After 12 years of treatment for prostate cancer, lifelong El Pasoan Robert Farmer is enjoying long motorcycle rides with his wife, gathering with close friends and, most importantly, being cancer-free. And as…
Border Report – Migrant rights protests take to the border
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Brownsville is now among multiple cities across the country joining the movement for migrant rights. Protestors showed up in solidarity Monday afternoon at Southmost Road…
Texas Monthly – Eight Great Hikes Off the Beaten Path in Big Bend
Starting May 1, visitors to Big Bend National Park won’t be able to access the Chisos Basin—including the campground there and some of the park’s most popular trails. But while crews are…
Tech Crunch – Apple launches Invites, a new app for creating custom invitations
Apple on Tuesday launched a new app called “Invites” that allows users to create custom invitations for any occasion. With Invites, users can create and share invitations on their iPhone, RSVP, contribute…
Border Report – Possible tariffs worry local produce companies
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — President Donald Trump is set to impose tariffs on imported goods from Mexico and Canada, which has local produce companies worried. Jose Crespo, manager at RCF Distributors, says…
Tech Crunch – Former Tesla engineer heading government agency reportedly outlines ‘AI-first strategy’
Thomas Shedd, the former Tesla engineer now serving as the director of Technology Transformation Services, reportedly outlined an “AI-first strategy” for the U.S. government department. According to a report from Wired citing…
Tech Crunch – Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good
Researchers from TikTok owner ByteDance have demoed a new AI system, OmniHuman-1, that can generate perhaps the most realistic deepfake videos to date. Deepfaking AI is a commodity. There’s no shortage of…
Tech Crunch – LogicStar is building AI agents for app maintenance
Swiss startup LogicStar is bent on joining the AI agent game. The summer 2024-founded startup has bagged $3 million in pre-seed funding to bring tools to the developer market that can do…
Texas Monthly – Nothing Says “I Love You” Like a Heart-Shaped Box of Tacos
The first time I saw tacos nestled in a heart-shaped box was in 2020 on the Netflix series Gentefied. The show focuses on one Mexican American family’s struggles to save their taqueria…
Tech Crunch – Two space startups have merged to create the next generation of telescopes
On a clear spring evening in Michigan, the stars aligned — just not in the way Upfront Ventures partner Nick Kim expected. He’d just led a $9.5 million seed round for OurSky,…