Accel announced on Tuesday that it raised $5 billion in fresh capital to back late-stage companies building AI. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – India’s vibe-coding startup Emergent enters OpenClaw-like AI agent space
Emergent’s Wingman lets users manage and automate tasks through chat on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Anthropic shrugs off VC funding offers valuing it at $800B+, for now
VCs are frothing at the mouth to write more checks to Anthropic at a valuation that matches or beats OpenAI’s. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Motorola sues social platforms and creators over posts, raising speech concerns in India
Motorola is suing dozens of content creators and social media platforms including Instagram, X, and YouTube over posts it alleges are defamatory. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Airwallex is about to take on Stripe and the rest of the payments industry — in the physical world
Airwallex, valued at $8 billion, is launching a point-of-sale product that lets businesses accept in-person payments in multiple countries via a single platform. Read more: Read More
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – WILL THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WITHDRAW ITS SUPPORT FOR RICARDO SAMANIEGO?
[[{“value”:” On March 21, the Democratic precinct chairs voted 60-10 against committing public funds to the Debt Plaza. County Judge Samaniego voted to allocate $1 million for the design of the Debt…
Border Report – Man shot by ICE charged with assaulting federal officer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man who was shot multiple times during an arrest last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in central California was charged Tuesday with assaulting a…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – YESTERDAY REP. LILY LIMON CAST THE ONLY VOTE AGAINST THE DEBT PLAZA
[[{“value”:” Yesterday City Rep. Lily Limón was the sole dissenter in the 7-1 vote to proceed with a MOU in support of the Debt Plaza: “This gives the taxpayers a message that we are…
Texas Monthly – James Talarico raises record-breaking $27 million in first quarter for Senate bid
The Austin Democrat’s haul is the largest-ever sum for a Senate candidate — in any state — in the first quarter of an election year. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI
Allbirds is ditching wool sneakers for AI servers, rebranding as NewBird AI after locking in a $50M convertible financing facility. Read more: Read More