The newest version of Anthropic’s model is designed to broaden its appeal. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools
AI startups like Clay and ElevenLabs are using early liquidity to keep their best talent. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Meta tests a standalone app for its AI-generated ‘Vibes’ videos
Launched last September, Vibes lets you create and share short-form AI-generated videos and access a dedicated feed that displays AI videos from others. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – This East Texas town wants to capitalize on the state’s growth. Can it break 1,000 residents?
In Pineland, a fresh batch of local elected officials and an expansion of the town’s biggest employer have created the conditions for an economic renaissance. A dearth of housing could slow growth….
Tech Crunch – Pacific Fusion finds a cheaper way to make its fusion reactor work
The fusion power startup recently completed some experiments at Sandia National Laboratory’s Z Machine and shared the results exclusively with TechCrunch. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Private school voucher applications open, Islamic school funding in limbo
Parents can now apply for a new voucher-like program that gives eligible families state funds to homeschool their children or enroll them in over two dozen El Paso private schools. Applications for…
Tech Crunch – Trump’s critical mineral reserve is an admission that the future is electric
The administration’s $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals is aimed at blunting China’s influence. But it also revels the direction of the global economy. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Railroad Commission of Texas to discuss gas rate increase
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Railroad Commission of Texas will hold an open meeting on Thursday, Feb. 5, to discuss oil and gas industry regulation as well as a gas rate…
Tech Crunch – Data breach at govtech giant Conduent balloons, affecting millions more Americans
The ransomware attack at Conduent allowed hackers to steal a “significant number of individuals’ personal information” from the govtech giant’s systems. Conduent handles personal and health data of more than 100 million…
Tech Crunch – Fundamental raises $255 million Series A with a new take on big data analysis
Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises. Read more: Read More