Insurance tech Corgi announced today an $106 million Series B1 raise, valuing the company at $2.6 billion, just three weeks after announcing a $160 million Series B. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Anthropic releases Opus 4.8 with new ‘dynamic workflow’ tool
The new Opus model comes with a tool called Dynamic Workflows, for coordinating swarms of subagents. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Waymo’s newest robotaxi is Chinese-made, built to make money, and now accepting riders
The launch of the Ojai minivan robotaxi comes after years of development and testing, but arrives amid a challenging time for Waymo. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Fisher who ‘caught’ 7.7 pounds of cocaine pleads guilty
When John Diaz took his son fishing in March, he found himself on the hook for about 8 pounds of cocaine. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – James Talarico Said God Is Nonbinary. What Does the Bible Say?
A few days before he won the race to be the Texas GOP’s candidate for U.S. Senate, Ken Paxton tried to call an ad-spend truce with his runoff opponent, the four-term incumbent…
Border Report – South Texas businessman admits to filing fraudulent customs paperwork
A businessman who submitted fraudulent customs paperwork to avoid taxes and tariffs pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Read: Read More
El Paso Matters – Texas Tech Health El Paso, WellMed bring free dental Care to 60 older adults in El Paso
Sixty uninsured and underinsured adults from El Paso age 60 and older received free dental screenings and cleanings at the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic during the annual WellMed Screen &…
Tech Crunch – U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
One leading privacy lawmaker said it was time to “start treating the adtech industry as a national security threat.” Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Bodycam footage released of man resisting arrest
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Horizon City Police Department shared a video on their Facebook showing a man resisting arrest after a report of domestic violence. An officer’s released bodycam footage…
El Paso Matters – Honoring the people who keep El Paso’s water flowing
Every time you turn on your faucet, clean, safe water is there, reliably, consistently and often taken for granted. Behind that simple act is a vast and complex system powered by dedicated…