Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) launched a probe into the practices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), demanding details about its work in his home state as well as in Minneapolis. Tillis’s…
Tech Crunch – Lunar Energy raises $232M to deploy home batteries that prop up the grid
The startup has raised more than $500 million, to date, from investors to build a massive, distributed power plant supported by residential batteries. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Hackers publish personal information stolen during Harvard, UPenn data breaches
The prolific cybercrime group ShinyHunters took responsibility for hacking Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, and published the stolen data on its extortion website. Read more: Read More
Border Report – White House pulls back 700 immigration enforcement officers from Minnesota
President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan on Wednesday announced that 700 immigration enforcement officials will be withdrawing from Minnesota immediately after federal, state and local officials agreed to cooperate on mass deportation…
Tech Crunch – Roblox’s 4D creation feature is now available in open beta
Roblox’s highly anticipated 4D creation feature has officially arrived in open beta. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Abbott: Schools that allow ICE protests may lose state funding
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in response to students protesting against ICE raids during school hours, stating that his office is…
Tech Crunch – ElevenLabs raises $500M from Sequioia at a $11 billion valuation
ElevenLabs’ valuation has raised more than three times in the last twelve months. Read more: Read More
El Paso Herald Post – Latest Federal Shutdown Has Ended: Veronica Escobar Voted No
WASHINGTON, February 4, 2026: The latest federal shutdown ended after it was signed by Donald Trump late last night. The House voted late yesterday 217 to 214 to adopt the […] The…
Tech Crunch – Uber appoints new CFO as its AV plans accelerate
Uber is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its VP of strategic finance and investor relations, to be its CFO, replacing its current finance chief Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Apeiron Labs gets $9.5M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots
Most of what we know about the ocean just skims the surface, literally. We’ve gathered a large quantity of data on the oceans from satellites, but most of that is based on…