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Tech Crunch – X challenges German court order granting data access to election researchers
Earlier this month, a Berlin court ordered Elon Musk-owned X to provide immediate access to public platform data to two civil society organizations seeking to study systemic risk around the country’s upcoming…
KTSM News – Mobile home fire displaces 3 residents, causes power outage in Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A mobile home fire displaced three residents and damaged electrical lines this past Sunday, Feb. 16, causing a temporary outage to nearby homes in Las Cruces, according…
The Border Chronicle – What Is Plan Sonora?
An aerial view in February 2023 of the largest solar plant in Latin America, which is being built in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, as part of Mexico’s Plan Sonora. (Photo credit: Raquel Cunha…
Tech Crunch – Meta announces LlamaCon, its first generative AI dev conference
Meta on Tuesday announced that it’ll host its first-ever dev conference dedicated to generative AI. Called LlamaCon after Meta’s Llama family of generative AI models, the conference is scheduled to take place…
KTSM News – Memorial services set for pioneering Black general Greer
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Pioneering Black U.S. Army general officer Edward Greer, who died last month at age 100, will be laid to rest later this week. Memorial services are set…
Tech Crunch – Bluesky adds a ‘followers only’ reply option
The new feature lets users limit their conversations to connections of their own choosing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – This “Taco Passport” Turns the Concept of Proof of Citizenship On Its Head
As deportations and ICE raids frighten Latino immigrant communities, the co-owner of Austin’s Vaquero Taquero is pushing back in a creative way. “Latino immigrants, whatever their status, are the backbone of the…
Tech Crunch – Fetii’s group rideshare app for young people attracts funding from Mark Cuban, YC
When he was a senior studying at Texas A&M University, Matthew Iommi realized that there were no good options for transporting groups of people. Fellow college students heading out for the night…
El Paso Matters – SISD employees see pay cuts under new health plan
As Socorro Independent School District employees got their first check of the year, many noticed less take-home pay after the district’s new health insurance plan went into effect in January. “When I…