Was Sunday gorgeous, or what?? The high Sunday was 73. Today was also quite lovely and warmer with a high of 79. The record today is 86 set in 1904. Tuesday will…
Tech Crunch – UK’s internet watchdog toughens approach to deepfake porn
Ofcom, the U.K.’s internet safety regulator, has published another new draft guidance as it continues to implement the Online Safety Act (OSA) — the latest set of recommendations aim to support in-scope…
Tech Crunch – Web Summit attendees aren’t buying Scale AI CEO’s push for America ‘to win the AI war’
In a bold move last month, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang took out a full-page ad in the Washington Post, telling President Trump that “America must win the AI war.” The statement…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic reportedly ups its next funding round to $3.5B
Anthropic’s next funding round is reportedly growing larger. Anthropic, which makes the AI chatbot Claude, is finalizing a $3.5 billion fundraising round that values the company at $61.5 billion, according to The…
Border Report – Mass graves case: Police officers last to see disappeared individuals alive
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua on Monday revised the total number of victims found in clandestine graves in the northwest portion of the…
KTSM News – County takes 1st steps toward issuing $52M in debt for infrastructure needs
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso County Commissioners Court has directed staff to begin taking the first steps in issuing $52 million in certificates of obligation to address infrastructure needs,…
Border Report – Big Bend National Park home to newly discovered plant species
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Staffers at Big Bend National Park discovered a new plant species “previously unknown to science,” the National Park Service confirmed Monday. Last March, a Big Bend National Park botany…
KTSM News – 14 indicted for alleged role in ‘prolific’ migrant smuggling operation
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — A federal grand jury has indicted 14 individuals from Texas, New Mexico and Mexico for their alleged role in a “prolific alien smuggling organization,” prosecutors announced…
Border Report – 2 alleged members of Barrio Azteca extradited in Consulate murders
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two alleged members of Barrio Azteca, a transnational criminal organization allied with the Juarez Cartel, were extradited from Mexico to the United States to face charges related…
Border Report – Judge declines to restore AP access to White House amid ‘Gulf of America’ dispute
A federal judge on Monday declined to restore The Associated Press’s access to certain spaces open to the media at the White House, including the Oval Office amid the Trump administration’s battle…