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Tech Crunch – Cruise founder Kyle Vogt is back with a robot startup
Kyle Vogt, the former founder and CEO of self-driving car company Cruise, has a new VC-backed robotics startup focused on household chores. Vogt announced Monday that the new startup, called the Bot…
Border Report – Advocates worry migrants ‘being exploited’ after getting dropped off by Border Patrol
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The daily migrant drop-off continues at the Iris Avenue trolley station in South San Diego with one Border Patrol agent calling it “never-ending, 24/7.” As hundreds of…
KTSM News – 42 Socorro ISD seniors to get scholarships
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Socorro Independent School District (SISD) Foundation is hosting a scholarship ceremony for 42 graduating seniors. The ceremony will be at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 at…
Border Report – AMLO denies stonewalling DEA visas, suggests US address fentanyl demand
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The president of Mexico denies his country is stonewalling visas for U.S. drug agents trying to stem the flow of fentanyl into their country. President Andres…
Border Report – $247,500 in undeclared in cash seized from Mexican-bound Nissan
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Border officers stopped a vehicle that was heading into Mexico with nearly a quarter of a million of undeclared dollars hidden within. U.S. Customs and Border…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic is expanding to Europe and raising more money
On the heels of OpenAI announcing the latest iteration of its GPT large language model, its biggest rival in generative AI in the U.S. announced an expansion of its own. Anthropic said…
KTSM News – 2 EPCC students accepted into prestigious acting programs
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two El Paso Community College (EPCC) Acting II students will be headed to prestigious acting programs this summer. Clark Bledsoe has been accepted in the Elizabeth Mestnik…
KTSM News – Third person pleads guilty in probe related to bribery charges against US Rep. Cuellar of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal investigators have secured a third guilty plea in connection with an investigation into U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas on charges that he accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from…
Tech Crunch – TechCrunch Space: You rock(et) my world, moms
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Happy belated Mother’s Day! Want to reach out with a tip? Email Aria at aria.techcrunch@gmail.com or send me a message on Signal at 512-937-3988. You…