Meta has fired “roughly” 20 employees for leaking confidential information, The Verge reports. “We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies…
Tech Crunch – Waymo has doubled its weekly robotaxi rides in less than a year
Waymo is logging more than 200,000 paid robotaxi rides every week, according to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who shared the stat about the tech giant’s subsidiary on X. Waymo commercially operates robotaxis…
Tech Crunch – Twitch is letting more streamers access its monetization tools
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy published an open letter on Thursday outlining the platform’s plans for 2025, which include upcoming features, updates to the mobile experience, as well as a significant change to…
KTSM News – Border Report Live: US steps up fight against cartels
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The U.S. has added a new weapon to its arsenal against transnational criminal organizations. As promised by President Donald Trump, the U.S. last Thursday designated six…
Border Report – Border Report Live: US steps up fight against cartels
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The U.S. has added a new weapon to its arsenal against transnational criminal organizations. As promised by President Donald Trump, the U.S. last Thursday designated six…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company is ‘out of GPUs’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company was forced to stagger the rollout of its newest model, GPT-4.5, because OpenAI is “out of GPUs.” In a post on X, Altman said…
KTSM News – Co-founder of Operation Hope, Angel Gomez has died
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Angel Gomez, the co-founder of Operation H.O.P.E. has died, according to a post on the organization’s Facebook. He was 70-years-old. Photo: Operation H.O.P.E. The organization says Gomez…
Tech Crunch – Spyzie stalkerware is spying on thousands of Android and iPhone users
Another little-known phone monitoring outfit has quietly amassed half a million customers, whose email addresses are now in Have I Been Pwned. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only….
Texas Monthly – Trump administration removes five immigration judges in Texas, union says
The move raises concerns about large case backlogs that have persisted for years. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 is better at convincing other AIs to give it money
OpenAI’s next major AI model, GPT-4.5, is highly persuasive, according to the results of OpenAI’s internal benchmark evaluations. It’s particularly good at convincing another AI to give it cash. On Thursday, OpenAI…