Barely a week after launching the latest iteration of its Gemini models, Google today announced the launch of Gemma, a new family of lightweight open-weight models. Starting with Gemma 2B and Gemma…
Tech Crunch – India’s PhonePe launches Android store with Amazon, Meta and Microsoft apps
Microsoft, Amazon and Meta are among the top brands whose apps are listed on the Indian fintech PhonePe’s Indus Appstore, an Android app store launched Wednesday in challenge to Google’s monopoly in…
El Paso News Over 4K Ballots Cast On First Day Of Early Voting
Yesterday was the first day of the Early Voting period for the March 5 Primary. There were 4,421 ballots cast. This includes mail-in ballots that were received by the Elections Department. Thirty-five…
The Athletic MiLB News – Twins prospect Matt Canterino ready to join the party after Tommy John surgery
Returning with his high-octane raw stuff intact, Canterino is quickly reestablishing himself as one of the Twins’ top pitching prospects. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Loora wants to leverage AI to teach English
Of the professions in danger of being replaced by AI, language teacher is certainly up there. That’s not necessarily because it’s a good idea. AI, some employers have decided — including Duolingo,…
Texas Monthly – Pulitzer Prize Winner Lawrence Wright on the Existential Quality of Watching Willie Nelson and Trigger Grow Old Together
When Willie released “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” as a single on, of course, April 20, 2012, it became an instant fan favorite, and there are a host…
El Chuqueño Blog – What Joyce Said
Here’s the email that former City Manager Joyce Wilson sent to Mayor Oscar Leeser last week: Even though I’ve been retired from city government for 10 years and spend some of my…
Texas Monthly – University of Houston students face off against administrators over how to spend student fees
Students want to reallocate funding for athletics to other student services, but university leaders rejected that recommendation. The University of Houston Board of Regents will decide Wednesday. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – State Rep. Julie Johnson and trauma surgeon Brian Williams lead pack to succeed U.S. Rep. Colin Allred
As Allred vies to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a crowded field of 10 Democrats is lining up to replace him. Read: Read More
Texas Tribune University of Houston students face off against administrators over how to spend student fees
Students want to reallocate funding for athletics to other student services, but university leaders rejected that recommendation. The University of Houston Board of Regents will decide Wednesday. Read: Read More