After X’s crowdsourced fact-checking system faced multi-day delays to correct misinformation on the platform, the company formerly known as Twitter has announced a series of improvements focused on speeding up the pace…
Tech Crunch – Creators raising venture capital: unsettling or genius?
When Slow Ventures announced that it would set aside $20 million to invest in individual creators, GP Sam Lessin responded to onlookers’ confusion with a memorable quip: “it’s def not indentured servitude.”…
Tech Crunch – How to fundraise when your deep tech startup sounds like sci-fi
Your pitch may well be the first time a VC has even heard of a concept, so how can they possibly work out how to invest in your idea when it sounds…
KTSM News – White House: 27 Americans killed in Hamas attacks, 14 unaccounted for
The White House on Thursday said that at least 27 American citizens have died as a result of unfolding violence in Israel, marking an uptick in the number of fatalities from earlier…
Tech Crunch – Bluesky gets its first third-party mobile app with Graysky, launching later this month
Bluesky, the Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative, is getting its first third-party app for mobile users: a new app called Graysky. Though numerous Bluesky projects built on the company’s API are already in…
KTSM News – El Paso man arrested, accused of stealing over $50K from elderly couple
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 44-year-old El Paso man was recently arrested after he allegedly stole money from an elderly couple back in February. Police say both a 92-year-old woman, and…
Tech Crunch – Israeli biotech startup mana.bio launches AI-fueled programmable drug therapy
Israeli biotech startup Mana.bio has been planning to launch its programmable drug treatment solution for months, and decided to forge ahead in spite of the attacks that happened this past weekend in…
Yard Barker – Five CFB games to Watch: A Pac-12 heavyweight fight and an end to a memorable SEC era
A heavyweight fight in Seattle. Southern Cal’s big test at South Bend. A Big Ten West battle and an iconic SEC West rivalry. Those are among the headline games in Week 7…
Tech Crunch – Google’s AI-powered search experience can now generate images, write drafts
Google’s AI-powered search feature, SGE (Search Generative Experience), is gaining some new skills, starting today. The AI feature, which introduces a conversational mode in Search, is now going to be able to…
Texas Monthly – Looking for an economic rebound, an East Texas town looks to the arts — and is rebuffed by the state
A town of 34,000 people, Lufkin sits deep in the Piney Woods, a region dotted with rural towns. Local civic leaders hope a long list of efforts can revitialize the city’s downtown…