Sequoia will shutter its D.C. office as well as part ways with the policy team there at the end of March, TechCrunch has confirmed. The news comes — and is somewhat in…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI research lead Noam Brown thinks AI ‘reasoning’ models could’ve arrived decades ago
Noam Brown, who leads AI reasoning research at OpenAI, says “reasoning” AI models like OpenAI’s o1 could’ve arrived 20 years earlier had researchers “known [the right] approach” and algorithms. “There were various…
Border Report – White House escalates attacks on judge in deportation case: ‘Egregious abuse of the bench’
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday stepped up attacks on a federal judge that ordered flights carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members to be turned around, decrying him as a “Democrat…
Border Report – Parole officer arrested in Abilene, accused of forcing multiple victims into prostitution
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A parole officer was arrested and charged with human trafficking in Abilene after allegedly forcing multiple victims into prostitution. Symone Danielle Miller was booked into the Taylor County…
KTSM News – El Paso Police: Man dead after rear-ending dump truck in Northeast EP
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A 45-year-old man is dead after he rear-ended a dump truck carrying a load of sand on Tuesday, March 18, in Northeast El Paso, El Paso Police…
KTSM News – Woman arrested for violence against family, other charges
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A 23-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday, March 19, after a “long standoff” for continuous violence against the family and other charges, the El Paso County Constable…
Border Report – Teachers take over state building during protest
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Hundreds of teachers on Wednesday took to the streets of Juarez, Mexico, to protest looming changes to pension benefits. Members of CNTE, the national educators’ union,…
Texas Monthly – Texas Senate passes hemp ban, a Dan Patrick priority
Patrick says the measure will shut down the dangerous THC products business. The House’s proposal would tighten oversight of the industry without a full ban. Read: Read More
KTSM News – CISD Board of Trustees member served with lawsuit for removal
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Armando Rodriguez, a member of the Canutillo Independent School District’s (CISD) Board of Trustees was served with a lawsuit last Friday, March 14, on his removal from…
Tech Crunch – Nvidia reportedly acquires synthetic data startup Gretel
Nvidia has reportedly acquired Gretel, a San Diego-based startup that’s developed a platform to generate synthetic AI training data. Terms of the acquisition are unknown. The price tag was said to be…