Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads — but most don’t convert that spike into revenue. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Katie Haun raises $1B for new venture funds
Katie Haun announced on Monday that $1 billion has been raised across new funds to continue the firm’s thesis of backing crypto and blockchain startups. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – El Paso celebrates Small Business Week, supports local shops
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Shop local this week, from May 3 through May 9, as the City of El Paso celebrates National Small Business Week. According to a news release by…
Border Report – Mexican governor and mayor indicted by US for drug trafficking step down
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two members of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s party in Sinaloa state said they would temporarily step down from their posts after the United States charged them and eight other politicians and security…
Texas Monthly – Civil rights groups sue to stop Texas immigration law
Senate Bill 4, scheduled to take effect next week, lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Hackers are still exploiting the cPanel bug to gain control of thousands of websites
Days after the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in popular web hosting software cPanel and WHM, hackers keep targeting and hacking websites. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Iran opened fire on US warships; 6 small boats destroyed in retaliation: Centcom
Iran opened fire on U.S. warships in the Middle East on Monday and the U.S. military retaliated, destroying six Iranian small boats, according to U.S. Central Command’s (Centcom) commander, Adm. Brad Cooper. Read:…
KTSM News – Judge orders temporary injunction against Dirty Laundry bar
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A district judge has ordered a temporary injunction for the East El Paso bar “Dirty Laundry”. On Monday, May 4, Judge Bonnie Rangel ordered the bar to…
Tech Crunch – Elon Musk’s only expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race
Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious
The raise gives Sierra more than $1 billion to work with — capital the company says it will use to become the “global standard” for AI-powered customer experiences. Read more: Read More