McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hoes were a hot topic at the federal courthouse in Brownsville last week. Francisco Javier Palafox Jr., a man in his 40s from Brownsville, told Border Patrol he…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO
OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs
TechCrunch spoke to investors to find the hottest startups in the Spring 2026 YC batch. Some of them commanded valuations of over $175 million, VCs said. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – State investigators issue final Camp Mystic report detailing cascading failures during July 4 flood
Lawmakers said they have already passed laws addressing all but one of the deficiencies the investigation found. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Almost half of U.S. singles feel negatively about AI in dating, Match says
About 47% of singles look negatively at the use of AI in dating — but, many dating app users are open to AI helping with profile punch-ups and conversation starters. Read more: Read…
Tech Crunch – Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips
AWS is in talks to sell its chips to other data centers. CEO Andy Jassy has said this represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Military GPS jamming cited in deadly medical plane crash near Ruidoso
On May 14, an air ambulance crashed near Ruidoso, New Mexico, killing all four on board, due to military GPS jamming, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Read:…
Texas Monthly – Texas college watchdog received nearly 70 complaints, opened one investigation, records show
Allegations filed in the first five months of the new ombudsman’s work challenged course content, DEI, academic freedom and employment disputes. Read: Read More
Border Report – Border Report Live: Migrant allegedly tries to sell off her newborn at hospital
A Mexican woman accused of attempting to “sell” her newborn baby has been deported. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Rivian owners sue over false promises on self-driving features
Plaintiffs in the class action complaint allege Rivian falsely promised for years it would bring hands-free driving to its first-generation R1 vehicles. Read more: Read More