Uber executive Sachin Kansal has a reputation for dogfooding — the tactic of using one’s own products and services to root out problems and make improvements. As he ascended Uber’s executive ladder…
Tech Crunch – Reddit adds new tools to help users contribute and connect across its platform
Reddit announced on Thursday it’s introducing a set of new tools to make it easier for users to participate on its platform. The features are designed to help users find communities, ensure…
Tech Crunch – Faireez raises $7.5M for AI-powered hotel-style housekeeping for rentals
Faireez, which aims to bring “5-star hotel-style housekeeping” to multifamily buildings, is emerging from stealth with $7.5 million in seed funding, the startup told TechCrunch exclusively. Founded in 2023, New York-based Faireez’s…
Texas Monthly – Want Your Home to Smell Like Your Favorite Taqueria? This Corn-Scented Incense Is for You.
The aromas of sweet corn, earthy spices, and tingling chiles welcome customers to Austin’s Nixta Taqueria before they even have a chance to order food. It’s an invitation to enter its world…
Texas Monthly – Going Home With the Armadillo: Can a 1970s Venue for Hippies and Rednecks Survive in the New Austin?
The crowd at Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin on New Year’s Eve 1980 was bigger than the venue’s 1,500-person capacity. Plenty of music fans, it seemed, knew a doorman or could talk…
Tech Crunch – Google DeepMind, Cohere, and Twelve Labs explain how founders can build with their AI models at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
There seems to be a new, more impressive AI model every week. Given the rapid pace, how can founders best position themselves to build on top of this technology? At TechCrunch Sessions:…
Texas Monthly – We Humbly Suggest You Go Hiking With a Llama This Summer
I’m hiking up a rocky, winding trail near the old mining town of Minturn, Colorado, a fuzzy llama named Ringo traipsing enthusiastically behind me. The chocolate-and-cream-colored animal, with ears the size of…
El Paso Matters – Read an excerpt from the latest El Paso Matters Book Club pick; find the reading schedule and more
In his latest book, El Paso author Richard Parker calls El Paso the “heart of the American story” – saying it’s both the origin of the country and the pathway to its…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic submits AI policy recommendations to the White House
A day after quietly removing Biden-era AI policy commitments from its website, Anthropic submitted recommendations to the White House for a national AI policy that the company says “better prepare[s] America to…
Tech Crunch – Turing, a key coding provider for OpenAI and other LLM producers, raises $111M at a $2.2B valuation
As AI companies race to improve the accuracy of Large Language Models and apps built on top of them, a startup that has emerged as a key partner in fulfilling that effort…