VC firms DST Global and Iconiq are piling into e-commerce startup Swap Commerce, which is going up against Shopify. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Where VCs think AI startups can win, even with OpenAI in the game
Vanessa Larco, partner at Premise and former partner at NEA, thinks 2026 will finally be the year of consumer AI. Larco, who’s been investing in consumer and prosumer for years, thinks we’re…
KTSM News – Water main break causes early release at 2 Canutillo ISD campuses
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Bill Childress Elementary School and Canutillo Elementary School are releasing students early on Wednesday, Jan. 7, due to a water main break and the unavailability of drinking…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking its third mega-round in a year. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Skylight debuts Calendar 2 to keep your family organized
Skylight, known for its digital picture frame, has a new digital product that puts software and AI at the center. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Google Classroom’s new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes
Google Classroom now offers a Gemini-powered tool that generates podcast-style audio lessons for teachers to deepen engagement with students. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Republicans risk erasing gains with young voters
Some Republicans are concerned they could be erasing their gains with young voters, a blue-leaning demographic that President Trump made significant inroads with in 2024. Recent polling has shown young voters overwhelmingly…
Border Report – Minneapolis mayor: ICE officer’s killing of motorist was ‘reckless,’ not self-defense
The shooting drew throngs of angry protesters to the scene. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Caterpillar taps Nvidia to bring AI to its construction equipment
Caterpillar is piloting Cat AI, a system of AI agents in one of its excavators built on Nvidia’s physical AI platform. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – How Quilt solved the heat pump’s biggest challenge
Quilt’s heat pumps are built containing a suite of sensors, which have delivered mountains of data that allow its engineers to wring added performance out of its systems. Read more: Read More