Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. El Paso Science Festival The El Paso Science Festival will return with two days of hands-on…
Tech Crunch – Amazon unveils a slimmer Fire TV Stick HD, opens Ember Artline TVs for preorder
On Wednesday, Amazon announced the launch of its new Fire TV Stick HD and Ember Artline televisions, both now available for preorder. Following the initial release of the first-generation Fire TV Stick…
Tech Crunch – This startup is betting tokenmaxxing will create the next compute giant
Parasail raised $32 million in a Series A, signaling a fractured future of models and compute. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Chipmakers AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm are all investing in this buzzy self-driving tech startup
Wayve’s $1.2 billion Series D round, which was announced in February, keeps growing. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Gitar, a startup that uses agents to secure code, emerges from stealth with $9 million
The company uses AI to review code that, more often than not these days, has also been generated by AI. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – This energy startup’s bet on 100-year-old grid tech is paying off
Ayr Energy is using a shortage of power conversion equipment to break open a decades-old market. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – HBO Max comes to India via exclusive JioHotstar deal
HBO Max will be available to JioHotstar subscribers as an add-on starting at ₹49 (about $0.50) per month, and would feature content from HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television,…
Tech Crunch – Fathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola
Fathom will allow you to choose between video, audio-only, and transcription modes. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas cities try to address citizen anger over immigration crackdown without riling state leaders
For much of President Donald Trump’s second term, Texas city leaders have avoided opposing his immigration crackdown, but that’s changing — and sparking tensions with the state. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Spotify launches the ability to purchase physical books in the US and UK
Spotify users in the US and UK can officially purchase physical books through the Android app. iOS users will get the feature next week. Read more: Read More