Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away (this one, in fact), a few internet rebels decided that they were tired of the corporate overlords controlling their online lives….
Border Report – US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections
MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — United States Ambassador Ken Salazar praised Mexico’s effort protect American agricultural inspectors in the conflict-ridden state of Michoacan on Monday, a week after the U.S. suspended avocado and…
Texas Monthly – Paddling Caddo Lake with Texas Photographer Keith Carter
Caddo Lake State Park is home to towering cypresses and dangling Spanish moss—just the type of moody swamp celebrated in Ghostlight, Keith Carter’s latest photography book. In the latest dispatch from Texas…
KTSM News – 2-year-old boy drowns in Las Cruces backyard pool
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 2-year-old boy drowned in a backyard swimming pool Monday evening, June 24, according to the Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD). At around 9:20 p.m. on Monday,…
KTSM News – NM State Police: 1 person dead in plane crash in Doña Ana County
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — One person is dead in a plane crash in Doña Ana County on Tuesday afternoon, June 25, a spokesman for the New Mexico State Police said. Bill…
Tech Crunch – This smiling robot face made of living skin is absolute nightmare fuel
Giving robots a human-like exterior has been the standard for years — centuries even. But giving them actual, living skin that can be manipulated horrifying, slimy expressions? That’s new. The new work,…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI delays ChatGPT’s new Voice Mode
In May, when OpenAI first demoed a far more realistic, nearly-real-time conversational experience for its chatbot platform ChatGPT, called Voice Mode, the company said that the capability would roll out to paying…
Tech Crunch – GM’s Cruise taps Xbox video game veteran as next CEO
GM’s Cruise has appointed Marc Whitten — a video game veteran who was a founding engineer at Xbox and Xbox Live— as CEO. The Cruise CEO position has been vacant since December…
Border Report – Man arrested after crash kills 3 near Paso del Norte Bridge
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man has been arrested after three people died in a crash on Tuesday, June 25, near the Paso del Norte bridge in Juarez, according to La…
Border Report – Supreme Court rules against California woman whose husband was denied entry to US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled against a California woman who said her rights were violated after federal officials refused to allow her husband into the country, in part, because of the way…