The market play is clear from the outset: The $449 headphones are firmly targeted at an audience that would otherwise be purchasing the Bose QC Ultra or Apple AirPods Max. © 2024…
Tech Crunch – Special mud helps XGS Energy get more power out of geothermal wells
Young geothermal energy wells can be like budding prodigies, each brimming with potential to outshine their peers. But like people, most decline with age. In California, for example, the amount of electricity…
Tech Crunch – Pinecone launches its serverless vector database out of preview
Pinecone, the vector database startup founded by Edo Liberty, the former head of Amazon’s AI Labs, has long been at the forefront of helping businesses augment large language models (LLMs) with their…
El Paso Matters – 6 things to help you understand UTEP’s NSF grant suspension
The National Science Foundation recently suspended what could have amounted to a $160 million grant to the Borderland over the next 10 years, pending an investigation. The NSF hasn’t said what it…
Tech Crunch – Porsche invests in battery startup South 8 to boost cold-weather EV performance
All cars suffer when the mercury drops, but electric vehicles suffer more than most as heaters draw more power and batteries charge more slowly as the liquid electrolyte inside thickens. Drivers in…
KTSM News – Tuesday 9-hour forecast: Sun will shine across El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Happy Tuesday! We’re forecasting mostly clear skies with a high of 93-degrees with strongest east slopes by 2 p.m. Winds will begin to pick up at noon…
Tech Crunch – Data-labeling startup Scale AI raises $1B as valuation doubles to $13.8B
Scale AI has raised a $1 billion Series F round from a slew of big-name institutional and corporate investors including Amazon and Meta. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use…
The Border Chronicle – On a Far-Right Movement Beyond Trump: A podcast with Heidi Beirich
Heidi Beirich, cofounder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism Share It’s tough enough to get Americans to realize that if Donald Trump wins in November, it would most likely mean…
Tech Crunch – Meta, Match, Coinbase and others team up to fight online fraud and crypto scams
The new coalition, Tech Against Scams, will work together to find ways to fight back against the tools used by scammers and to better educate the public against financial scams. © 2024…
Tech Crunch – EU Council gives final nod to set up risk-based regulations for AI
It’s a wrap: European Union lawmakers have given the final approval to set up the bloc’s flagship, risk-based regulations for artificial intelligence. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only….