CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pitched a $52.7 billion state spending plan Wednesday with more money to address the migrant crisis, education and quantum computing, while proposing tax increases that will mostly…
Tech Crunch – Varda Space, Rocket Lab nail first-of-its-kind spacecraft landing in Utah
A spacecraft containing pharmaceutical drugs that were grown on orbit has finally returned to Earth today after more than eight months in space. Varda Space Industries’ in-space manufacturing capsule, called Winnebago-1, landed…
Tech Crunch – Lucid Motors will only build 9,000 EVs in 2024 after once predicting it would ship 90,000
Lucid Motors plans to build just 9,000 electric vehicles in 2024, only 500 to 1,000 more than it made in 2023, as it struggles with demand for its luxury sedans. If it…
El Paso Matters – ‘Celebration of Don Haskins’ pep rally set for Saturday with statue unveiling
This is your weekly update, which takes a quick look at the week ahead and some developments that El Paso Matters is following. Don Haskins Statue to be Unveiled: A statue honoring…
Border Report – Congress struggles to strike border deal, Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The Senate, the White House, and the Republican-controlled House are caught in a three-way standoff over policy changes and funding at the southern border. President Joe Biden announced this…
Tech Crunch – Discord took no action against server that coordinated costly Mastodon spam attacks
Over the weekend, hackers targeted federated social networks like Mastodon to carry out ongoing spam attacks that were organized on Discord, and conducted using Discord applications. But Discord has yet to remove…
Tech Crunch – Rivian lays off 10% of workforce as EV pricing pressure mounts
Rivian is laying off 10% of its salaried workforce in a bid to cut costs in an increasingly tough market for electric vehicles, putting even more pressure on its future, more affordable…
KTSM News – City unveils new mural at Women, Infants, Children center
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The City of El Paso is inviting the community to celebrate the unveiling of a new mural at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the city’s Women,…
Tech Crunch – Are you Blacker than ChatGPT? Take this quiz to find out
The game shines a light on AI bias and how far ChatGPT has to go when talking to and about different cultures. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only….
Border Report – 2 people are dead and 1 is missing in climbing accident on Mexico’s highest peak
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two people died and another remains missing on Mexico’s Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in the country, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities in the central state of Puebla said…