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KTSM News – Iron Fire remains at 900 acres for 2nd straight day
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — For the second straight day, the Iron Fire, burning in the Gila Wilderness north of Silver City, remains at 901 acres, fire officials said. A new incident…
Tech Crunch – FutureHouse previews an AI tool for ‘data-driven’ biology discovery
FutureHouse, an Eric Schmidt-backed nonprofit that aims to build an “AI scientist” within the next decade, has released a new tool that it claims can help support “data-driven discovery” in biology. The new…
Tech Crunch – Amazon Kindle’s iOS app adds new ‘Get Book’ button following Apple payments ruling
Thanks to a recent ruling that ordered Apple to stop charging a 27% commission on purchases through iPhone apps, Amazon’s Kindle iOS app now has a “Get book” button that makes it easier…
KTSM News – CBP gears up ahead of Mother’s Day flower importations
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Ahead of Mother’s Day taking place this weekend, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at El Paso area ports of entry are gearing up…
Border Report – CBP seizes $184,000 from Mexican man, woman trying to leave US in a Fiat
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Border officers say they seized $184,000 in cash from a man and a woman headed to Mexico in a vehicle over the Brownsville and Matamoros International…
KTSM News – Regional mayors to discuss future of Border region
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The mayors of El Paso, Ciudad Juárez, and Las Cruces will meet Tuesday evening, May 6, in Downtown El Paso to discuss the future of the Borderplex…
Tech Crunch – Uber turns to Chinese companies to snap up robotaxi market share in Europe, Middle East
Uber announced its third partnership with a Chinese autonomous vehicle company this week, revealing the ride-hail and delivery giant’s appetite for global domination in the emerging robotaxi sector. Uber said Tuesday it…
Texas Monthly – Very Well, I Shall Be the CEO of Tesla
Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that a month earlier, the Tesla board of directors had begun looking for a successor to the company’s chief executive, Elon Musk—presumably someone not as…
Tech Crunch – What OpenAI’s restructuring plan means for its corporate future
OpenAI said on Monday it is pursuing a new restructuring plan after conversations with Delaware and California’s attorneys general, both of whom were closely watching as OpenAI tried to break free of…