Recycling startups are using AI to improve the recovery of critical minerals like aluminum, aiming to build a massive source of the metal. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Flipper unveils a Linux-powered networking gadget built for hackers and tinkerers
Flipper Devices said that the new gadget is in development and the base model will cost under $350 Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Podcast: Why El Paso’s population decline could become an economic challenge
More bad demographic news for El Paso Diego Mendoza-Moyers: Today: more bad demographic news for El Paso. New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show the city of El Paso lost about…
El Paso News META Fires 8,000 Employees to Help Pay for El Paso Datacenter While Concerns About Electricity and Water Continue
El Pasoans are growing more concerned about the three data centers being built in the region, including one being built just across the New Mexico border in Santa Teresa. Construction is underway…
Tech Crunch – Scammers are abusing an internal Microsoft account to send spam links
The loophole allows spammers and scammers to send emails from a legitimate Microsoft email address typically used for sending genuine account alerts. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Beauty booking startup Fresha hits $1 billion valuation with KKR backing
Beauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha says it has raised $80 million investment from KKR’s Next Generation Technology Growth fund, KKR’s growth equity arm. Read more: Read More
The Athletic MiLB News – Scouting MLB Draft prospect Brody Bumila, the Massachusetts phenom with plus velocity
Bumila is tantalizing as a 6-9 southpaw with a triple-digit fastball, but his secondary pitches aren’t nearly as refined as the heater. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Bigger price tag, smaller footprint: How Austin’s Project Connect went off the rails
Legal and political challenges continue to threaten Austin’s multibillion-dollar light rail project that voters approved in 2020. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Inside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention.
Last year the Trump administration launched a policy of keeping all immigrants arrested by ICE in detention without the right to request bond, reversing decades of established law. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – General Catalyst just led a $63M bet on India’s travel payments market
Scapia, an Indian startup that combines travel booking with co-branded credit cards and mobile payments, said the deal doubles its valuation. Read more: Read More