As more music streaming apps and creation tools emerge to compete for users’ attention, social music-sharing app Popster is getting two new features to grow its user base: an AI image generator…
Tech Crunch – Threads nears its one-year anniversary with more than 175M monthly active users
Meta’s Threads now has more than 175 million monthly active users, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday. The announcement comes two days away from Threads’ first anniversary. Zuckerberg revealed back in April that…
Yard Barker – Three 2025 NFL Draft prospects to watch from Michigan
Michigan almost always produces a great crop of NFL talent. This season, key stars from the 15-0 national championship team are returning. Here are the top three. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Everything You Need For Easy-Peasy Summer Barbecues
I was grilling some chicken a while back with the help of some newly purchased barbecue gear. I’d just picked up a new knife, a basting brush, and a handheld blowtorch for…
Texas Monthly – My HOA Wants My Lawn to Be Green and Lush. The City Says I Can Only Water Once a Week.
We had good intentions for our landscaping this past spring, like we do every year. Spring is a time of rebirth, after all. A time to cut down what died in the…
Tech Crunch – From burritos to biotech: How robotics startup Cartken found its AV niche
Cartken and its diminutive sidewalk delivery robots first rolled into the world with a narrow charter: carrying everything from burritos and bento boxes to pizza and pad thai that last mile to…
Tech Crunch – Granza Bio grabs $7M seed from Felicis and YC to advance delivery of cancer treatments
Ashwin Nandakumar and Ashwin Jainarayanan were working on their doctorates at adjacent departments in Oxford, but they didn’t know each other. Nandakumar, who was studying oncology, one day stumbled across a curious…
Tech Crunch – LG acquires smart home platform Athom to bring third-party connectivity to its ThinQ ecosytem
LG has acquired an 80% stake in Athom, a Dutch smart home company and maker of the Homey smart home hub. According to LG’s announcement, it will purchase the remaining 20% of…
Tech Crunch – Fisker asks bankruptcy court to sell its EVs at average of $14,000 each
Fisker has a willing buyer for its remaining inventory of all-electric Ocean SUVs, and has asked the Delaware Bankruptcy Court judge overseeing its Chapter 11 case to approve the sale. If approved…
El Paso Matters – El Paso Events this week: Neon Pop Party, Jazz Around Town, July Fourth fireworks and parades
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Neon Pop Party at Oasis Water Park Get ready to glow during the Neon Pop Party…