Meta has chosen Robert Fergus to lead its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, according to Bloomberg. Fergus had been working at Google DeepMind as a research director for roughly five years, per…
Border Report – Border Report Live: The cost of securing the border
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Congress is working on President Donald Trump’s “big bill” for next year’s budget, which includes tens of billions of dollars to resume border wall construction and…
Tech Crunch – Google launches ‘implicit caching’ to make accessing its latest AI models cheaper
Google is rolling out a feature in its Gemini API that the company claims will make its latest AI models cheaper for third-party developers. Google calls the feature “implicit caching” and says…
Tech Crunch – Instagram Threads is getting video ads
Instagram Threads will begin testing video ads, Meta announced on Thursday. The test, which will make Threads look more like its competitor X, is an expansion of Threads’ advertising initiatives, which began…
Tech Crunch – PowerSchool paid a hacker’s ransom, but now schools say they are being extorted
Schools in Toronto and North Carolina are reporting extortion attempts. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Robert Prevost becomes first American pope of the Catholic Church: What to know
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the…
KTSM News – Iron Fire’s size reduced to 822 acres with 10 percent containment
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Iron Fire’s estimated size has been reduced to around 800 acres on Thursday, May 8, with 10 percent containment after an infrared flight was conducted to…
Tech Crunch – Google rolls out AI tools to protect Chrome users against scams
Google announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new AI-powered defenses to help combat scams on Chrome. The tech giant is going to start using Gemini Nano, its on-device large language model…
El Paso Matters – El Paso 2025 graduation guide: Dates, times, locations and venue policies
It’s graduation season throughout El Paso County, and thousands of students — from high school seniors to college graduates — are preparing to celebrate their achievements with family, friends and classmates. Ceremonies…
Tech Crunch – China’s Geely moves to take EV startup Zeekr private amid trade war with US
China’s Geely has offered to take its EV startup Zeekr private, one year after the company debuted on the NYSE. Read more: Read More