Gov. Greg Abbott will have the opportunity to appoint Boyd’s replacement, furthering his influence on the high court. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Ilya Sutskever taps Google Cloud to power his AI startup’s research
OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever’s new AI startup, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), is using Google Cloud’s TPU chips to power its AI research, part of a new partnership the companies…
Tech Crunch – Canoo CEO can buy bankrupt EV startup’s assets, judge rules
The sale of bankrupt EV startup Canoo’s assets to its CEO has been okayed by the judge overseeing the case. After evaluating a number of limited objections to the sale, Judge Brendan…
Tech Crunch – Court document reveals locations of WhatsApp victims targeted by NSO spyware
The list of 1,223 victims in 51 countries hints at the “true scale of the spyware problem,” per one researcher. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – NM man convicted of child sex crimes by Lordsburg jury
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 33-year-old New Mexico man was found guilty of child sex crimes by a Lordsburg, New Mexico jury, the Office of the Sixth Judicial District Attorney announced….
Tech Crunch – More good news for New York startups: Lerer Hippeau raised another $200M
New York’s A-list venture capital seed fund, Lerer Hippeau, announced on Wednesday that it closed a ninth $200 million fund. That’s a step up from its eighth fund, which closed at $140…
Border Report – House Democrats urge DHS to reopen immigration oversight offices
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – House Democrats are urging the federal government to reinstate immigration oversight offices shut down in the past few weeks. Nearly 50 Democrats including U.S. Rep. Debbie…
KTSM News – Trump announces 90-day pause on most tariffs, raises taxes on Chinese imports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI launches program to design new ‘domain-specific’ AI benchmarks
OpenAI, like many AI labs, thinks AI benchmarks are broken. It says it wants to fix them through a new program. Called the OpenAI Pioneers Program, the program will focus on creating…
El Paso Matters – Opinion: Passover’s message overs an antidote to stress and disillusion
By Rabbi Levi Greenberg According to many surveys, Americans are increasingly experiencing unprecedented levels of stress and disillusionment. I believe the essential message of Passover best informs how we can navigate such…