The USDA has confirmed the first case of New World Screwworm in a dog in Lea County, New Mexico, prompting expanded inspections of other animals in the household Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers
As AI experimentation grows more expensive, Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M
Waymo has acquired a massive 5,500-acre proving ground in Arizona owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a Delaware shell company associated with Apple, according to documents filed with Maricopa County. Waymo…
KTSM News – City of El Paso activates cooling centers as triple-digit heat lingers all week
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) have activated cooling centers as temperatures rise to triple digits this week. Here is a…
Tech Crunch – Microsoft’s open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers
Microsoft shut down dozens of GitHub code repositories for Azure and AI coding tools after a reported hack. Read more: Read More
Border Report – USDA Sec. Rollins, Gov. Abbott give update on flesh-eating pest spotted in Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins met to discuss the USDA’s “War on Screwworm” plan to eradicate the invasive New World screwworm, which has resurfaced in Texas after being…
Border Report – Judge blocks $100,000 fee for H-1B visas imposed by Trump
H-1B visas allow employers to hire international talent for specialty jobs, particularly in the tech industry. Recipients are lawfully typically admitted to the U.S. for three years, but they are not lawful permanent…
Border Report – El Paso police respond to armed person, shut down roads
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso police are reporting that the area around Sergeant Major Boulevard and Loop 375, also known as “Liberty Expressway (Spur 601),” are shut down. This comes…
El Paso Matters – Femme Frontera celebrates a decade of supporting emerging filmmakers from border region
A nonprofit organization “founded and led by women and gender-expansive filmmakers from the U.S.-Mexico border” will celebrate its 10th anniversary this weekend with a film festival showcasing a wide array of works. …
Tech Crunch – Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China’s military
The Trump administration released the updated version of the list four months ago and then quickly pulled it without explaining why Read more: Read More