At six two and 270 pounds, chef Ethan Davis has a body built for smashing burger patties. He’s the kitchen manager and burger specialist at Dayne’s Craft Barbecue, in Aledo, just west…
Tech Crunch – In a reversal, Apple is now demanding 30% of the donations to meditation app Insight Timer’s teachers
The CEO of meditation app Insight Timer, Christopher Plowman, is frustrated. He doesn’t think the teachers who leverage his app’s marketplace to reach their students should have to share 30% of their…
KTSM News – El Paso non-binary student dies after school bathroom altercation in Oklahoma
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 16-year-old non-binary student from El Paso, died following a “brutal bathroom altercation” in Oklahoma, according to Borderland Rainbow Center, a LGBTQ non-profit organization in El Paso….
Border Report – Authorities investigate reports of 17 dead as cartels clash in Guerrero
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Authorities in Guerrero, Mexico, say they have found five charred bodies near the mountain town of Las Tunas. Police also are investigating videos released Tuesday on…
Tech Crunch – Varaha helps Indian farmers reduce climate-harming practices like burning crop residue and flooding rice fields
The voluntary carbon offset market will reach $250 billion by 2050 from $2 billion in 2020, according to estimates made by Morgan Stanley. However, awareness of the monetary and environmental benefits associated…
KTSM News – El Paso airport celebrates new concessions, terminal updates
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday morning, Feb. 21, for new concessions and terminal improvements at the El Paso International Airport….
Tech Crunch – NodeShift wants to challenge the hyperscalers with its decentralized cloud
When the large cloud providers have excess compute capacity, they tend to discount it through programs like AWS’s and Azure’s spot instances. Any time a server idles, it isn’t making the company…
Tech Crunch – Waymo’s application to expand California robotaxi operations paused by regulators
Waymo’s application to expand its robotaxi service in Los Angeles and San Mateo counties has been suspended for 120 days by the California Public Utilities Commission’s Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division. The…
Tech Crunch – Empowerly secures $15M for its college counseling services
Empowerly, an edtech startup that specializes in college counseling and career guidance services, raised $15 million in a recent funding round led by Conductive Ventures, the company announced today. The new capital…
Tech Crunch – Researchers warn high-risk ConnectWise flaw under attack is ’embarrassingly easy’ to exploit
Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability in a widely used remote access tool is “trivial and embarrassingly easy” to exploit, as the software’s developer confirms malicious hackers are actively exploiting…