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Tech Crunch – Drone couriers and virtual faces among Alchemist Accelerator’s demo day highlights
Today is demo day at Alchemist Accelerator, which focuses on very early stage startups from technical founders. 15 companies are presenting in this batch, but here are four we thought worth a…
El Paso Matters – Businessman Renard Johnson announces run for El Paso mayor
El Paso businessman Renard Johnson on Tuesday will become the first person to formally announce that he’s running for El Paso mayor in the November 2024 election. “El Paso has given me…
Tech Crunch – Watch SpaceX launch a Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the ISS
SpaceX is teaming up with Northrop Grumman today to deliver more than 8,000 pounds of cargo, fresh food and scientific experiments to astronauts on the International Space Station. The NG-20 resupply mission…
KTSM News – UPS cutting about 12,000 jobs
UPS slid before the opening bell Tuesday as the package delivery company announced that it’s eliminating approximately 12,000 jobs and looking at strategic options for its Coyote truck load brokerage business. Last…
Tech Crunch – What if Christensen was wrong about disruption?
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – INTERIM CITY MANAGER CARY WESTIN WILL NOT SEEK PERMANENT POSITION
Interim City Manager Cary Westin has announced that he will not seek a permanent position. This is sad news for our community, as he has been a very effective administrator in the…
Tech Crunch – Studio’s new online school for musicians uses AI to create custom curriculums
Masterclass rival Studio launched today its first AI-powered online school for musicians, songwriters and producers to learn from top artists in the industry, create new songs, get feedback from like-minded peers and…
Tech Crunch – Instagram Threads triples downloads in December, reaching the top 10; X falls to No. 36
Instagram Threads is gaining traction after growth stalled last year, which had some prematurely wondering if the app was already dead. New data indicates that’s not the case — in fact, Threads…
Tech Crunch – SMOK VC’s second fund is another signal that Poland’s tech scene is hitting its stride
In 2007 I was running late for my speech at the Polish Stock Exchange, but the cool reception I received there suggested I should perhaps not have bothered. Speaking about the new…