The bill would require school districts and law enforcement to meet once a year to plan their response to an active shooter situation. It would also mandate annual multi-agency exercise drills on…
Tech Crunch – Google’s March Pixel Drop has AI-powered scam detection and live location sharing with friends
Google announced new software updates for the Pixel phones as part of its so-called Pixel Drop program for March. Pixel Watches and all Android devices are also receiving some new features. The…
Texas Monthly – Diabetes Ravaged His Family. Now He’s Working to Spare Others in the Rio Grande Valley.
One of the fourth graders has diabetes, the school librarian tells David Ceron, who is getting ready backstage. It’s not the first time a young student attending one of Ceron’s presentations has…
Tech Crunch – Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talks succession — ‘I don’t want to pass it to a committee’
Calls for WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg to step down from his leadership role have increased in recent months amid his controversial fight and legal battle with hosting company WP…
Tech Crunch – Cohere claims its new Aya Vision AI model is best-in-class
Cohere for AI, AI startup Cohere’s nonprofit research lab, this week released a multimodal “open” AI model, Aya Vision, the lab claimed is best-in-class. Aya Vision can perform tasks like writing image…
Tech Crunch – Solar installer Sunnova races to raise cash as it issues ‘going concern’ warning
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Tech Crunch – Didi reportedly seeking funds for self-driving unit at $5B valuation
Chinese ride-hail firm Didi is on the hunt for fresh funds for its autonomous vehicle technology unit that could value it at $5 billion, according to Bloomberg News. Investor interest in self-driving…
Border Report – Pentagon orders thousands more troops to southern border
(The Hill) — The Pentagon is sending up to 5,050 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border even as unlawful border crossings have sharply fallen in recent weeks. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has…
Border Report – Aerostat breaks loose from tether on South Padre Island, authorities working to locate
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Air and Marine Operations (AMO) on Monday experienced severe winds that resulted in one of its aerostats breaking free from its tether on South Padre…
KTSM News – Cocaine bundles found hidden in SUV floorboard at Presidio Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 24-year-old man was arrested on Sunday, March 2, at the Presidio Port of Entry after officers seized over 20 pounds of cocaine hidden within the floorboard…