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…
Tech Crunch – Google launches AI tools for practicing languages through personalized lessons
Google on Tuesday is releasing three new AI experiments aimed at helping people learn to speak a new language in a more personalized way. While the experiments are still in the early…
KTSM News – Students evacuated after smoke sensor triggered at Eastwood High School
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Students at Eastwood High School were evacuated early Tuesday morning, April 29, after a smoke sensor was triggered, according to the Ysleta Independent School District (YISD). YISD…
Texas Monthly – Turns Out, Tex-Mex Is Popular in Monterrey
When Laredo-born chain restaurant Taco Palenque opened a location in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2022, there was apprehension that it would fail, as Taco Bell, another U.S. import, did in 1994 and again…
Tech Crunch – Meta launches a standalone AI app to compete with ChatGPT
After integrating Meta AI into WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, Meta is rolling out a standalone AI app. Unveiled at Meta’s LlamaCon event on Tuesday, this app allows users to access Meta…
Tech Crunch – Meta needs to win over AI developers at its first LlamaCon
On Tuesday, Meta is hosting its first-ever LlamaCon AI developer conference at its Menlo Park headquarters, where the company will try to pitch developers on building applications with its open Llama AI…
Tech Crunch – Indian court orders blocking of Proton Mail
The ruling, which has yet to take effect, was ordered under India’s online blocking laws. Read more: Read More
The Border Chronicle – New Border Wall is an ‘Ecological Catastrophe’: A Podcast with The Sierra Club’s Erick Meza
Erick Meza near the border wall in Arizona. (Photo credit: Jonathan Stegenga) Subscribe now The Trump administration has begun issuing contracts for border wall construction. During the first Trump administration, contractors dynamited…
Texas Monthly – Fewer Texans see immigration as helping the U.S., poll finds
Eight years ago, 62% said immigration was more helpful than harmful. This year, that has fallen to 32%, according to the Texas Lyceum poll. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Spotify adds 5M premium users and hits record operating income
Spotify reported on Tuesday that its premium subscriber base grew by 5 million in the first quarter, representing a 12% increase year-over-year. This brings the total to 268 million, marking the second-highest…