The defacement of Protei’s website said “another DPI/SORM provider bites the dust,” apparently referring to the company selling its web intercept and surveillance products to phone and internet providers. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Bone AI raises $12M to challenge Asia’s defense giants with AI-powered robotics
Bone AI, a South Korean startup, is combining AI and manufacturing to build next-gen defense robotics and challenge the region’s industry giants. Read more: Read More
El Paso Herald Post – City Officials To Consider Fee For Using El Paso Streets Today
EL PASO, Tx., November 17, 2025: This morning the El Paso City Council will be meeting in a work session to discuss several items. The meeting starts at 9. One […] The…
Tech Crunch – Sakana AI raises $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to continue building AI models for Japan
Sakana AI raised about $135M at a $2.65B post-money valuation in one of Japan’s largest fundraises this year. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – LGBTQ+ Texans fought to be recognized. That work is eroding under a conservative pressure campaign.
Conservative activists argue they’re protecting women and rebalancing the law that Democrats tilted in favor of LGBTQ+ people. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – UT-Austin silent on Trump compact as deadline approaches
Most other invited universities have rejected the administration’s offer tying priority federal funding to campus policy changes. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Danish startup FlatPay joins the club of European fintech unicorns to track
Flatpay’s bet is that it can challenge larger players by charging small merchants a flat transaction rate to use its card terminals and point-of-sales systems. Read more: Read More
Border Report – ‘Border czar’ Homan to speak at UTEP next month
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Trump Adminitration’s “border czar” Tom Homan is coming to El Paso, according to the El Paso County Republican Party. Homan will be visiting UTEP for an…
Border Report – Model who appeared in Vogue Mexico sentenced to 1 year in prison for stealing rental cars
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A model who appeared in Vogue Mexico was sentenced to a year in prison Friday for participating in a conspiracy to steal rental cars. Raul Zamora — who…
Border Report – Man faces charges for attempting to smuggle parakeets in underwear
Jesse Agus Martinez, a U.S. citizen living in Tijuana, was arrested after attempting to smuggle two protected orange-fronted parakeets into the U.S. in his underwear, potentially exposing people and animals to serious…