Osman Avila remembers watching his grandfather, Antonio Garcia, slicing the trompo for customers at the taco cart in front of his Monterrey, Mexico, home. As soon as Avila could walk, he was…
El Paso Matters – 5 candidates vie for 2 EPCC trustee seats; third seat uncontested
Voters will decide who will fill two seats on the El Paso Community College Board of Trustees during the May 3 election. Early voting begins Tuesday, April 22. In District 4, which…
Tech Crunch – Uber customers can now earn Delta SkyMiles from rides or deliveries
Delta SkyMiles members in the United States can now start earning points when they ride with Uber or order delivery through Uber Eats as part of a recently announced exclusive partnership between…
Texas Monthly – Beyoncé’s Mom Is Ready to Tell All—And Her Family’s Okay With It
In a verse of the 2020 Megan Thee Stallion song “Savage Remix,” Beyoncé Knowles-Carter stated quite plainly that she “got this s— from Tina,” leaving us to guess what, exactly, “this s—”…
Tech Crunch – Superpower wants to help people detect and address health issues before symptoms appear
A startup called Superpower is publicly launching what it calls the world’s first super-app that is designed to help people better understand and take care of their health. For $499, the startup…
Tech Crunch – Crowdsourced AI benchmarks have serious flaws, some experts say
AI labs are increasingly relying on crowdsourced benchmarking platforms such as Chatbot Arena to probe the strengths and weaknesses of their latest models. But some experts say that there are serious problems…
Tech Crunch – Social media is not wholly terrible for teen mental health, study says
We know that social media can be harmful to teens. Meta has found in its own research that Instagram makes body image worse for one in three teen girls, and Snapchat has…
Tech Crunch – Manychat taps $140M to boost its business messaging platform with AI
Chatbots and other kinds of AI agents — and the companies that build them — may feel like a dime a dozen these days. But the truth is that, for both businesses…
Texas Monthly – Why Texas Republicans are trying to rein in high home prices and rents
There’s political urgency for Republicans to deal with housing affordability, especially as surveys find most Texans say housing costs are a top concern. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Cardinals set Pope Francis’ funeral for Saturday morning, public viewing starts Wednesday
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral and allowing ordinary faithful to begin paying their…