The regulatory decision would make it harder for future administrations to implement stricter fuel efficiency standards. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – TribCast: Did Texas quietly help with its child care crisis?
In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison and early learning advocate David Feigen about the shortage of affordable child care in Texas. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – WordPress’s vibe-coding experiment, Telex, has already been put to real-world use
Though WordPress’s Telex is still an experiment, the vibe coding software has already been used to help build real-world websites. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – VCs deploy ‘kingmaking’ strategy to crown AI winners in their infancy
While VCs have long used big investments to spur category winners, they are taking this strategy to new extremes. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – ‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers’ data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract
Vulcan Elements, a rare earths startup has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S .defense department. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Military struck drug boat in Caribbean 4 times in Sept. 2 attack, says US official
The U.S. armed forces hit the purported drug-smuggling vessel four times on Sept. 2, twice to kill the 11 people who were on board and twice more to sink the vessel, the…
Border Report – Colombia expels members of ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia said Monday it sent 26 members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor to the United States after determining that the rights of some of the children…
El Paso Matters – Students, advocates and leaders push back against Tom Homan’s upcoming UTEP visit
The planned presentation by U.S. border czar Tom Homan at the University of Texas at El Paso this week has generated concerns among some students, local elected leaders and human rights groups….
Border Report – Jeffries backs Trump’s pardon of Cuellar: ‘Exactly the right outcome’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday backed President Trump’s decision to provide a preemptive pardon for embattled Rep. Henry Cuellar, suggesting the corruption charges against the veteran Texas Democrat were…