TikTok is set to expand its TikTok Shop e-commerce platform to users in France, Germany, and Italy on Monday, Reuters reports. TikTok Shop has been available in the United Kingdom since 2021,…
Border Report – Man arrested for alleged smuggling of meth, fentanyl at Paso Del Norte bridge
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An 18-year-old man was recently arrested after he allegedly tried to smuggle methamphetamine and fentanyl at the Paso Del Norte international crossing in El Paso, according to…
Tech Crunch – Signal downloads spike in the U.S. and Yemen amid government scandal
The encrypted messaging app Signal is getting some unexpected attention this week. High-ranking officials in the Trump administration, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, communicated the plans…
Tech Crunch – New Utah law makes app stores responsible for age verification
Meta, X, and Snap are celebrating a new Utah law that will require Apple and Google to take responsibility for verifying users’ ages on their app stores and obtain parental consent for…
KTSM News – Man arrested for alleged smuggling of meth, fentanyl at Paso Del Norte bridge
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An 18-year-old man was recently arrested after he allegedly tried to smuggle methamphetamine and fentanyl at the Paso Del Norte international crossing in El Paso, according to…
Texas Monthly – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he’ll push for special session if THC ban, bail changes fail
Only Gov. Greg Abbott can call for a special session. But in his role presiding over the Texas Senate, Patrick can block any bill from passing, giving him leverage to compel overtime…
Tech Crunch – YC alum Mendel, a ‘Ramp for LatAm enterprises,’ raises $35M Series B
Mexico City-based Mendel has raised $35 million in a Series B round of funding, it tells TechCrunch exclusively. Corporate spend management platform Mendel last raised in December 2021 — a $15 million…
Tech Crunch – eBay backs WunderGraph to build an open source GraphQL federation
A fledgling open source startup that’s setting out to tackle API sprawl in the GraphQL ecosystem has secured the backing of e-commerce giant eBay. WunderGraph, as the company is called, today said…
Texas Monthly – A Veteran Aims to Bring Positivity to Fort Cavazos With Great Barbecue
Dominic Askew spent twenty years in the military. After his retirement, in 2022, all he wanted to do was get back on post. “I’ve been around it my whole life, and I…
Tech Crunch – With the Switch 2 coming, Nintendo is working on Virtual Game Cards for cross-device portability
Nintendo announced on Thursday that it is working on Virtual Game Cards, a feature that makes digitally downloaded games more portable across different devices. With the highly awaited Nintendo Switch 2 on…