A county judge, two city council members and others are accused of vote harvesting. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Figma releases new AI-powered tools for creating sites, app prototypes, and marketing assets
Design company Figma today announced multiple features, including AI-powered site and web app creation, a way for marketers to create assets in bulk, and a new drawing tool. With this launch, the…
Tech Crunch – Carta abandons startup shutdown business, instead backs SimpleClosure’s $15M Series A
In February of 2024, equity management startup Carta revealed that it was getting into the startup winddown business with a new offering called Carta Conclusions. By December, the company had decided to…
Tech Crunch – Microsoft adopts Google’s standard for linking up AI agents
Microsoft says that it’s embracing Google’s recently launched open protocol for allowing AI “agents” to communicate with each other. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that it would bring support for Google’s Agent2Agent (A2A)…
KTSM News – DEA’s El Paso Division brings first fentanyl murder charge in state
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas House Bill 6 recently passed in response to the rising number of fentanyl-related deaths across the state, and the 34th Judicial District Attorney has indicted a…
Tech Crunch – Amazon to invest $4B in Chile to launch AWS infrastructure region
Amazon is making a sizable investment to support new and existing Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers in Chile. The tech conglomerate announced on Wednesday that it will pour more than $4 billion…
Tech Crunch – CrowdStrike says it will lay off 500 workers
The cybersecurity company said it will lay off 5% of its global workforce. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – The web series is back – only this time, they’re TikToks
“Day 25 of starting over my whole entire life,” Raegan Lynch narrates over a short video. “Right now, I’m wandering around the city I just moved to, in a country I’d never…
Texas Monthly – Roar of the Crowd: May 2025
Your Second OpinionsIn a month of truly varied feedback, two pieces of commentary caught our attention most. Both concerned senior editor Ben Rowen’s April issue story, “Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Real.” A…
Tech Crunch – Mistral claims its newest AI model delivers leading performance for the price
French AI startup Mistral is releasing a new AI model, Mistral Medium 3, that’s focused on efficiency without compromising performance. Available in Mistral’s API priced at $0.40 per million input tokens and…