“What we believe first and foremost with a cowboy boot is that it [must] follow the traditional standards for construction,” Will Ormes tells me, with an accent so strong he has to…
Tech Crunch – With $175M in new funding, Island wants the browser to be at the center of enterprise security
When a company raises $175M at a $3B valuation, it gets your attention. When that startup is a browser company, all the more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use…
Tech Crunch – Screenshots suggest TikTok is circumventing Apple App Store commissions
The feature may be hidden from most users, either by design or because it’s only shown to users in a specific group, like testers or high spenders. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights…
Tech Crunch – Twitch’s TikTok-like discovery feed is rolling out to all users
Twitch is officially rolling out its new TikTok-like discovery feed to all users this week, the company announced on Tuesday. The new feed, which is launching as a tab within the Twitch…
Border Report – Lottery bids for skilled-worker visas plunge in the US after changes aimed at fraud and abuse
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lottery bids for highly educated worker visas plunged nearly 40% this year, authorities said Tuesday, claiming success against people who were “gaming the system” by submitting multiple, sometimes…
Tech Crunch – Amazon CodeWhisperer is now called Q Developer and is expanding its functions
Pour one out for CodeWhisperer, Amazon’s AI-powered assistive coding tool. As of today, it’s kaput — sort of. CodeWhisperer is now Q Developer, a part of Amazon’s Q family of business-oriented generative…
Border Report – Docs: Man facing murder charge in cartel-related shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 20-year-old man is now facing a murder charge in connection to a fatal shooting that happened outside a bar a few days after Christmas in 2022,…
El Paso Matters – Do Native Americans get free entry to visit White Sands National Park?
Editor’s Note: El Paso Matters is partnering with Gigafact to produce “fact briefs” that examine claims about issues shaping our community. NO. Members of federally recognized American Indian Tribes must have a…
Border Report – ‘El Paso del Norte’: New York mural to be installed in Juarez — working draft
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New York’s Baruch College will bring interactive art to El Paso, symbolizing the crossing between the U.S. and Mexico. “El Paso del Norte” is 13 portraits and…
KTSM News – Mighty Mujer Triathlon on tap for this weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Mighty Mujer Triathlon, El Paso’s only all-female triathlon, returns for its 13th year. Mighty Mujer Triathlon will start at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, with…