EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Crews are on the scene of a structure fire on Tuesday afternoon, May 6 in Fabens, an El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said. The call came…
Tech Crunch – IBM CEO urges the Trump Administration to increase — not cut — federal AI R&D funding
Like many leaders in tech, Arvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, thinks federal R&D funding for AI and related technologies should be increased — not the other way around. “We have been…
Texas Monthly – TribCast: One month of session left, and the kids are fighting
The biggest bill is already signed, but there are plenty of wars left to wage in the last month of the session. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Top mining company invests $7M in UTEP’s engineering degree program
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Mining industry leader Freeport-McMoRan invested $7 million to support the University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) mining engineering degree program, the university announced on Tuesday, May…
Tech Crunch – Rivian cuts delivery guidance because of Trump’s tariffs and trade wars
Rivian says it will likely deliver fewer vehicles this year than previously forecasted due to President Trump’s tariffs and other regulatory changes, making it the latest automaker to be affected by the…
KTSM News – Pilot opens new truck stop in Vinton, donates $20K to Canutillo ISD
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Village of Vinton has a new truck stop and travel center. The Pilot Company held an official ribbon-cutting for an Xpress Fuel travel center on Tuesday…
Tech Crunch – Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots
Redditors around the world were scandalized last week after learning that a team of researchers released a swarm of AI-powered, human-impersonating bots on the “Change My View” subreddit. The large-scale experiment was…
Texas Monthly – Texas House Republicans poised to scale back legislation that targets state’s universities
A House amendment would strip the bill of several controversial provisions, including one that sought to stretch the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Patreon’s app can now accept web payments after U.S. App Store changes
Creator platform Patreon has rolled out an updated version of its app that now allows users to make purchases via the web, in the wake of the Apple-Epic court ruling that forced…
Tech Crunch – Amazon-owned Zoox issues recall following robotaxi crash
Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, paused its driverless testing program for more than a week and issued a voluntary recall of its software following a crash in Las Vegas,…