TikTok is testing a new “AI Song” feature that uses AI to create songs based on prompts that users enter, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. AI Song is an experimental feature and…
Tech Crunch – Plex confirms plan to launch TV and movie rentals next month
Media streamer Plex’s long-delayed plans to launch a marketplace for TV and movie rentals are finally being realized after multiple false starts. The media startup originally announced its plan to expand its…
Tech Crunch – The other side of AI hype
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday…
Texas Monthly – Do Not Underestimate the Elf Owl
Roy Rodriguez has seen hundreds of bird species in his lifetime, but the lead interpreter at the state-run World Birding Center, a collection of nine parks and preserves in Texas’s Rio Grande…
Tech Crunch – How FYPM used Instagram Stories and thirst traps to raise $275K
Lindsey Lee Lurgin took an unconventional route to becoming a founder, so it’s only fitting that her fundraising strategies are just as unique. Her company Fuck You Pay Me (FYPM), which is…
Texas Monthly – You’ll Find This Stellar Brisket Kolache in an Office Building Basement
A post oak fire burns overnight inside a smoker in the basement of a high-rise building in uptown Corpus Christi. I went searching for breakfast at AEP Texas, an electric utility company,…
Texas Monthly – Meanwhile, in Texas: Look, up in the Sky—It’s Very Old Man!
A 106-year-old World War II veteran beat his own record as the oldest person to tandem skydive when he jumped out of a plane over Fentress—and was joined in the endeavor by…
Texas Monthly – Hell on 42 Legs: Get to Know the Texas Redheaded Centipede!
Latin Name: Scolopendra herosSize: As long as eight inchesHabitat: StatewideWhen Jesse Pye first saw the giant centipede in bed with him, at a friend’s house in San Antonio two years ago, his brain refused to…
Texas Monthly – The Best Little Bra Store in Texas
Boobs and Texas go together like barbecue and Dr Pepper. Texas has been home to innovations in breast science, medicine, art, and display. But when it comes to the everyday support of…
Tech Crunch – It’s critical to protect equity investments in minority businesses from activist organizations
Angel investors and investment groups that fund BIPOC entrepreneurs must remain committed to keeping vital early-stage capital flowing. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More