Spotify is introducing a new “Basic” streaming plan in the United States, the company announced on Friday. The new plan costs $10.99 per month and includes all of the benefits of a…
KTSM News – Fires burning near Ruidoso total more than 24K acres
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire, burning near Ruidoso, New Mexico, continue to grow and together are estimated to be over 24,000 acres as of…
Tech Crunch – Meta is tagging real photos as ‘Made with AI,’ say photographers
Photographers say the social media giant is applying a ‘Made with AI’ label to photos they took, causing confusion for users. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read…
Tech Crunch – Squarespace sells restaurant reservation system Tock to American Express for $400M
Website building platform Squarespace is selling Tock, its restaurant reservation service, to American Express in a deal worth $400 million — the exact figure that Squarespace paid for the service three years…
Texas Monthly – From ‘Making the Team’ to ‘America’s Sweethearts’: How Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Become Reality Stars
Every reality show promises some reward. Often these are explicit—a million dollars, a proposal, a recurring role on hit teen drama Glee—but even those without a formal prize offer a steady paycheck, and attention,…
Texas Monthly – How ‘Bikeriders’ Director Jeff Nichols Turned Motorcycle-Gang Violence Into Art
Believe it or not, Jeff Nichols is tired of critics comparing his latest movie to Goodfellas. There are surface similarities between the Austin-based filmmaker’s sixth feature, The Bikeriders, and the Martin Scorsese…
El Paso Matters – News roundup: Ruidoso fires devastate, UTEP hires new aerospace leader, Biden sets ‘parole in place’ policy
This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. Ruidoso Fires Rage Amid Flood Watch, 2…
Tech Crunch – Change Healthcare confirms ransomware hackers stole medical records on a ‘substantial proportion’ of Americans
The February ransomware attack on UHG-owned Change Healthcare stands as one of the largest-ever known digital thefts of U.S. medical records. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read…
Tech Crunch – Google pauses its experiment that permitted real-money games on the Play Store
Google said today that it is globally pausing its experiment of allowing real-money games on the Play Store, citing the lack of a central authority to approve such apps as a challenge….
KTSM News – Friday 9-hour forecast: Weather Alert for heavy rain threat continues
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – It’s Friday and we’re under another weather alert for a heavy rain threat across the Borderland. Starting at 11 a.m., expect overcast skies with a 20 percent…