UTEP researchers won a prestigious $1 million grant in 2022 to better understand the evolution of birds. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says it’s one of thousands of National Science Foundation grants…
Tech Crunch – US pharma giant Merck backs healthcare marketplace HD in Southeast Asia
Big Tech and pharmaceutical companies are accelerating the implementation of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry. Just last month, AWS and General Catalyst announced their partnership to speed up the development and…
Border Report – $5M trash boom gets first real test as storm hits San Diego-Tijuana border region
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — As the first big storm of the season passes through the San Diego-Tijuana region this week, a recently-installed trash-collecting boom is about to get its first major…
KTSM News – Escobar: Even citizens on edge because of immigration enforcement
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Four out of five El Paso residents are Hispanic, 22.3 percent were born in another country and 66.4 of the population here speaks a language other…
Border Report – Escobar: Even citizens on edge because of immigration enforcement
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Four out of five El Paso residents are Hispanic, 22.3 percent were born in another country and 66.4 of the population here speaks a language other…
Tech Crunch – Ulu Ventures sticks to its diversity strategy, raises $208M
While large corporations like Google and Meta curbing their DEI programs, Ulu Ventures, which just raised a fourth $208 million fund, doesn’t plan to change its strategy of investing in diverse founders,…
Tech Crunch – Elon Musk’s X will pay Trump $10M to settle lawsuit over 2021 ban
Elon Musk’s X has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $10 million to settle a lawsuit from the days when the company was still called Twitter and owned by Jack Dorsey, the…
KTSM News – A day without dust, a Valentine’s Day with lots of it — Your 9-Day Forecast
What a strange night last night was. On the west side, the winds were not all that bad. On the east side, it remained gusty, dusty, and miserable almost all night. The…
KTSM News – El Paso’s iFLY Indoor Skydiving to re-open in March
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso’s iFLY Indoor Skydiving is ready to open back to the public in March. The grand re-opening celebration will kick off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at…
Border Report – FEMA yanks back $80 million that New York City meant to cover hotel costs for migrants
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clawed back more than $80 million from New York City, officials said Wednesday, escalating a dispute between the Trump administration and the…