The flu pandemic that hit from 1918 to 1920 ranked as one of the most miserable events in the history of the United States, but it left very little cultural impact: no…
KTSM News – El Paso teens charged with arson in recent Sunland Park fire
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two El Paso teens were charged with arson after a recent fire in Sunland Park this past Sunday, June 23, according to court records. Landus Rivas, 18,…
KTSM News – Village of Ruidoso residents allowed to return as wildfires continue
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Full-time residents were allowed back into the Village of Ruidoso Monday morning, June 24, as the wildfires reached slight containment. The South Fork Fire is estimated at…
Tech Crunch – Car dealership outages drag on after CDK cyberattacks
Car dealerships and auto shops around the U.S. enter a second week of disruption following cyberattacks at software maker CDK. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more:…
Tech Crunch – Matt Rogers, Nest and Mill co-founder, talks mastering consumer tech at Disrupt 2024
Consumer technology is hard, but few people have mastered it as well as Matt Rogers, co-founder of Nest and now Mill, his new startup that promises to turn your table scraps into…
Tech Crunch – Google is bringing Gemini access to teens using their school accounts
Google announced on Monday that it’s bringing its AI technology Gemini to teen students using their school accounts, after having already offered Gemini to teens using their personal accounts. The company is also…
Tech Crunch – Target and Shopify team up to expand Target’s third-party marketplace
Shopify merchants can now sell their items to Target’s millions of shoppers, thanks to a new partnership. The companies announced on Monday that sellers on the commerce platform can apply to join…
Texas Monthly – Tarantulas Are Crawling Across Texas and Looking for Love
As Texas critters go, the brown tarantula—Aphonopelma hentzi, if you’re feeling fancy—is not a widely beloved creature. Spiders suffer from public relations issues at the best of times, and larger species tend…
Texas Monthly – Peach Pudding Is Summer’s Version of This Famed BBQ Dessert
I’m a firm believer that most Texans always have extra stomach space for banana pudding, no matter how much barbecue they’ve eaten. A good banana pudding is a perfect balance of cool…
Texas Monthly – You’re Not Imagining It: Texas Is Getting More Humid
A few weeks ago, I was working outside my Austin home on a rainwater-catchment system—I’m one of those incorrigible weekend warrior DIYers who keeps Home Depot in business—when I noticed I was…