EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The South Fork and Salt Fires are experiencing limited fire activity Thursday morning, June 27, due to scattered storms and crews working to extinguish hot spots, the…
Tech Crunch – Rondo Energy funding shows a new way across the climate startup ‘valley of death’
Climate tech startups especially those building hardware, face a particular challenge when trying to move beyond the prototype or pilot phase and start selling finished products to customers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All…
Texas Monthly – Kinky Friedman, provocative satirist and one-time gubernatorial candidate, dies at 79
Friedman launched a boisterous campaign for governor in 2006, decades after forming the band Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Amazon consolidates Amazon Clinic into the One Medical brand
Amazon is folding its Amazon Clinic telehealth service into its primary care business One Medical, the company announced on Thursday. The company explained in today’s blog post that, to simplify Amazon’s primary…
Tech Crunch – Just in time for the debates, Meta fixes bug impacting users’ political content settings on Instagram and Threads
Meta has fixed the bug that caused people to believe the company had adjusted their selections in a political content settings tool without their consent. The issue had impacted users on both…
Texas Monthly – U.S. Supreme Court pauses federal smog control plan that Texas opposed
Environmental experts say the ruling will pause measures to reduce smog in some states and influence suits in lower courts. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – TechCrunch Disrupt joins forces with Google Cloud for Startup Battlefield 200
TechCrunch is joining forces with Google Cloud as its lead partner for Startup Battlefield 200. This event will highlight and support the most promising startups from around the globe at TechCrunch Disrupt…
Tech Crunch – YouTube Premium upgrade adds smart downloads and picture-in-picture mode for Shorts
YouTube is adding several new features for Premium users, including smart downloads and support for picture-in-picture mode for Shorts, as well as a wider rollout of its “Jump Ahead” feature for navigating…
Tech Crunch – Character.AI now allows users to talk with AI avatars over calls
a16z-backed Character.AI said today that it is now allowing users to talk to AI characters over calls. The feature currently supports multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese….
Tech Crunch – TikTok to challenge Amazon Prime Day with its own sales event in July
TikTok is gearing up to challenge Amazon’s Prime Day event in the July. The social network announced on Thursday that TikTok Shop is holding a “Deals For You Days” sales event in…