(The Texas Tribune and ProPublica) — Stefan Arango, a 31-year-old Venezuelan husband and father, felt immediately nauseated by the smells of sweat, urine and feces when Mexican guards ordered him into the…
Tech Crunch – WhatsApp now lets users plan and schedule events in Communities
WhatsApp is introducing a new way for people to organize events in Communities, the company announced on Wednesday. The feature makes it easier to plan get-togethers and events directly in WhatsApp, whether…
Texas Monthly – The Texanist: I’m Moving From California to Galveston. What Words Should I Learn?
Even if you’re not BOI and you have no idea what a feeder road is, the Texanist is here to help.Q: I’m about to move from California to Galveston. In lieu of…
Yard Barker – Houston Cougars ignoring NFL’s cease-and-desist letter regarding uniforms
The NFL last season ordered the University of Houston to stop wearing light blue uniforms, but the Cougars are no longer going to oblige. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – A new venture capital supergroup is forming
Startups are not shying away from big projects. That’s my takeaway from news that The Browser Company’s Arc browser is now generally available for Windows users, just as Island raised a massive…
Tech Crunch – UnitedHealth CEO tells Senate all systems now have multi-factor authentication after hack
UnitedHealth Group chief executive officer Andrew Witty told senators on Wednesday that the company has now enabled multi-factor authentication on all the company’s systems exposed to the internet in response to the…
Tech Crunch – LinkedIn is the Twitter/X rival no one is talking about
Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter in the fall of 2022, the market for Twitter alternatives has been saturated with would-be competitors ranging from smaller startups to open source apps to well-funded efforts…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic launches a new premium plan aimed at businesses
Anthropic, the generative AI startup backed by Amazon and Google, is launching a new paid plan aimed at business customers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more:…
Tech Crunch – Under $100 Expo+ passes to TechCrunch Disrupt are now available
Exciting news for those who want to experience the buzz of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco without breaking the bank or needing an extensive schedule! We’ve just released our Expo+ passes,…
Texas Monthly – Farmers Blame Mexico for the Closure of a Sugar Mill. But Is the Crop Right for Drought-Ridden Texas?
Historians believe that Spanish missionaries built the first sugar mill in Texas in the 1780s at Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, in present-day San Antonio. Four decades later, Stephen…