eBay is unloading its remaining shares in the online classified business Adevinta to private equity firms Permira and Blackstone for $2.2 billion in cash and 20% equity, it said. Adevinta had originally acquired…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic’s Claude 2.1 release shows the competition isn’t rubbernecking the OpenAI disaster
The OpenAI train wreck may be playing out in slow motion before our eyes, but the company’s competition isn’t sitting around gawking. Anthropic just released Claude 2.1, an improvement on its flagship…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI mess exposes the dangers of vendor lock-in for startups
One thing that the OpenAI drama should teach startups is that they should never put all their eggs in one LLM basket. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only….
Border Report – 4th person confirmed dead after DPS chase in October
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A fourth person is confirmed dead following a DPS pursuit that ended in a crash last month in South Central El Paso. 3 dead, 4 injured after…
KTSM News – Woman found guilty for trespassing, posing as her daughter at San Elizario Middle School
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 30-year-old woman who posed as her 13-year-old daughter and attended several classes at San Elizario Middle School back in 2021, was found guilty last Wednesday, Nov….
Tech Crunch – Spotify says its upcoming royalty model changes will generate $1B for artists over five years
Spotify’s upcoming royalty model changes will generate $1 billion in five years for new and popular artists, the streaming service announced on Tuesday. As previously reported, Spotify is changing its royalty system to…
Border Report – 2 dead, 2 injured after DPS pursuit leads to crash in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two people are dead, and two others were injured after a DPS pursuit led to a crash Monday night, Nov. 20 in El Paso’s Lower Valley. According…
Tech Crunch – A brief look at the history of OpenAI’s board
Three OpenAI board members stepped down earlier this year within months of each other — yet the startup didn’t line up replacements. One of the current members, former Facebook CTO and Quora…
Tech Crunch – Tesla rolls out congestion pricing ahead of holiday travel season
Congestion fees are now live at some Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. Translation: Tesla says it will charge drivers an additional $1 per minute to juice their electric-vehicle batteries beyond 90%,…
El Paso News Thank You To Our Loyal Readers And Supporters
As the owner and frequent writer on El Paso News I want to take this opportunity to offer a big thank you to our loyal readers and to the supporters who have…