If you’ve been looking forward to seeing Boeing’s Starliner capsule carry two astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. The mission, which…
Texas Monthly – Roar of the Crowd: June 2024
RebukedAs a Texas Monthly fan and an Orthodox Christian, I was doubly disappointed by “Rise of the ‘Ortho Bros’ ” [April 2024]. The article portrays Reverend John Whiteford as some kind of protofascist,…
Texas Monthly – Line Up for Freshly Fried Chicken and Scratch-Made Pies at This Quirky Hill Country Cafeteria
From a replica of a horse-and-buggy on the roof to the papier-mâché cowboy “customers” playing cards at a table inside, the quirky splendor of Country Kitchen is a lot to take in….
Texas Monthly – Why You’re Seeing Lauren Larson’s Name So Much
She was an avid reader from an early age, and though she grew up in Seattle and Baltimore, Lauren Larson especially loved the New Yorker magazine and all the fascinating subcultures its…
Tech Crunch – Space VC closes $20M Fund II to back frontier tech founders from day zero
Gone are the days when space and defense were considered fundamentally antithetical to venture investment. Now, the country’s largest venture capital firms are throwing larger portions of their money behind so-called hard…
Tech Crunch – TikTok turns to generative AI to boost its ads business
TikTok is the latest tech company to incorporate generative AI into its ads business, as the company announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a new “TikTok Symphony” AI suite for brands. The…
Tech Crunch – Patronus AI is off to a magical start as LLM governance tool gains traction
These days every company is trying to figure out if their large language models are compliant with whatever rules they deem important, and with legal or regulatory requirements. If you’re in a…
Tech Crunch – Linktree surpasses 50M users, rolls out its social commerce program to more creators
Link-in-bio startup Linktree has crossed 50 million users and is rolling out the beta of its social commerce program. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read…
Tech Crunch – Immigrant banking platform Majority secures $20M following 3x revenue growth
For a $5.99 per month, immigrants have a bank account and debit card with fee-free international money transfers and discounted international calling. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only….
Texas Monthly – The Lost World of 1970s Black Rodeo
“I didn’t know there were Black cowboys.”I was standing in a darkroom, and my friend, the new lab monitor, was hovering over my shoulder. He had just caught sight of the faint…