EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Three Las Cruces men have pleaded guilty to federal firearm charges following a shooting investigation in September 2025 near Young Park and Hermosa Heights Elementary School, according…
Tech Crunch – Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI models
Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever’s available online. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Have you been ‘Flocked’? Here’s how to find out
A match does not mean someone was under investigation — only that the plate was searched. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud
Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and expands its Nvidia-powered data center footprint. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Fire reported in South-Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A fire has been reported in South-Central El Paso on Monday morning, Aug. 17. The El Paso Fire Department has confirmed it is a Condition 2 fire…
Tech Crunch – Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
Nvidia’s investment in SoftBank’s data center developer will guarantee its chips power an OpenAI data center. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South
African defense tech company Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators with a free student plan
WordPress.com Education lets teachers offer their students free domains, plugin support and professional website-building tools. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Uber adds Zipline drones to its Eats delivery network
Uber is also making investing in Zipline as part of the tie-up. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation
Wispr’s total funding is now over $361 million. Read more: Read More