders hardest as the tech giant embraces AI. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Miniscule number of migrants smuggle drugs, survey of CBP data shows
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — An investigation conducted by the Project on Government Oversight shows migrants are rarely found carrying illicit drugs when apprehended by Border Patrol agents between ports of entry….