AI coding startup Cognition has acquired Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friend, in a deal valuing the startup in the low nine figures. The acquisition brings Poke’s conversational style…
KTSM News – El Paso Electric holds pop-up event following residents’ shock of high bills
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Electric customers will have an opportunity to have in-person, one-on-one assistance with their electric bill at a pop-up event. EPE’s Customer Care Agents will be…
Tech Crunch – US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government’s claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone’s data, opening up fresh questions about…
Tech Crunch – Anduril reportedly in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last year’s mark
Anduril is said to be raising a new round of funding that may push its valuation up to about $100 billion, per Reuters. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Opinion: El Paso and Ciudad Juárez are one community — and the Gospel calls us to act
By Cassady Allen “Sister cities” is the phrase often used to describe El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. On the surface, the term refers to two cities in different countries that are formally…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic launches Opus 5
Opus 5 will be both cheaper and less restrictive than Fable, likely making it preferable in most use cases Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Build in public, fail in public: what it’s like to be a founder under 20 right now
AI tools have democratized the opportunity to build, shortening the timelines of success and enabling more young people to start successful companies without stepping foot inside a Big Tech company. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Crash in Northeast El Paso shuts down streets
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Police Department’s Special Traffic Investigators are responding to a crash in Northeast El Paso, near Veterans Park. The crash happened at the intersection of…
Tech Crunch – India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate
The offline messaging app surged in popularity in India amid protests in New Delhi. Read more: Read More
Border Report – 11 charged in Texas rail container deaths
Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people in connection with a human smuggling operation that left seven migrants, including a minor, dead inside a sealed shipping container aboard a freight train in Laredo,…