The Wiggles, a children’s musical group famous for songs about fruit salad and dancing like a plane propeller, have issued a statement in response to their unauthorized appearance in a TikTok video…
KTSM News – Texas commission OKs over $31M for Paso del Norte trail advancement
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Paso del Norte Health Foundation announced on Monday, Dec. 1, that the Texas Transportation Commission has approved more than $31 million in funding for two major…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI’s investment into Thrive Holdings is its latest circular deal
Analysts will be watching to see if Thrive-owned firms actually succeed in building long-term profitable businesses using OpenAI’s tech, or if the result is really just pumped up valuations based on speculative…
Border Report – Son of ‘El Chapo’ set for change-of-plea hearing in US drug case
CHICAGO (AP) — A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” was set Monday to change his not guilty plea in a U.S. drug trafficking case, months after his brother entered…
Border Report – Vatican announces Mario Aviles as Bishop of Diocese of Corpus Christi
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Leo XIV has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Mario Aviles as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, according to the…
Border Report – Hegseth jokes about boat strikes as Congress ramps up scrutiny
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday evening made light of the mounting scrutiny he faces over a report that he gave an order to “kill everybody” aboard an alleged drug boat in…
Tech Crunch – Deezer rolls out ‘My Deezer Year 2025,’ its Spotify Wrapped clone
Deezer launched its version of Spotify Wrapped to give listeners an overview of their top tracks and artists. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Nvidia’s $2B Synopsys bet tightens its grip on the chip-design stack
The $2 billion investment in Synopsys, which makes software and components for designing semiconductor chips, deepens their existing partnership at a time when analysts scrutinize circular AI-industry deals and warn of a…
Texas Monthly – Texas Rep. Gary VanDeaver, a private school voucher holdout, won’t seek reelection
VanDeaver, who represents northeast Texas, was one of two House Republicans to oppose a school voucher program this year after he narrowly beat a pro-voucher primary challenger in 2024. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday
On Black Friday, Amazon sessions that resulted in a sale were up 100% in the U.S. when the AI chatbot Rufus was used. They only increased by 20% when Rufus wasn’t used. Read…