EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A sex offender with an active warrant was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 8 by Santa Teresa Border Patrol agents after he tried to cross into the U.S….
The Border Chronicle – America’s Gulag
COMPLEX exhibit photo courtesy of David Taylor. Subscribe now Share For denizens of the borderlands, surveillance is a constant presence. In the last two decades, as the budget for U.S. Customs and…
Tech Crunch – Apple reportedly partners with Alibaba after rejecting DeepSeek for China AI launch
According to a report published Tuesday by The Information, Apple is partnering Alibaba to bring its Apple Intelligence platform to China. The deal is said to arrive after the iPhone maker reportedly…
Tech Crunch – Mast Reforestation hatched a plan to restore wildfire-ravaged forests. Investors took notice.
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Tech Crunch – BuzzFeed is taking on Instagram, TikTok, X with a new social platform designed to spread ‘joy’
BuzzFeed, the media site known for its celebrity news and quizzes, announced on Tuesday that it’s developing its own social media platform, in a move to counter the current negativity on the…
Tech Crunch – BYD to offer Tesla-like driver assist, even on its cheapest models
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD unveiled “God’s Eye,” an advanced driver assistance system that will be install on its entire model lineup, including its $9,600 Seagull hatchback. BYD founder Wang Chuanfu said…
Texas Monthly – Who’s Afraid of Driverless Cars?
If you’ve noticed an increase on Austin streets in the number of shiny, white Jaguar I-Pace electric SUVs with rapidly rotating cameras and nobody behind the wheel, you’re not hallucinating. The self-driving…
Tech Crunch – Pinkfish helps enterprises build AI agents through natural language processing
As the chief product officer for AI customer service startup TalkDesk, Charanya “CK” Kannan said that enterprises often say they want to automate different workflows but that it’s really hard to implement…
Texas Monthly – Hear Ye, Hear Ye: This Is Our State of the Taco Address
My fellow Texans and taco lovers around the world: Since my tenure as the first taco editor in the country began, in 2019, the state of the taco has only been strengthened,…
Tech Crunch – YouTube AI updates include auto dubbing expansion, age ID tech, and more
In his annual letter, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan dubbed AI as one of the company’s four “big bets” for 2025, pointing to the company’s investments in AI tools for creators, like those…