“Why not us?” asked Vanessa Feliberti Bautista, challenging El Paso and the borderland region to become a technological leader in the era of artificial intelligence. An El Paso native and vice president…
El Paso Matters – Opinion: Clipping the wings of innovation; Why H.R. 2864 is a bad takeoff for El Paso
By Tim Holt While national security is always of paramount concern, the proposed “Countering CCP Drones Act” (H.R. 2864) takes a misguided approach. Presented as a solution to combat supposed threats posed…
KTSM News – Public asked to celebrate at parks without confetti-filled eggs
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso’s Parks and Recreation Department is reminding the public to keep parks clean as the Easter holiday weekend approaches. The City says it…
Tech Crunch – LinkedIn targets users caught between TikTok and what used to be Twitter
Two weeks ago, TechCrunch broke the news that LinkedIn was getting into games, helping users “deepen relationships” through puzzle-based interactions. And on Wednesday, TechCrunch reported that the Microsoft-owned social network was experimenting…
Tech Crunch – After spat with TikTok, UMG expands Spotify partnership to include music videos and more
In the wake of Universal Music Group’s (UMG) public spat with TikTok, which saw the label pulling its full catalog from the video app earlier this year, the company is doubling down…
Texas Monthly – Ahead of the Solar Eclipse, Hill Country Towns Are Bracing for Chaos
In the hours before the sky turns dark on the afternoon of April 8, highways crisscrossing the Texas Hill Country, the scenic landscape west of Austin, are expected to turn into parking…
Tech Crunch – Why a16z-backed Wonderschool is acquiring EarlyDay
Wonderschool, a startup that provides software and support to help individuals and local governments spin up childcare businesses, has acquired EarlyDay, which operates an early childhood educator marketplace. TechCrunch has covered Wonderschool…
Tech Crunch – Google.org launches $20M generative AI accelerator program
Google.org, Google’s charitable wing, is launching a new program to help fund nonprofits developing tech that leverages generative AI. Called Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI, the program is to be funded by $20…
Tech Crunch – Matter Venture Partners raises $300M first fund to invest in ‘hard tech’
Matter Venture Partners will invest in between 15 and 20 companies with the new fund in the area of “hard tech.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read…
Tech Crunch – AI21 Labs’ new AI model can handle more context than most
Increasingly, the AI industry is moving toward generative AI models with longer contexts. But models with large context windows tend to be compute-intensive. Ori Goshen, the CEO of AI startup AI21 Labs,…