Web-based party games are making a comeback, now with the infusion of generative AI. Among the startups joining the trend, the current forecast looks good for one startup, Little Umbrella, which leverages…
KTSM News – EPPD: 1 person injured in crash in South-Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police said one person was injured in a crash that may have involved a vehicle and a juvenile on a scooter on Thursday morning, Jan….
Texas Monthly – The World’s Second-Longest Conveyor Belt Will Soon Start Rolling in West Texas
I rapped my knuckles on the galvanized aluminum exterior to make sure it wasn’t some sort of desert mirage. It was solid: $400 million worth of concrete, electronics, and steel assembled to rotate…
Tech Crunch – Microsoft’s Copilot-focused Surface Pro and Laptop PCs ship with Snapdragon and Intel options
At an event in New York City on Thursday, Microsoft unveiled two additions to the Surface line of PCs. The new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop both arrive with Copilot+ PC certification….
Tech Crunch – Mexican president pushes back against Google’s renaming of Gulf of Mexico
Google Maps is planning to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename several American landmarks, including the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. However, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said…
El Paso Matters – El Paso Matters Author Q&A: ‘The Witches of El Paso’ Author Luis Jaramillo
Luis Jaramillo’s latest novel, “The Witches of El Paso,” takes readers on a journey through the past and present of the U.S.-Mexico border. A tale of love, family and the unseen forces…
Tech Crunch – AI creations edited by humans can likely be copyrighted in US, agency says
In the U.S., AI-generated creations — books, movies, and so forth— that have been edited by a human can likely be copyrighted, but those without any human modifications or additions cannot. That’s…
Tech Crunch – Backline automatically remediates security vulnerabilities
Backline, a new security startup that uses AI agents to automatically remediate security vulnerabilities, is coming out of stealth with a $9 million seed round led by StageOne Ventures. This is the…
Tech Crunch – QED seeds $9.9M in Cedar Money, a stablecoin payment platform
The newest generation of startups aiming to solve cross-border payments are focusing on stablecoins — cryptocurrency coins often pegged to actual currencies or other commodities to help them keep stable prices —…
Tech Crunch – Ai2 says its new AI model beats one of DeepSeek’s best
Move over, DeepSeek. Seattle-based nonprofit AI lab Ai2 has released a benchmark-beating model called Tulu3-405B. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More