Crunchbase data shows a record $189 billion of global venture capital flowed to startups last month, with AI startups nabbing 90% of the capital. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Escobar: ICE sending sick migrants to El Paso hospitals for quarantine
A federal elected official says an ICE detention facility in the greater El Paso area is under medical quarantine. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – TikTok down for some in US, thanks to second Oracle outage since sale
TikTok experienced a similar outage just days after ByteDance divested the app’s U.S. operations. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Small change, big impact: Ronald McDonald House cuts water bill by 40%
Thanks to El Paso Water’s Conservation Team, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of El Paso is saving approximately $400 a month, a 40 percent reduction on its water bill, allowing the organization…
Tech Crunch – AI companies are spending millions to thwart this former tech exec’s congressional bid
A tech billionaire-backed super PAC is spending $125 million to undercut candidates pushing for AI regulation. New York’s Alex Bores, a former tech executive himself, is one of them. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – El Paso residents speak on importance of voting on Election Day
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Several El Pasoans made their way out to vote on Election Day, and some shared their thoughts with KTSM 9 News after placing their vote. Steven Cypress…
Texas Monthly – Austin police confident in SXSW security plans after West 6th Street shooting
The festival draws hundreds of thousands of people to the city every year. Safety precautions were already designed to address the possibility of mass violence. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – ChatGPT’s new GPT-5.3 Instant model will stop telling you to calm down
The company says the new model will reduce the “cringe” that’s been annoying its users for months. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Anduril aims at $60 billion valuation in new funding round
The funding round would come less than a year after Anduril’s Series G, which closed in June with $2.5 billion against a $30 billion valuation. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Claude Code rolls out a voice mode capability
Anthropic is stepping up its game in the AI coding space with the rollout of Voice Mode in Claude Code. Read more: Read More