The high was 55 today, and the peak gust was 33 mph. Tomorrow, the winds get stronger, gusting to near 45 mph east of the mountains. Yes, the winds will feel quite…
Border Report – Smugglers toss spikes to disable Border Patrol vehicles in pursuit
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Smugglers are deploying a new weapon against Border Patrol agents in San Diego: “improvised tire deflation devices.” Border Patrol Agent Justin Castrejon holds up a few of…
Texas Monthly – National test scores show Texas students still lag in math and reading
Texas students’ overall math scores dropped from 2022. But English learners and fourth-grade Black students did better than their peers elsewhere. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Meta says end of fact-checking hasn’t impacted ad spend
Meta says its controversial decision to put an end to its fact-checking program hasn’t impacted advertiser spend. On its Q4 2024 call, Meta CFO Susan Li assured investors that advertiser demand remains…
KTSM News – EPPD: 3 arrested for following man from bank to his home to rob him
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Three men were arrested on Friday, Jan. 24, after allegedly following a 78-year-old man from the bank to his home in Central El Paso to steal the…
Border Report – Texan caught smuggling 40 rifles south of the border, prosecutors say
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — An Austin man has been arrested in Eagle Pass, Texas, on charges of smuggling dozens of firearms from the United States across the border into Mexico, officials…
Border Report – Juarez not ready for commercial truck ban at BOTA
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Juarez Mayor Cruz Perez Cuellar says his city is not ready for a proposed U.S. ban on commercial trucks at El Paso’s Bridge of the Americas…
Tech Crunch – Zuck shrugs off DeepSeek, vows to spend hundreds of billions on AI
Meta is doubling down on AI spending despite markets briefly panicking over concerns DeepSeek will reduce AI demand. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – LinkedIn passes $2B in premium revenue in 12 months, with overall revenue up 9% on the year
LinkedIn, the social platform where people look for and talk about work, may be less visible in Microsoft’s earnings compared to the years when it was an independent company. But around earnings…
Tech Crunch – Elon Musk claims Tesla will launch a self-driving service in Austin in June
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that his company will launch a paid ride-hailing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas this coming June, the latest in a long line of sky-high promises he…