BMW i Ventures is interested in startups working on agentic AI and physical AI, as well as industrial software, advanced materials, and manufacturing and supply chain technologies. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – BTS brings world tour to El Paso; Sol Summit debuts
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. BTS at Sun Bowl Stadium Global K-pop superstars BTS will make their first appearance in El…
Tech Crunch – Meet Shapes, the app bringing humans and AI into the same group chats
Think Discord chats, but with AI characters in addition to humans. Read more: Read More
El Paso Herald Post – The Sol Summit and Cultural Festival Set for This Weekend
EL PASO, Tx., April 29, 2026: El Pasoans have a busy upcoming weekend filled with several events happening around town, including the much-anticipated South Korean group – BTS (the Bangtan […] The…
Tech Crunch – Google Translate now lets you practice pronunciation
The feature is rolling out in the U.S. and India with support for English, Spanish, and Hindi. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public
Divine, a Vine reboot backed by Jack Dorsey’s nonprofit, revives six-second looping videos. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – FIFA could make billions from the World Cup. Texas host cities will get little in return.
Almost all of the costs for organizing the tournament fall on the cities, whose ability to collect revenue is limited. In Texas, that could leave taxpayers on the hook. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas inmate James Broadnax faces Thursday execution amid final appeal arguing he wasn’t the shooter
The death row inmate has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, pointing to a codefendant’s confession in the shooting death of two people. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Coby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp.
We visited Scout AI’s training ground where it’s working on AI agents that give individual soldiers control of fleets of autonomous vehicles. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Trucking schools accused of rolling out non-English speakers
The head of an El Paso trucking school said she’s aware of and is taking seriously an investigation by the Texas attorney general into potential violations of trade and public safety rules….