Authorities did not say how the individuals arrested in Hays County may be tied to the Venezuelan gang. It was also unclear what criminal charges people may face, though drugs were seized….
Tech Crunch – WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce. The layoffs will impact 16% of staff across divisions, an Automattic blog post published…
KTSM News – El Paso Police officer wanted on assault charges arrested, Sheriff’s Office says
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso Police officer was recently arrested after he was wanted on multiple charges including assault, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COUNCIL REJECTS CITIZEN OVERSIGHT OF NEARLY $700M IN BOND PROJECTS
[[{“value”:” City Reps. Canales and Limon co-sponsored item 21 on yesterday’s City Council agenda, which would have provided citizen oversight of $685,602,650 worth of public bond projects, amounting to approximately $1.3 billion…
KTSM News – Man found dead in Downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man was found dead Wednesday morning, April 2, in Downtown El Paso, El Paso Police said. El Paso Police sent out an alert to media just…
KTSM News – Bomb threat reported at Cielo Vista Walmart
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A bomb threat was reported at the Cielo Vista Walmart Wednesday, April 2, El Paso Police said. Police say the threat was called into the Walmart located…
Tech Crunch – Epic Games acquires Loci to introduce automated 3D tagging
Epic Games announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Loci, an AI platform for automated tagging 3D assets. The deal will help creators with the labor-intensive process of tagging as well as to…
Tech Crunch – Amazon reportedly submits last-minute bid to acquire TikTok
Amazon has submitted a bid to acquire all of TikTok, according to a new report from The New York Times. The last-minute bid comes as TikTok faces an April 5 deadline to…
Texas Monthly – The Austin-Area Teen Trump Disappeared to El Salvador
The day before federal agents arrested him, Carlos Daniel Terán Aguilar got his first American bike. He bought it at the local Goodwill store in Cedar Park—baby blue, BMX-style—and rode it around…
Tech Crunch – Redwood Materials preps for expansion spree with new R&D center in San Francisco
Redwood Materials has been on an expansion tear in recent years — growth that has extended the lithium-ion battery recycling and materials startup’s footprint well beyond its Carson City, Nevada headquarters as…