This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. El Paso Zoo Giraffe Family Grows; Benito’s…
Tech Crunch – Pinterest lists DEI attacks as possible business risk in latest filing
Pinterest listed the latest attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion as a possible business risk in its latest 10-K filing. The company wrote in its filing to investors that if its efforts…
Tech Crunch – Hiveclass, a platform for virtual PE classes for kids, raises $1.5M
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020 and schools transitioned to online learning, both Joe Titus and Paul Suhr were concerned about how to maintain their children’s activity levels in the absence…
Tech Crunch – Coalition of US states to file lawsuit after Musk’s DOGE gains access to Americans’ personal data
The states plan to file the lawsuit in defense of Americans’ “right to privacy.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – UK government demands Apple backdoor to encrypted cloud data: report
Apple is likely to stop providing its encrypted cloud service to U.K. users © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – After the Raid
Two weeks before Christmas in 2006, roughly 10 percent of the residents of Cactus disappeared. That sort of calamity would devastate any place, but its impact was especially visible on the tiny,…
Tech Crunch – Composo helps enterprises monitor how well AI apps work
AI and the large language models (LLMs) that power them have a ton of useful applications, but for all their promise, they’re not very reliable. No one knows when this problem will…
Texas Monthly – Donald Trump’s immigration executive orders: Tracking the most impactful changes
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune took a snapshot of the blitz of executive orders Trump has signed since taking office by tallying nearly three dozen from his first day. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Nearly 900 Texas children are waitlisted for a mental health program billed as an alternative to foster care
Despite a long waitlist, the number of children served in the YES Waiver program has declined because of provider shortages. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Foster child death linked to state-contracted home prompts criminal investigation
The Greenville-based treatment center has closed after the death of an 11-year-old boy the day before Thanksgiving. Read: Read More