As an AI engineer at Meta, Boris Valkov helped build PyTorch, one of the world’s largest machine learning libraries. During his time there, Valkov realized that artificial intelligence “was about to unlock…
Border Report – US-born Californian warned to leave country immediately by DHS
(KSWB/KUSI) — A California resident received an email from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warning him to leave the United States immediately. Aldo Martinez-Gomez was born in San Diego County and…
Tech Crunch – India’s EV startup Ather cuts IPO size to $308M, seeking $1.4B post-money valuation
Ather Energy, the Indian startup manufacturing electric two-wheelers, has cut the size of its initial public offer by 18% to 26.26 billion Indian rupees ($308.3M), according to a new draft prospectus filed…
The Border Chronicle – Texas Should Revitalize, not Militarize Border Communities: A Q&A with Amerika Garcia Grewal
Amerika Garcia Grewal at Shelby Park before the Texas government closed the park. (Photo courtesy of Amerika Garcia Grewal) Subscribe now Eagle Pass, Texas, is normally a quiet town of about 30,000…
Tech Crunch – Two undergrads built an AI speech model to rival NotebookLM
A pair of undergrads, neither with extensive AI expertise, say that they’ve created an openly available AI model that can generate podcast-style clips similar to Google’s NotebookLM. The market for synthetic speech…
Tech Crunch – Adaptive Computer wants to reinvent the PC with ‘vibe’ coding for non-programmers
Dennis Xu is a repeat tech startup founder, but he’s the first to admit he’s not a programmer. After co-founding AI note-taking app Mem — one of OpenAI’s earliest venture investments —…
Texas Monthly – Dallas International Film Festival to Host World Premieres of Two Texas Monthly Films
Two feature films executive produced by Texas Monthly will make their world premieres next week at the 2025 Dallas International Film Festival, which is celebrating its inaugural year as an Academy Award–qualifying…
Texas Monthly – The First Birding Season Without the Birdman of Texas
During the height of the state’s birding season, from mid-March through May, visitors from all over the world travel to Texas, particularly Galveston County’s High Island and Bolivar Peninsula. They come to…
Tech Crunch – Marks & Spencer confirms cybersecurity incident amid ongoing disruption
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Texas Monthly – The Creators of ‘Ransom Canyon’ Set Their Show in the Texas Hill Country. Have They Been?
There are many mysteries and unknowns baked into the narrative of the new Netflix show Ransom Canyon, an adaptation of a series of western romance novels by Jodi Thomas. Will Staten Kirkland…