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KTSM News – El Paso resident claims $1 million Mega Millions prize
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso resident claimed a second-tier Mega Millions prize worth $1 million for the drawing on Aug. 8, 2023, according to the Texas Lottery. Winning $1M…
Tech Crunch – Feds kick off National AI Research Resource with pilot program live today
A year to the day after it was proposed, the National AI Research Resource is coming online — at least in pilot form — as a coalition of U.S. agencies and private…
Texas Monthly – Sunbird Barbecue Finally Finds a Permanent Home in Longview
David Segovia and Bryan and Kimmy Bingham, the trio of owners at Sunbird Barbecue in Longview, spent a long two and a half years in a food truck. They thought their plan…
Tech Crunch – Court rules in favor of a web scraper, Bright Data, which Meta had used and then sued
Meta has lost a claim in its legal battle with an Israeli tech firm, Bright Data, which it sued last year for scraping data from Facebook and Instagram via the web. The…
Tech Crunch – Klarna introduces $7.99 ‘Klarna Plus’ subscription plan as it approaches an IPO
Swedish fintech company Klarna announced today its first subscription plan, “Klarna Plus,” for $7.99 per month, featuring benefits like no added service fees when using Klarna’s One Time Card, double rewards points…
Tech Crunch – Who knew M&A would be the thing we couldn’t shut up about?
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our…
Tech Crunch – TikTok spotted testing 30-minute uploads as it continues to inch into YouTube’s territory
TikTok is coming for YouTube. The company has been spotted testing the ability for users to upload 30-minute videos, signaling a significant move away from the short-form video format that made it…
Tech Crunch – Atomico backs Deeploi, an ‘IT-as-a-service’ platform for SMEs
Deeploi, an “IT-as-a-service” startup for SMEs, has raised $6.5 million in a seed round of funding led by European VC Atomico. The one-year-old German startup serves to help companies reduce the friction…
Tech Crunch – Meesho GMV tops $5B; app grows faster than Flipkart, Amazon India
India’s Meesho is rapidly gaining user traction, challenging entrenched leaders Flipkart and Amazon. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which operates a social commerce platform, is currently at a GMV run rate of over $5…