SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Several Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers about the Border Patrol’s longtime use of Critical Incident Teams, or so-called “shadow units.” These investigation groups (CITs) had…
Tech Crunch – Zero-day flaw in Check Point VPNs is ‘extremely easy’ to exploit
Check Point is the latest security vendor to fix a vulnerability in its technology, which it sells to companies to protect their networks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use…
Texas Monthly – How Two Texan Sisters Are Bringing Ancient Beauty Tips to the Western World
Sisters Shaz Rajashekar and Kiku Chaudhuri spent their school vacations traveling from Memorial in Houston to visit family in the lush Himalayan foothills of West Bengal, India. The two recall idyllic summers…
Tech Crunch – Spotify offers Car Thing refunds as it faces lawsuit over bricking the streaming device
Though Spotify never shared official numbers, it’s likely that Car Thing underperformed or was just not worth continued investment in today’s tighter economic market. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal…
Tech Crunch – Misinformation works, and a handful of social ‘supersharers’ sent 80% of it in 2020
The studies, by researchers at MIT, Ben-Gurion University, Cambridge and Northeastern, were independently conducted but complement each other well. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read…
KTSM News – Police investigate aggravated robbery at West El Paso gas station
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An aggravated robbery took place at a gas station Thursday morning, May 30 in West El Paso, according to El Paso Police. Police say they responded to…
Tech Crunch – Tesla shareholder sweepstakes and EV layoffs hit Lucid and Fisker
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Okay, okay — remember…
KTSM News – Blue 2 Fire slows down, only grows 50 more acres
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Blue 2 Fire has grown 50 more acres with 0 percent containment on Thursday, May 30, according to the New Mexico Forestry Division. The fire was…
El Paso Matters – YISD expects to lose 1,000 students, face $13.9 million budget deficit for coming year
The Ysleta Independent School District is expected to adopt a $404.9 million budget with a $13.9 million deficit for the coming school year as it struggles to keep up with rising costs…
Tech Crunch – Paul Graham claims Sam Altman wasn’t fired from Y Combinator
In a series of posts on X on Thursday, Paul Graham, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, brushed off claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was pressured to resign as president…