LOS ANGELES, Ca., May 4, 2026: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making headlines over the last year for its productivity benefits and the controversies over data centers across the nation. […] The…
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By day and deep into the night, Jorge L. Torres-Garza moves between two callings: medicine and music. The passion he has for both is the same. The difference is in his instruments….
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DoorDash on Monday added new AI-powered tools that let merchants speed up onboarding, edit photos to make dishes look better, and create new websites from existing content. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Barocal can cool your food and drink by squeezing a hunk of plastic crystals
Barocal might have discovered a cheap, nonpolluting material that could dethrone today’s refrigeration technology. Read more: Read More
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A look at two starting pitchers, plus a catcher who’s getting some first-round buzz. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – How the Voting Rights Act reshaped Texas’ electoral maps by empowering voters, candidates of color
The Supreme Court weakened Section 2, the linchpin of the 1965 civil rights legislation that prohibits diluting the electoral power of voters of color. But the statute’s fingerprints can be seen all…
Texas Monthly – How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two Texas families
Josh Orta was the sole witness of Ruben Martinez’s death to dispute the government’s account. Months later, he died in a crash after learning an ICE agent killed his friend. Their mothers…
Texas Monthly – Texas’ 18th Congressional District Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to know
The Democratic runoff for the Houston-based seat — a longtime bastion of Black political power — pits the Texas delegation’s newest member, Christian Menefee, against one of its longest-tenured, Al Green. Read:…
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