Mistral, the French AI startup backed by Microsoft and reportedly valued at $6 billion, has released its first generative AI model for coding, dubbed Codestral. Codestral — which is designed to help…
Tech Crunch – Pinterest expands its Creator Fund to allow founders
Pinterest announced today that it is evolving its Creator Inclusion Fund. Pinterest teamed up with Shopify’s Build Black & Narrative program to allow small business owners from or who serve underrepresented backgrounds…
Tech Crunch – The Cadillac Optiq is an entry-level luxury EV designed to hook young buyers
Cadillac may seem a bit too traditional to hang its driving cap on EVs. And yet, that hasn’t stopped the GM brand from rolling out — or at least showing off —…
Tech Crunch – This founder says memetech is the next big thing
Alex Taub, a longtime founder with multiple exits under his belt, believes it’s time to disrupt the meme industry. “I have this big thesis that memetech is going to be the next…
Tech Crunch – Harness snags Split.io, as it goes all in on feature flags and experiments
DevOps startup Harness has shown itself to be an ambitious company, building a broad platform of services while also dabbling in M&A when it made sense to fill in functionality. On Wednesday,…
Tech Crunch – Kino is a new iPhone app for videographers from the makers of Halide
Lux, the startup behind popular pro photography app Halide and others, is venturing into video with its latest app launch. On Wednesday, the company announced Kino, a new video capture app for both…
KTSM News – Over 600 firefighters tackle Blue 2 Fire near Ruidoso, 0 percent containment
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Blue 2 Fire grew to over 7,400 acres with 0 percent containment on Wednesday, May 29, according to Blue 2 Fire’s Facebook page. The Facebook page…
Tech Crunch – House bill would ban Chinese connected vehicles over security concerns
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin will introduce a bill to Congress that would limit or ban the introduction of connected vehicles built by Chinese companies if found to pose a threat to national…
Tech Crunch – Microsoft’s Copilot is now on Telegram
Microsoft’s Copilot, a generative AI-powered tool that can generate text as well as answer specific questions, is now available as an in-app chatbot on Telegram, the instant messaging app. Currently in beta,…
KTSM News – WATCH LIVE: Jury finds Trump guilty on all counts in hush-money case
(NEXSTAR) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence…