Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is in Tucson, Arizona, for an operational visit regarding ongoing Southwest Border enforcement efforts. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that Border Patrol agents have…
Tech Crunch – This Week in AI: The fate of generative AI is in the courts’ hands
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, music labels accused two startups developing AI-powered song generators, Udio and Suno, of copyright infringement. The RIAA, the trade…
Border Report – DHS: Migrant encounters down 40% since new asylum rules took effect
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Border Patrol agents have seen a 40% drop in migrant encounters on the Southwest border in the past three weeks since President Joe Biden issued new asylum…
Tech Crunch – TikTok’s Instagram rival, Whee, has no traction
Like Instagram, Whee also supports the use of photo filters and includes messaging. However, the company’s plans for Whee aren’t clear. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read…
Texas Monthly – U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls defends military record amid badge scandal
Nehls is underfire for wearing a combat service badge that the Army revoked and removed from his service record last year. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Fixing Texas’ ballot secrecy problems won’t be easy, experts say
The burden will fall on local officials to determine which records they’re obligated to release or redact. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Data lakehouse Onehouse nabs $35M to capitalize on GenAI revolution
You can barely go an hour these days without reading about generative AI. While we are still in the embryonic phase of what some have dubbed the “steam engine” of the fourth…
KTSM News – NM Attorney General to address potential price gouging for those affected by wildfires
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez will be holding a press conference Wednesday morning, June 26, to announce the New Mexico Department of Justice’s efforts to prevent…
Tech Crunch – Unbabel among first AI startups to win millions of GPU training hours on EU supercomputers
The European Union has announced the winners of a “Large AI Grand Challenge” it kicked off earlier this year in a bid to accelerate the pace of homegrown innovation by large-scale AI…
Tech Crunch – Apple stresses device longevity, extends self-service repair to Europe
The perfect device is one that never breaks in the first place, while still allowing for easy user repair access when needed. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use…