The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – New York hits the brakes on robotaxi expansion plan
The governor of New York pulled a robotaxi expansion proposal that was viewed as a win for Waymo. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Man arrested for vandalizing Clint ISD property, vehicles
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 28-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 18, after he broke into a Clint Independent School District building, damaging property, and was later seen in the…
El Paso Matters – After 9 years, Literarity Book Shop to close, leaving cultural void in El Paso
After nine years of hand-selling books, championing Borderland authors and cultivating a space for literary exchange, Literarity Book Shop will close its doors on El Paso’s Westside. For owners Bill and Mary…
Tech Crunch – Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens
Meta’s CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge U.S. gas power plant
If completed, the project would be among the largest and most expensive natural gas power plants. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal at more than $850B valuation
OpenAI is reportedly getting close to closing a $100 billion deal, with backers including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft. The deal would value the ChatGPT-maker at $850 billion. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Current is a new RSS reader that’s more like a river than an inbox
Current introduces a stress-free, totally reimagined RSS news reading app as a one-time paid download. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Bug in student admissions website exposed children’s personal information
Ravenna Hub, which lets parents apply and track the status of their kids’ applications across thousands of schools, allowed any logged-in user to access the personally identifiable data associated with any other…
Tech Crunch – Reload wants to give your AI agents a shared memory
Reload announces a $2.275 million raise in a round led by Anthemis and the launch of its first AI employee, Epic. Read more: Read More