EDCOUCH, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two people died after a vehicle suspected of human smuggling plunged into a canal in Edcouch. As previously reported, the vehicle crashed into the canal Friday morning following…
Border Report – ‘Challenging’ flat topography adding to slow water drainage in Rio Grande Valley
MERCEDES, Texas (Border Report) — Historic flooding in the Rio Grande Valley border is going down slower on the east side of the region but should now get some help from some…
KTSM News – ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive arrested on 13 felony warrants
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A 30-year-old man, who was featured on the “Most Wanted” fugitives list several times recently, was arrested over the weekend with 13 outstanding felony warrants, El Paso…
Tech Crunch – Fashion startup CaaStle appears to be in trouble
CaaStle, a startup that launched in 2011 as a plus-sized clothing subscription service and in 2018 became an inventory monetization platform for clothing retailers, is facing financial difficulties, reports Axios. The company…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI raises $40B at $300B post-money valuation
OpenAI on Monday announced that it closed one of the largest private funding rounds in history. According to a blog post on the company’s website, OpenAI raised $40 billion in a round…
KTSM News – Travel advisories for high winds in New Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Travel advisories have been issued for Tuesday, April 1 in Southern New Mexico with the highest impact for strong winds and blowing dust from 6 a.m. to…
Border Report – US sanctions Sinaloa cartel associates for alleged money laundering
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States Treasury sanctioned six people and seven companies Monday for alleged money laundering for factions of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, underscoring the group’s new designation as a foreign…
Tech Crunch – ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts
ChatGPT’s new image generator is raising concerns for being really good at creating fake receipts. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Long-standing mental health issues preceded Walmart mass shooting, defense attorney says
This is the second of a two-part series on issues defense attorneys might have raised if Patrick Crusius had gone to trial for the 2019 Walmart mass shooting. Previously: Patrick Crusius believed…
Tech Crunch – Alphabet’s AI drug discovery platform Isomorphic Labs raises $600M from Thrive
Isomorphic Labs, the AI drug discovery platform that was spun out of Google’s DeepMind in 2021, has raised external capital for the first time. The $600 million round was led by Thrive…