The administration’s $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals is aimed at blunting China’s influence. But it also revels the direction of the global economy. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Railroad Commission of Texas to discuss gas rate increase
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Railroad Commission of Texas will hold an open meeting on Thursday, Feb. 5, to discuss oil and gas industry regulation as well as a gas rate…
Tech Crunch – Data breach at govtech giant Conduent balloons, affecting millions more Americans
The ransomware attack at Conduent allowed hackers to steal a “significant number of individuals’ personal information” from the govtech giant’s systems. Conduent handles personal and health data of more than 100 million…
Tech Crunch – Fundamental raises $255 million Series A with a new take on big data analysis
Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Substack confirms data breach affects users’ email addresses and phone numbers
Substack said that customer data was accessed in October 2025, but wasn’t discovered until early February. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI
ElevenLabs CEO argued at Web Summit Qatar that voice is the next interface for AI, as OpenAI, Google, and Apple push conversational systems into wearables, new hardware, and everyday interactions. Read more: Read…
El Paso Herald Post – Ricardo Samaniego Did Not File & Sergio Coronado Filed Incomplete Campaign Reports
EL PASO, Tx., February 5, 2026: The latest campaign finance reports were due on Monday. Incumbent Ricardo Samaniego failed to file his report and incumbent Sergio Coronado filed an incomplete […] The…
Tech Crunch – Google’s subscriptions rise in Q4 as YouTube pulls $60B in yearly revenue
The company said it now has 325 million paying users across Google One and YouTube Premium, up from 300 million users three months earlier. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Spotify ventures into physical book sales, adds new audiobook features
Spotify users in the U.S. and the UK will soon be able to buy physical books in the app. There’s also a new tool that syncs physical books to audiobooks. Read more: Read…
The Athletic MiLB News – From Michael Fulmer to Caleb Kilian: Previewing the pitchers on the Giants’ NRI list
The Giants have some familiar names among the pitchers they are bringing into camp as non-roster invitees. Read: Read More