Retaining top AI talent is tough amid cutthroat competition between Google, OpenAI, and other heavyweights. Google’s AI division, DeepMind, has resorted to using “aggressive” noncompete agreements for some AI staff in the…
KTSM News – City of El Paso to host meetings on budget for FY2026
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso has scheduled a series of community meetings so the public can learn about the budget for Fiscal Year 2026. Meetings will be…
Texas Monthly – Bipartisan support for Texas’ clarifying abortion bill shows early cracks
While Democrats and abortion access advocates pushed to ensure pregnant women aren’t criminalized, some conservatives questioned whether this bill is needed. Read: Read More
Yard Barker – Son of NFL legend lands scholarship offer from Deion Sanders
Deion Sanders is still leaning into his NFL connections at Colorado, this time by handing out a scholarship offer to the son of a legendary player. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event
On Monday, Microsoft reportedly terminated the roles of two software engineers, Ibtihal Aboussad and Vaniya Agrawal, who protested the company’s reported dealings with the Israeli military during Microsoft’s Copilot and 50th anniversary…
Texas Monthly – Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election to fill U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat
The decision to wait until November means a narrowly divided Congress will be down a Democratic representative for several more months. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Amazon says its AI video model can now generate minutes-long clips
Amazon has upgraded its AI video model, Nova Reel, with the ability to generate videos up to two minutes in length. Nova Reel, announced in December 2024, was Amazon’s first foray into…
Border Report – Chief Justice Roberts pauses order to return Maryland dad mistakenly deported to El Salvador
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador….
Tech Crunch – How one tweet wreaked havoc on the stock market
Amid a morning of pandemonium on Wall Street, a popular news aggregator on X, known as Walter Bloomberg, posted a false report declaring that President Trump was considering a 90-day pause on…
Texas Monthly – The Hidden-Gem Antiques Festival We Almost Didn’t Want to Tell You About
I attended my first Original Round Top Antiques Fair in the fall of 2014. Since then, I’ve looked for finds amid the bluebonnets in the fields of Warrenton, braved an ice storm…