PayPal announced today that it’s launching “Tap to Pay” for merchants with an iPhone through the Venmo and Zettle apps in the U.S. PayPal, which owns both Venmo and Zettle, says the…
KTSM News – Officers seize 177 pounds of drugs at PDN, BOTA during first week of March
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte and Bridge of Americas border crossings seized a combined 177 pounds of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine,…
Tech Crunch – Turnitin laid off staff earlier this year, after CEO forecast AI would allow it to cut headcount
People worry that advances in AI will lead to job losses, but rarely does a company’s CEO openly admit that AI will help to reduce their headcount. Turnitin, a plagiarism detection company…
KTSM News – Xcel Energy acknowledges apparent role in igniting largest-ever Texas wildfire
The utility provider Xcel Energy said Thursday that its facilities appeared to have played a role in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that grew to the largest blaze in state…
Tech Crunch – Nikon buys film camera maker RED
Ever heard of Oakley Sunglasses? The guy who founded that – Jim Jannard – became a billionaire after selling a lot of sunnies, then went on to found RED digital cinema, one…
Tech Crunch – We tested Anthropic’s new chatbot — and came away a bit disappointed
This week, Anthropic, the AI startup backed by Google, Amazon and a who’s who of VCs and angel investors, released a family of models — Claude 3 — that it claims bests…
Tech Crunch – Anonymous social apps face another reckoning as UNC System to ban Yik Yik, Fizz, Sidechat & Whisper
Anonymous social apps are in for a reckoning. Yes, again. This week, University of North Carolina (UNC) System President Peter Hans announced a plan to block the use of popular anonymous social…
Tech Crunch – Reach Security taps a company’s existing tools to fight cyber threats
Thanks to an uncertain economy, cybersecurity budgets are in a tight spot. According to a 2023 survey from IANS and recruiting firm Artico Search, more than a third of chief information security…
Texas Monthly – Phoenix Is for Tex-Mex Lovers
Before Mexicans kiss relatives, they kiss tacos—or so goes a popular saying. They must stop by their favorite taqueria before visiting home. “There’s no question about this,” a chilango (the demonym for…
Texas Monthly – Xcel Energy company acknowledges role in Texas wildfire
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has grown to be the largest in state history. Read: Read More