India has updated official rules in the space sector to attract global investors and companies, after opening it up to private players four years ago. The new foreign direct investment (FDI) policy…
El Paso Matters – Canutillo ISD seeks $387 million bond in May election for new schools, improvements
The Canutillo Independent School District is preparing to ask voters to approve a $387 million bond during the May 4 election, which district leaders say is needed to save the district from…
Tech Crunch – Hundreds of AI luminaries sign letter calling for anti-deepfake legislation
Hundreds in the artificial intelligence community have signed an open letter calling for strict regulation of AI-generated impersonations, or deepfakes. While this is unlikely to spur real legislation (despite the House’s new…
Texas Monthly – These Brisket Smash Burgers Are So Good, They Annoy Their Pitmaster Creator
At six two and 270 pounds, chef Ethan Davis has a body built for smashing burger patties. He’s the kitchen manager and burger specialist at Dayne’s Craft Barbecue, in Aledo, just west…
Tech Crunch – In a reversal, Apple is now demanding 30% of the donations to meditation app Insight Timer’s teachers
The CEO of meditation app Insight Timer, Christopher Plowman, is frustrated. He doesn’t think the teachers who leverage his app’s marketplace to reach their students should have to share 30% of their…
KTSM News – El Paso non-binary student dies after school bathroom altercation in Oklahoma
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 16-year-old non-binary student from El Paso, died following a “brutal bathroom altercation” in Oklahoma, according to Borderland Rainbow Center, a LGBTQ non-profit organization in El Paso….
Border Report – Authorities investigate reports of 17 dead as cartels clash in Guerrero
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Authorities in Guerrero, Mexico, say they have found five charred bodies near the mountain town of Las Tunas. Police also are investigating videos released Tuesday on…
Tech Crunch – Varaha helps Indian farmers reduce climate-harming practices like burning crop residue and flooding rice fields
The voluntary carbon offset market will reach $250 billion by 2050 from $2 billion in 2020, according to estimates made by Morgan Stanley. However, awareness of the monetary and environmental benefits associated…
KTSM News – El Paso airport celebrates new concessions, terminal updates
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday morning, Feb. 21, for new concessions and terminal improvements at the El Paso International Airport….
Tech Crunch – NodeShift wants to challenge the hyperscalers with its decentralized cloud
When the large cloud providers have excess compute capacity, they tend to discount it through programs like AWS’s and Azure’s spot instances. Any time a server idles, it isn’t making the company…