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Texas Monthly – As Texas gets redder, John Cornyn could face toughest primary season of his career
Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has hinted at a possible run, has more support than the four-term senator among Republicans, polling shows. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – AI investments surged 62% to $110B in 2024 while startup funding declined 12%, says Dealroom
Venture capitalists are gobbling up term sheets for startups peddling artificial intelligence, but they’re remaining picky when it comes to funding the wider spectrum of technology. According to new figures from analytics…
Tech Crunch – Ghanaian fintech Affinity bags $8M to scale digital banking in a mobile money-driven market
Africa’s top digital banking platforms typically come from high-growth, populous markets like Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt. But Affinity Africa, an upstart from Ghana, wants to join the conversation. The startup has…
Tech Crunch – Instagram is introducing teen accounts with new safety features in India
Instagram said Tuesday that the platform is introducing its teen accounts feature, which has extra protective measures for safety for users in India, one of its biggest markets with over 350 million…
Tech Crunch – EU looks to the private sector to help fund ‘AI Gigafactories’, eyeing the frontier AI race
The European Union is courting the private sector as it looks to step up compute capacity for training large AI models. Giving a speech at the AI Action Summit in Paris on…
Tech Crunch – QED leads $11M investment in Nigerian fintech Raenest
As Africa’s tech ecosystem booms, more people from the region are landing remote jobs with big tech firms and global startups. But getting paid remains a challenge for many of these freelancers…
Tech Crunch – Two senior partners are leaving Peak XV amid strategy shift
Two senior partners are leaving Peak XV, the largest India-focused venture capital firm, four sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Shailesh Lakhani, a 17-year veteran of the firm, and Abheek Anand,…
Border Report – ‘Too f—— low’: Trump angry over ICE arrest numbers, source says
(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump is frustrated with the number of arrests made by immigration officials in the U.S., NewsNation has confirmed. “The numbers are too f—— low,” the president told aides,…
Yard Barker – Lincoln Riley addresses L.A. fires and pledges USC’s support to community
USC head coach Lincoln Riley had plenty to talk about when it comes to football — as he hired several new members to his staff this offseason — but as he heads…