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…
Texas Monthly – Air-Conditioning Has Made Texas Livable—And It’s Also Made Many of Us Big Wimps
My boyfriend’s mother, a Boston chemist whose early career involved visiting oil refineries across the globe, has a saying about Texas: “There’s no place colder than Houston in the summer.” Of course,…
KTSM News – Wednesday 9-hour forecast: Expect a partly cloudy day with showers and thunderstorms
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Happy hump day! We’re forecasting warm temperatures paired with showers and thunderstorms. Although the morning will start partly cloudy, skies will begin to clear up by the…
The Athletic MiLB News – Iowa two-sport athlete Brody Brecht traded football for a shot at MLB stardom
Brody Brecht lived one dream as a two-sport athlete at Iowa. Now he’s about to live another in professional baseball. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – CoinDCX acquires BitOasis in international expansion push
CoinDCX, India’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding internationally through the acquisition of BitOasis, a digital asset platform in the Middle East and North Africa, the companies said Wednesday. The Bengaluru-based startup said…
Texas Monthly – At half a mile a week, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border wall will take around 30 years and $20 billion to build
The state has built about 34 miles of wall spread out across at least six counties on Texas’ 1,254-mile border with Mexico. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – In a major update, Proton adds privacy-safe document collaboration to Drive, its freemium E2EE cloud storage service
Collaborative document features are being made available inside Proton Drive, further extending the company’s trademark pitch of robust security. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read…
Tech Crunch – Telegram lets creators share paid content to channels
Telegram launched a digital currency called Stars for in-app use last month. Now, the company is expanding its use cases to paid content. The chat app is also allowing channels to covert…
Tech Crunch – Altrove uses AI models and lab automation to create new materials
For the past couple of years, innovation has been accelerating in new materials development. And a new French startup called Altrove plans to play a role in this innovation cycle. The deep…
Tech Crunch – Indian social network Koo to shut down
The Indian social media platform Koo is shutting down after acquisition talks with Dailyhunt fell through. Despite securing over $60 million in funding from prominent investors like Tiger Global and Accel, Koo…