Moris Esmelis Campos-Chaves sat in the plaintiff’s seat in the Supreme Court chamber on a cold, gloomy day in early January. It was a moment the dark-skinned, five-foot-ten gardener had been waiting…
Tech Crunch – Clarity raises $16M to fight deepfakes through detection
Fake porn of Taylor Swift. Photorealistic — but fictionalized — images of Gaza. The list of disconcerting deepfakes goes on, and — as deepfake-creating tools grow easier and cheaper to use —…
Tech Crunch – Intuitive Machines lunar lander en route to the moon after SpaceX launch
Intuitive Machines first mission to the moon is now underway. The company’s Nova-C lander, called Odysseus, lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the early hours of Thursday morning. The…
KTSM News – Thursday 9-hour forecast: Partly cloudy day across the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Happy Friday Eve! We’re forecasting a high of 69-degrees in the Sun City with partly cloudy skies. ⛅ By noon lighter winds are expected with southwest winds…
Tech Crunch – .406 Ventures secures $265M for fifth fund
When looking at startups within healthcare, data and AI and cybersecurity, the firm considers a number of factors like the plan for infrastructure, especially now that AI is everywhere. © 2024 TechCrunch….
Texas Monthly – To Live and Die in Dallas: A Year Inside the City’s Homicide Unit
Sometimes his phone would ring smack in the middle of dinner, while the pasta and sausage were still steaming on his plate. Sometimes it would ring at ten p.m., midnight, two in…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Department of Public Health Concerns”
The following guest column was submitted anonymously, but I thought it was an entertaining (and concerning, if it’s true) read. I’m not saying that it’s true or not true, but it is…
Tech Crunch – Arnergy, which provides solar power systems to homes and businesses in Nigeria, raises $3M
Arnergy, a Nigerian cleantech startup that deals in distributed renewable energy products and solutions, has raised $3 million in new financing. The bridge round was financed by All On, a Shell-backed off-grid…
Texas Monthly – Texas and Biden administration lawyers face off in court over new law making illegal border crossing a state crime
An Austin will decide whether Senate Bill 4 will go into effect on March 5. The new law allows police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Rescued Gulf of Mexico coral in a Galveston aquarium could help the species’ survival
A new report found that coral off Texas’ coast could die off by 2040 because of climate change. Read: Read More