African fintech Flutterwave is off the hook in Kenya after the high court allowed the country’s Asset Recovery Agency (ARA), an agency that investigates and recovers proceeds of crime, to withdraw the…
Tech Crunch – SysAid warns customers to patch after ransomware gang caught exploiting new zero-day flaw
Software maker SysAid is warning customers that hackers linked to a notorious ransomware gang are exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in its widely used IT service automation software. SysAid chief technology officer…
Tech Crunch – Picsart launches a suite of AI-powered tools that let you generate videos, backgrounds, GIFs and more
Picsart, a photo-editing startup backed by SoftBank, is launching a new suite of AI-powered tools for businesses and individuals. The suite, called Picsart Ignite, includes 20 tools that are designed to make…
Tech Crunch – Lunar.dev wants to help developers take control of third-party API costs
Developers have been increasingly using third-party APIs to build their applications, and depending on the API, the costs can escalate quickly. It’s been challenging for companies to find ways to understand and…
Tech Crunch – Chptr, a memorialization app for gathering and sharing memories of loved ones, raises $1.5M
Chptr, an app for sharing and holding onto memories of lost loved ones, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. The app is designed to give people a way to encapsulate the…
Tech Crunch – Lightspeed Faction launches $285M early-stage crypto fund
As the crypto market continues to slog through a fundraising winter, Lightspeed Faction, a blockchain-focused venture capital firm, is betting big on the space. The firm has launched its inaugural $285 million…
Texas Monthly – Deep—Very, Very, Very Deep—in the Heart of Texas
Just west of Interstate 35, in the region where the flat Texas coastal plain ends and the rolling Hill Country begins, ancient history rules us still. It was here, 20 million years…
Texas Monthly – Go Underground: Seven Texas Caves to Explore
Although most of the state’s nearly seven thousand known caves are on private property, Texas does boast many popular cave systems that are easily accessible and open to the public, including these…
Tech Crunch – Astra founders propose purchasing outstanding stock to take space company private
Astra founders Chris Kemp and Adam London have proposed taking the company private, with the two saying they would acquire all the outstanding stock themselves, according to a filing with the U.S….
KTSM News – Thursday 9-Hour Forecast: Rain is coming to town
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Rain chances are likely to begin this late morning, forecasting 48 percent chance of rain at 11 a.m. Clouds will move in across the Sun City and…