Congress is running out of time to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), an effort that is increasingly fraught as bipartisan negotiations fizzle. A funding package passed earlier…
Tech Crunch – Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation just months after it hit $8B
After announcing $190 million in ARR in December, Harvey may be raising again a big leap in valuation. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Workday CEO Eschenbach departs, with co-founder Aneel Bhusri returning as CEO
Bhusri said in a statement that the company’s next chapter would be focused on AI. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Lyft opens its ride-hailing app to teens
Rival Uber started allowing teens to use the app two years ago. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Opinion: As Alamo Drafthouse leaves El Paso, we’re losing more than a movie theater
By Skyler Carreon Years ago, at our very own El Paso-grown Plaza Classic Film Festival, held in the beautiful and historic Plaza Theatre, we hosted actor Richard Dreyfuss before a screening of…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic closes in on $20B round
The company raised $13 billion in equity funding just five months ago, but intense competition between frontier labs and the ongoing cost of compute have made them eager to raise as quickly…
Border Report – ICE fight puts Collins on defensive in Maine Senate race
The surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Maine last month has put Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on the defensive in a reelection campaign that is causing growing GOP heartburn. …
Border Report – Bodies found in area in Mexico where search is on for 10 missing workers from Canadian mine
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities on Friday announced the discovery of bodies and remains in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in an area of an ongoing search for 10 missing workers…
Tech Crunch – Snapchat now lets you inform others when you have arrived at your destination
With its new “Arrival Notifications,” users can now set one-time or recurring alerts for locations beyond their home, providing an automatic way to share when they’ve arrived at their destination. Read more: Read…
Tech Crunch – Ex-Googlers are building infrastructure to help companies understand their video data
Founded by former Google Japan leaders, InfiniMind is building enterprise AI to turn vast, unused video archives into searchable, actionable business intelligence. Read more: Read More