After last year’s flop, Spotify Wrapped engagement is up 19% and shares were up 41%, the company says. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Admiral who ordered boat strike that killed survivors set to brief lawmakers
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have pressed for more transparency on the Department of Defense’s operations Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Anthropic signs $200M deal to bring its LLMs to Snowflake’s customers
AI research lab Anthropic inked a $200 million deal with Snowflake to bring its AI models to Snowflake’s 12,600 customers. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – EU investigating Meta over policy change that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp
The European Commission is is launching an antitrust investigation into Meta’s move to ban other AI companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots to users. Read more: Read…
KTSM News – FBI makes arrest in Jan. 6 pipe bomb investigation: Source
The arrest marks the first time investigators have settled on a suspect in an act that had long vexed law enforcement, spawned a multitude of conspiracy theories and remained an enduring mystery…
El Paso Matters – UTEP professor to advise State Board of Education on contentious rewrite of K-8 social studies curriculum
A University of Texas at El Paso history professor will help decide how Texas elementary and middle school students will learn about the past as the Republican-dominated State Board of Education prepares…
Tech Crunch – AI finds its way into Apple’s top apps of the year
Although Apple has continued to avoid naming a dedicated AI app or AI chatbot as its app of the year, AI was showcased among this year’s winners. Read more: Read More
El Paso Herald Post – Why Are Property Taxes So High In El Paso?
EL PASO, Tx., December 4, 2025: As we reported in part one of our special report about El Paso’s property taxes, there are 43 taxing entities in El Paso. How […] The…
Texas Monthly – Federal lawsuits challenging immigration detention flood Texas
The wave of legal challenges is in response to the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement and its new policy expanding mandatory detention for undocumented immigrants. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Running water will finally reach West Odessa thanks to $17 million from state lawmakers
The Legislature approved $600 million for standalone improvements, but one advocate worried the increase in direct spending undermines the Texas Water Development Board’s process. Read: Read More