Thomas Shedd, the former Tesla engineer now serving as the director of Technology Transformation Services, reportedly outlined an “AI-first strategy” for the U.S. government department. According to a report from Wired citing…
Tech Crunch – Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good
Researchers from TikTok owner ByteDance have demoed a new AI system, OmniHuman-1, that can generate perhaps the most realistic deepfake videos to date. Deepfaking AI is a commodity. There’s no shortage of…
Tech Crunch – LogicStar is building AI agents for app maintenance
Swiss startup LogicStar is bent on joining the AI agent game. The summer 2024-founded startup has bagged $3 million in pre-seed funding to bring tools to the developer market that can do…
Texas Monthly – Nothing Says “I Love You” Like a Heart-Shaped Box of Tacos
The first time I saw tacos nestled in a heart-shaped box was in 2020 on the Netflix series Gentefied. The show focuses on one Mexican American family’s struggles to save their taqueria…
Tech Crunch – Two space startups have merged to create the next generation of telescopes
On a clear spring evening in Michigan, the stars aligned — just not in the way Upfront Ventures partner Nick Kim expected. He’d just led a $9.5 million seed round for OurSky,…
Texas Monthly – Hell Hath No Fury Like the Luka-Less Mavs Fans
Late on Saturday night, as Mavericks fans reveled in Deep Ellum, sipped cocktails in East Dallas, or downed Modelos in Oak Cliff, the NBA team sent its fans spiraling into basketball despair…
KTSM News – Short on time, El Paso city manager sets out to find funding for Downtown deck plaza
EL PASO, Texas (EL PASO MATTERS) — The City Council on Monday directed the city manager to produce a report identifying plausible funding sources for the Downtown deck plaza – including public funds outside…
Texas Monthly – Two ‘Friday Night Lights’ Stars Reunite for a D.C.-Set Thriller
TVZero DayNetflix, February 20Texan Jesse Plemons reunites with his Friday Night Lights costar Connie Britton in this six-episode limited series about a former U.S. president (Robert De Niro) who is pulled out…
The Border Chronicle – What Is Texas’s Operation Lone Star, and What Happens If Trump Makes It a National Model? A Podcast with Texas Civil Rights Advocate Bob Libal
A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper looks over the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico Border on March 23, 2021 in McAllen, Texas. Texas DPS troopers are taking part in Operation…
Tech Crunch – Spotify reports its first full year of profitability, adds 35M monthly active users
On Tuesday morning, Spotify announced its fourth-quarter earnings, marking its first full year of profitability since its inception 17 years ago. The operating income for the quarter reached a record €477 million…