The two wildly fast-growing rivals have raised massive sums, pushed into each other’s home turf and now have dueling ad campaigns. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B, while boosting capacity of Georgia factory
Rivian has reworked its loan deal with the Department of Energy and now expects to borrow $4.5 billion to build its new factory in Georgia, down from the original amount of $6.6…
Tech Crunch – Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites
Web hosts are scrambling to fix the bug under active attack by hackers. One company said hackers have been abusing the bug for months. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too
OpenAI will begin rolling out it cybersecurity testing tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber only “to critical cyber defenders” at first. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Partnership brings free dental care to 60 older adults in El Paso region
Sixty uninsured and underinsured adults age 60 and older received free dental screenings and cleanings at the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic during the annual WellMed Screen & Clean event, provided…
Tech Crunch – EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting
The perpetually-struggling EV company made the payments while being investigated by the SEC. That four-year-long probe was ultimately closed in March. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Mexico to investigate US indictment of officials for alleged Sinaloa cartel ties, Sheinbaum says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is vowing an independent investigation of 10 current and former officials indicted in the U.S. on charges of drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons in connection with the…
El Paso Matters – Proposed Fort Bliss data center could use more power than all of El Paso
The U.S. Army is proposing developing a gargantuan, 3-gigawatt data center complex on Fort Bliss property that within a few years would consume more electricity than all of El Paso Electric’s 460,000…
Border Report – Haitian community leader in Ohio hopes Supreme Court does not remove protected status
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico
OpenAI is launching additional opt-in protections for ChatGPT accounts. The new security initiative includes a new partnership with security key provider Yubico. Read more: Read More