Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of General Motors, told staff Thursday via email that the employee share-selling program for the fourth quarter is suspended, following an incident that resulted in the robotaxi…
Tech Crunch – Menlo Ventures closes on $1.35B in new capital, targets investments in AI startups
Menlo Ventures has raised $1.35 billion in new capital that it plans to use in part “to support the forthcoming generation of AI startups,” the venture firm announced today. Notably and unsurprisingly,…
Tech Crunch – Despite setbacks, ispace to launch second moon mission in Q4 2024
Japanese lunar technology company ispace will make its second attempt at putting a lander on the moon in the fourth quarter of 2024, just about two years after it launched its first…
Tech Crunch – Crypto market showing signs of recovery as prices, NFT sales rise on the month
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. The crypto market and overall ecosystem may be showing signs of recovery after a prolonged bear market. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only….
Tech Crunch – Meta brings us a step closer to AI-generated movies
Like “Avengers” director Joe Russo, I’m becoming increasingly convinced that fully AI-generated movies and TV shows will be possible within our lifetimes. A host of AI unveilings over the past few months,…
Border Report – Killer of 5-year-old girl to be executed on Thursday
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – David Renteria is expected to die by lethal injection on Thursday for killing and kidnapping 5-year-old Alexandra Flores in 2001. Execution date set for man who kidnapped,…
Border Report – Rental property heavily damaged when smugglers used it to stash migrants, owner says
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – In the past year, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Paso Sector have arrested smugglers using rental properties as stash houses and often find these people…
Tech Crunch – Apple to finally bring RCS to iPhones
Apple plans to add support for the RCS standard on iOS next year, the iPhone-maker said Thursday in a major reversal that would resolve the widespread issue of compatibility in text messaging…
Tech Crunch – The Wild West of robotaxis: Will Texas be a regulatory haven or chaos unleashed?
All eyes might be on the California robotaxi market, but Texas is the one shaping up to be the next hot testbed of the technology — and regulatory fights that could follow….
El Paso Matters – Opinion: Texas governor, Legislature continue to invade border communities
By David Stout HB 4/SB 4, approved by the Texas House and Senate and likely to be signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, is the worst example yet of the Texas Legislature wasting…