African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave has hit a new valuation and landed blockchain company Ripple as investor and partner. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’
The Justice department says the Pentagon needs xAI to keep using its unpermitted gas turbines. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers
Plaud is trying to make a mark in a crowded market full of AI-powered meeting notetakers. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it
Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs citing the need to restructure to make the most of AI, Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev conspicuously made no mention…
Texas Monthly – Texas students saw slight gains in math, stalled progress in reading, STAAR results show
Elementary and middle school students attending Texas public schools showed small gains on state math exams but remained relatively flat in reading. Read: Read More
Border Report – Trump admin paying thousands of dollars per month to store ruined USAID contraceptives
Millions of dollars’ worth of contraceptives meant to be distributed to low-income nations in Africa have expired, but the Trump administration is paying tens of thousands of dollars a month to keep them in…
Border Report – L.A. dad wanted in murder of girlfriend, abduction of daughter arrested in Mexico
A 40-year-old Los Angeles man charged in the murder of his girlfriend and the abduction of their young daughter has been arrested in Mexico, police announced. An investigation into the whereabouts of…
Tech Crunch – SpaceX passes Amazon as valuation balloons to $2.7T
SpaceX’s valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Probably raises $9M to build a more reliable kind of AI
Probably wants to prevent hallucinations and factual errors from reaching users, and achieve accuracy on par with deterministic systems. Read more: Read More
El Paso Herald Post – Republican Congress Members Introduce Legislation Limiting Flock and Other Camera Surveillance
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2026: Flock cameras and other License Plate Reader (LPR) cameras are in the news again as congress begins the process of limiting access to the data stored […] The…