Massively Endearing MissiveI lived in Dallas for a fat minute in the early aughts. I picked up Texas Monthly and subscribed so I could try to understand this massive, quirky, and endearing place….
Tech Crunch – Musk moves to dismiss suit over Tesla’s alleged use of AI-generated ‘Blade Runner’ imagery
Attorneys for Elon Musk intend to move to dismiss a case that accuses the Tesla CEO, who is also the head of President Donald Trump’s DOGE organization, of using AI-generated, copyright-violating “Blade…
Texas Monthly – What Land Does to Texans
By way of introduction as Texas Monthly’s new editor in chief, I’d like to tell you about a tattoo, and it’s not even mine. My grandfather’s left shoulder was covered by a…
El Paso Matters – El Paso events: La Nube tea party, Black History Month events
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. La Nube’s STEAMING Good Tea Party Young explorers and their guardians can enjoy an afternoon of…
Tech Crunch – Cherry Ventures raises a new $500M fund for early stage and beyond, but will it be enough?
It’s sometimes said that European VC doesn’t have the firepower to compete with VCs in the U.S., which regularly raise billion-dollar+ funds these days. Perhaps further evidence of this view persists in…
Tech Crunch – CodeSignal wants you to practice soft skills with its AI-powered guide
Both startups and big tech companies have aggressively used AI to help developers write code or learn programming better. People have used chatbots to prepare for different scenarios in life, like interviews. Tech…
Tech Crunch – Shein hit with consumer protection action in EU as bloc unboxes strategy to tackle low-cost ecommerce risks
Chinese ecommerce and fast fashion giant Shein is facing fresh scrutiny in the European Union in relation to consumer protection rules following the launch of a coordinated action by the bloc’s Consumer…
Tech Crunch – Modern Synthesis is making compostable materials that last a lifetime
Modern Synthesis’s fibers can be manipulated in ways that simple plant fibers cannot. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Former Whoop exec’s new app Alma uses AI for all things nutrition
Generative AI models have demonstrated to app developers that combining a robust knowledge base with the right model can enable them to offer users services — once reliant on costly professionals like…
Texas Monthly – Paul Begala on Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and the Lost Art of Empathy
Long before Paul Begala made his career in politics—before his multiple stints as an analyst on CNN, before he served as an adviser to President Bill Clinton in the White House—he was…