Rookies play a substantial role for the Twins every year, but which of their top prospects are ready to contribute this season? Read: Read More
The Athletic MiLB News – Spencer Jones struck out 200 times in 2024. Why the Yankees still believe in the former first-round pick
After setting a team minor-league record for strikeouts in a season, Jones is working to harness his swing in camp this spring. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Amazon debuts Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip. The news brings it into line with its big cloud rivals Microsoft and Google, which have also unveiled their own…
The Athletic MiLB News – Accused of giving away his team’s pitches, Derek Bender reckons with the world’s mistrust
In September, the Twins minor league catcher was accused of giving pitches to his opponents. Now he breaks his silence about that day. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI
At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed…
Texas Monthly – A shortage of criminal defense attorneys threatens indigent right to counsel in rural Texas
Texas’ indigent defense commission wants lawmakers to spend $35 million on public defender offices in rural areas, but some say that isn’t nearly enough to ensure compliance with the U.S. Constitution. Read:…
Tech Crunch – Unique, a Swiss AI platform for finance, raises $30M
A four-year-old Swiss startup has raised a sizable chunk of change to capitalize on the burgeoning “agentic AI” movement. Unique said on Thursday that it has raised $30 million in a Series…
KTSM News – Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog found dead in their New Mexico home
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the industry’s most respected and honored…
Tech Crunch – Taktile helps fintechs build automated decision-making workflows
The automated logic behind many financial decisions — for example, decisions that determine whether a client is approved for a credit line — is hard-coded. Often, it’s not easily changed. If a…
Tech Crunch – Instagram may spin off Reels into a separate app
Meta is mulling launching a standalone app for short-form videos, The Information reported, citing an anonymous source who heard Instagram head Adam Mosseri talking about the project to staff. The project is…