Alejandra Velez is among the many University of Texas at El Paso students who somehow did not receive their federal loans since August. UTEP claims that the students were victims of phishing…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic used Pokémon to benchmark its newest AI model
Anthropic used Pokémon to benchmark its newest AI model. Yes, really. In a blog post published Monday, Anthropic said that it tested its latest model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, on the Game Boy…
Tech Crunch – SpaceX says Starship self-destructed after propellant leaks caused fires and comms blackout
SpaceX said Monday that last month’s Starship explosion was brought on by a cascading series of events caused by propellant leaks — a problem the company says has been addressed ahead of…
Tech Crunch – SoundCloud partners with TicketMaster to let artists list events
Music streamer SoundCloud announced a partnership with entertainment company Live Nation today, allowing artists on its platform to list Ticketmaster and Universe events on their profile in a customized way. The company…
Tech Crunch – Khosla Ventures seeks $3.5B in fresh capital
Khosla Ventures, a firm known for early investments in OpenAI, is raising $3.5 billion across three funds, the Wall Street Journal reported. That target is 17% larger than the firm’s previous 2023 fund…
Border Report – Judge blocks immigration raids at religious groups suing Trump administration
A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration from conducting immigration raids at Quaker, Baptist and Sikh places of worship that are suing over its new enforcement policy. Policy guidance long instructed…
Tech Crunch – Google Drive users can now access and search transcripts for videos
After launching automatically generated captions for videos last year, Google Drive is now launching searchable video transcripts. Google announced that starting Monday, Drive users can now view and search transcripts for their…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic launches a new AI model that ‘thinks’ as long as you want
Anthropic is releasing a new frontier AI model called Claude 3.7 Sonnet, which the company designed to “think” about questions for as long as users want it to. Anthropic calls Claude 3.7…
Tech Crunch – Grok 3 appears to be driving Grok usage to new heights
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, released Grok 3, its long-awaited flagship AI model, last week. Grok 3 powers the Grok chatbot apps for mobile and the web, as well as the Grok…
KTSM News – El Paso Fire: Pedestrian struck, hurt in Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A pedestrian was taken to a local hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Monday, Feb. 24, in Downtown El Paso, El Paso Fire said. The…