OpenAI is moving to publish the results of its internal AI model safety evaluations more regularly in what the outfit is pitching as an effort to increase transparency. On Wednesday, OpenAI launched…
Tech Crunch – Stability AI releases an audio-generating model that can run on smartphones
AI startup Stability AI has released Stable Audio Open Small, a “stereo” audio-generating AI model that the company claims is the fastest on the market — and efficient enough to run on…
El Paso Matters – Opinion: El Paso governments issue too much debt without voter consent
By Enrique Romero In El Paso, local governments have stopped asking their constituents whether they agree to new expensive projects, all the while using taxpayer money to fund them. This time, it’s…
Border Report – Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in deal with Trump administration
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal between a son of the…
Tech Crunch – Pinterest finally admits mass bans were a mistake caused by an ‘internal error’
Pinterest has now publicly apologized for the wave of moderation issues that have swept across the social network over the past few weeks, leading to account bans and Pin removals that users…
Texas Monthly – Texas Still Has a Law Banning Homosexual Conduct on the Books. You’ll Never Believe Who’s Trying to Repeal It.
In 1998, four Harris County deputies arrested John Geddes Lawrence Jr. and Tyron Garner after a jealous acquaintance made a false report to police alleging that one of the men had been…
Tech Crunch – A new bipartisan bill aims to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight
U.S. lawmakers introduced Wednesday the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act in a bid to revise the FAA’s 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S. soil. The bipartisan legislation – introduced by Senator Ted…
KTSM News – Docs: Man takes Xanax, beats woman with pistol at Horizon residence
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man who was charged with kidnapping and assaulting a woman last Thursday, May 8, after holding her against her will at his Horizon residence had allegedly…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI may build data centers in the UAE
OpenAI is reportedly considering building data centers in the United Arab Emirates to greatly expand its Middle East footprint. A deal could be announced as soon as this week, according to Bloomberg….
Tech Crunch – The Amazonification of Uber: Part II
Three years ago, I wrote about the Amazonification of Uber, an evolution of the transportation company into a closed business loop that feeds customers back into other Uber channels. At the time,…