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Tech Crunch – 6 new tech unicorns were minted in January 2025
Despite a still tight venture capital market, new unicorns are still being created every month. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the newly VC-backed startup minted unicorns so far…
Tech Crunch – Rivian inches closer to profitability but warns ‘changes to government policies’ could hurt
Rivian’s cost–cutting measures have gotten it a lot closer to profitability, but the company is warning that 2025 could still be a challenging year – especially because of the whorl of uncertainty…
Texas Monthly – Rates of pregnancy-related sepsis and deaths grow in Texas after abortion ban
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – CEO of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition startup, has resigned
The CEO of controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has resigned, he confirms to TechCrunch. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Above-average winds and long-term drought affect El Paso’s air quality
If it seems like there’s more dust floating around El Paso’s air this year than normal, that’s because there is. So far in 2025, daily particulate matter pollution – which often results…
Texas Monthly – Overhaul of schools’ STAAR test proposed by Texas House bill
The bill would also expand the Texas Education Agency’s powers to sanction school districts. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Las Cruces woman killed in crash after running stop sign, police say
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A woman who was killed in a rollover crash last week in Las Cruces has been identified, Las Cruces Police said in a press release. Police say…
Tech Crunch – Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover didn’t make people like him, study shows
A study by the Pew Research Center found that Americans’ views of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg skew more negative than positive. While Zuckerberg has sparked chatter in Silicon Valley with his…
KTSM News – Border Report Live: Where are the migrants?
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The humanitarian crisis that advocates on the border were fearing from the Trump administration’s promised mass deportations and the continued arrival of migrants seeking to enter…