The social media site formerly known as Twitter, and currently known as X, has long been a cesspool of social ills. But ever since Elon Musk took the reins in 2022, two…
Tech Crunch – Sam’s Club’s AI-powered exit tech reaches 20% of stores
Sam’s Club customers who pay either at a register or through the Scan & Go mobile app can now walk out of the store without having their purchases double-checked. © 2024 TechCrunch….
Tech Crunch – Seam wants to make customer data accessible to every business user
As data access becomes increasingly tied to business success, making data available to all business users, regardless of their data wrangling skills has grown in importance. The founders of Seam, an early…
Texas Monthly – Texas Developers Love Big Thirsty Lawns. That’s a Huge Problem for the State’s Water Supply.
If you’re a native Texan, or if you’ve lived here awhile, you’ve probably had it drilled into your head: don’t waste water. And you’ve likely noticed how our ever-hotter, ever-drier summers are…
Tech Crunch – US fines telcos $200M for sharing customer location data without consent
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday that it is fining the four U.S. major wireless carriers around $200 million in total for “illegally” sharing and selling customers’ real-time location data…
KTSM News – Las Cruces PD: Man arrested, charged with child pornography
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 42-year-old man has been arrested and is facing a felony charge for allegedly possessing child pornography, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. Jacob Wayne Gill,…
Tech Crunch – Notable Capital’s Hans Tung on why founders need to play the long game
Hans Tung, a managing partner at Notable Capital, formerly GGV Capital, has a lot of thoughts on the state of venture capital today. With $4.2 billion in assets under management, Notable evolved from…
Tech Crunch – The Browser Company releases Arc for Windows
The Browser Company, makers of the Arc web browser, released its Windows version today. The company started testing the Windows client in December, and it said that more than 150,000 people have…
The Border Chronicle – The Case for Open Borders: A Podcast with John Washington
John Washington (Photo courtesy of author) Subscribe now A defining issue of this century will be people on the move and where they settle. Wealthier countries like the U.S. are responding by…
Tech Crunch – Spotify’s getting serious about its enterprise and dev tools business play
You know that mildly jarring experience whenever that well-known celebrity shows up in an entirely different context — e.g. a musician making a horror flick cameo; an NFL player rearing their head…