Arturo Reyes and his best friend, Mark Rubio, were leaving a Naughty by Nature concert in Las Vegas in late 2018, when Rubio’s nephew called at 2 a.m., from Texas. The young…
El Paso Matters – Texas will use computers to grade written answers on this year’s STAAR tests
By Keaton Peters / The Texas Tribune Students sitting for their STAAR exams this week will be part of a new method of evaluating Texas schools: Their written answers on the state’s…
Tech Crunch – European car manufacturer will pilot Sanctuary AI’s humanoid robot
Sanctuary AI announced that it will be delivering its humanoid robot to a Magna manufacturing facility. Based in Austria, Magna manufacturers and assembles cars for a number of Europe’s top automakers, including…
Border Report – Senate Democrats ‘baffled’ by calls for Sotomayor to step aside
Senate Democrats are pushing back against calls for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step aside from the Supreme Court after left-wing activists and commentators raised the idea in the hopes of avoiding a…
Tech Crunch – Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs in latest teen safety step
Meta has announced it’s testing new features on Instagram intended to help safeguard young people from unwanted nudity or sextortion scams. This includes a feature called Nudity Protection in DMs, which automatically…
Tech Crunch – US government urges Sisense customers to reset credentials after hack
The U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency said it was responding to a “recent compromise” of the data analytics giant, which provides business intelligence to critical infrastructure. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For…
Tech Crunch – The complete TC Early Stage 2024 agenda is here!
We’re excited to reveal the complete agenda, packed with keynote stage speakers and interactive roundtable sessions. From fundraising insights to growth strategies, join us as we navigate the startup landscape together at…
Tech Crunch – Apple opens access to used iPhone components for repair
On Thursday, Apple announced that it has opened its iPhone repair process to include used components. Starting this fall, customers and independent repair shops will be able to fix the handset using…
Tech Crunch – Google’s Gradient backs Patlytics to help companies protect their intellectual property
Patlytics, an AI-powered patent analytics platform, wants to help enterprises, IP professionals, and law firms speed up their patent workflows from discovery, analytics, comparisons, and prosecution to litigation. The fledgling startup secured $4.5…
El Chuqueño Blog – City of Dust: Cabezón, New Mexico
Beneath the Giant’s Head If you’re tooling around the Rio Puerco Valley northwest of Albuquerque, one feature will loom in the distance, possibly beckoning you to come closer (or even climb it),…