EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A former New Mexico judge and his wife, who were arrested after reportedly allowing an alleged Tren de Aragua member to live in a small home in…
Tech Crunch – Meta says its Llama AI models have been downloaded 1.2B times
In mid-March, Meta said that its “open” AI model family, Llama, hit 1 billion downloads, up from 650 million downloads as of early December 2024. On Tuesday at its inaugural LlamaCon developer conference,…
Tech Crunch – Amazon’s first 27 internet satellites launch to space
The first 27 satellites in Amazon’s effort to create a space-based internet network have finally made it to orbit, paving the way for the company to attempt to compete with Elon Musk’s…
Tech Crunch – Tesla board member Joe Gebbia actually bought some stock
Tesla board member and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia acquired about 4,000 shares of the automaker’s stock, a purchase that has a value of about $1 million and change, according to a regulatory…
Tech Crunch – Meta previews an API for its Llama AI models
At its inaugural LlamaCon AI developer conference on Tuesday, Meta announced an API for its Llama series of AI models: the Llama API. Available in limited preview, the Llama API lets developers…
Border Report – Crude oil business accused of fraudulent imports, 4 arrested during raid
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Federal agents raided a business near Rio Hondo on Wednesday and charged the owner with fraudulently importing crude oil. On April 24, agents raided Arroyo Terminals, which buys…
Texas Monthly – Texas lottery bans online sales through third-party couriers amid mounting criticism
After years of claiming that companies selling lottery tickets online could not be regulated, the Texas Lottery Commission voted to ban the practice. Read: Read More
Border Report – Alligator spotted near McAllen canal caught, relocated by wildlife officers
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen says the alligator that was spotted near a canal on Monday has been caught. The alligator was spotted near the canal at 2nd Street…
Tech Crunch – Google’s NotebookLM expands its AI podcast feature to more languages
Google’s AI-based note-taking and research assistant NotebookLM is making its Audio Overviews feature available in 76 new languages, the company announced on Tuesday. Audio Overviews launched last year to give users the…
Tech Crunch – Google Wallet to add support for digital IDs in more states
Google announced on Tuesday that digital IDs are coming to more states and services in Google Wallet. The company also shared that Wallet is getting a way to privately verify age and…