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…
Tech Crunch – India orders temporary ban on Telegram over exam fraud concerns
The restrictions include a nationwide ban on Telegram until June 22 and a requirement to disable the app’s message editing feature. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – This startup’s super metals could soon be in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives
Instead of heating metals, Foundation Alloy beats them into submission. The startup has raised $22 million to scale up production of its alloys. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO
The deal is supposed to help SpaceX’s struggling AI division. The company told IPO investors it sees a $26 trillion addressable market in AI. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Threads adds new personalization and community features as it reaches 500M monthly users
The Meta-owned social platform announced a series of new features launching today, including a “Your Algo” tool that lets users control what they see in their feeds Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – ChatGPT’s market share slips below 50% for first time
The chatbot still remains the most popular AI assistant worldwide with over 1.1 billion monthly users, followed by Gemini with 662 million and Claude with 245 million. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas Railroad Commission race pits oil field engineer against energy trader running on culture wars
Republican Bo French is keeping Islam, immigration and LGBTQ+ issues at the fore of his campaign for Texas’ oil regulatory agency. Democratic foe Jon Rosenthal is betting on his technical expertise. Read:…
Texas Monthly – No fat to trim: Texas beef industry profits eaten away by new threat — the screwworm
Drought, wildfire, tariffs and now screwworm are straining the beef industry in Texas as the U.S. herd reaches its smallest point in 75 years. Read: Read More
The Athletic MiLB News – Redrafting the 2016 MLB Draft: Will Smith, Pete Alonso top a not-very-good class
The 2016 MLB Draft yielded a handful of outstanding major-league players, but almost none of them were selected in that year’s first round. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
Respond.io, one of Malaysia startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per convo, not per seat. Read more: Read More