The most consequential election for the progressive arm of the El Paso voters was the May 6 elections where Proposition K, the Climate Charter was on the ballot. Over 81% of the…
KTSM News – Texas wants power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For two years, Texas has pushed boundaries on the U.S.-Mexico border: Busing migrants across America, jailing thousands for trespass and stringing razor wire along the Rio Grande. In a new challenge to the federal…
Tech Crunch – Samsung says hackers accessed customer data during year-long breach
Samsung has admitted that hackers accessed the personal data of U.K.-based customers during a year-long breach of its systems. In a statement to TechCrunch, Samsung spokesperson Chelsea Simpson, representing the company via…
Tech Crunch – Siena AI raises $4.7M to develop an empathic AI customer service agent
Siena AI developed an AI-powered customer support solution that might be a machine, but understands context and responds with empathy like a human. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use…
Tech Crunch – Refurbished e-bike marketplace Upway raised $30M at a higher valuation
Upway, the French startup that refurbishes and resells electric bikes and recently launched in the U.S., has brought on new funding at a higher valuation than its previous round. The $30 million…
Tech Crunch – Customer data-syncing and analysis startup Hightouch acquires HeadsUp
Customer data-syncing startup Hightouch announced today it has acquired HeadsUp. As part of the deal, HeadsUp co-founder Earl Lee will join Hightouch, working on Customer 360, a product that uses AI and…
Tech Crunch – Taproot Wizards raises $7.5M for its Ordinals project to bring the ‘magic’ back to Bitcoin
Taproot Wizards, a Bitcoin-focused Ordinals project, is trying to change the way the blockchain is perceived. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – El Paso County looks to drain, dredge Ascarate Lake as first step in park’s renovation
County officials are planning to drain and clean the lake at Ascarate Park as the first step in a potentially major renovation of the 400-acre, 83-year-old park in the coming years. Deadly…
Tech Crunch – AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle partner to make cloud spend more transparent
As enterprises move to the cloud, figuring out how and where they are spending their money has become increasingly difficult. The different SaaS provider and cloud platforms use their own definitions for…
Tech Crunch – InDrive launches ventures and M&A arm to invest $100M in startups across emerging markets
InDrive, a global mobility and urban services platform, has launched a new venture and merger & acquisition division named New Ventures to allocate up to $100 million in investments to startups within…