As Sequoia Capital’s first defense tech investment, Mach Industries is an industry darling, raising over $80 million since its founding in 2023. Its founder, Ethan Thornton, now 21, began Mach as a…
Tech Crunch – Google says it’ll embrace Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to data
Just a few weeks after OpenAI said it would adopt rival Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to the systems where data resides, Google is following suit. In a post on X…
Tech Crunch – Solid, which claimed to be the ‘AWS of fintech,’ files for bankruptcy after raising nearly $81M in funding
Banking-as-a-service startup Solid (formerly called Wise) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to documents filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on April 7. Founded…
Texas Monthly – Federal public health cuts could cost Texas $700 million
State and local health agencies are having to cut programs and staff to make up the loss and more cuts could be coming. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – State offers specific measles guidance for 10 West Texas “outbreak” counties
State health officials added four more counties to what they consider “outbreak areas” and advise those visiting or living in those counties to consult measles vaccination guidance for those areas. Read: Read…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI attorneys call for Elon Musk to be enjoined from ‘further unlawful and unfair action’
The dramatic suit between OpenAI and its estranged co-founder, billionaire Elon Musk, shows no sign of letting up. In a filing Wednesday, attorneys for OpenAI and the other defendants in the case,…
Border Report – El Paso Police: Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in Juarez
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A 47-year-old El Paso man was arrested and charged with murder on Friday, March 28, for allegedly killing a 45-year-old woman whose body was found in Juarez,…
Border Report – UTEP confirms 10 international students’ visas revoked
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) confirmed on Wednesday, April 9, that 10 of its international students had their visas revoked this week. NMSU: 6…
Border Report – Report: Drug lord linked to DEA agent’s death freed
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – One of the three leaders of the Guadalajara cartel linked to the torture-slaying of Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985 has been released…
Texas Monthly – Verifying hand-counted ballots in Texas elections may be easier under GOP bill
The proposal would require counties who opt for hand counts to use ballots that can be scanned and tabulated by a voting machine. Read: Read More