By Msgr. Arturo J. Bañuelas In El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, we are rooted in our identity as a border community. We are a people of resilience, encounter and strength. As someone…
Tech Crunch – TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are still open
Nominate your startup, or one you know, for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 before May 27. Chance to win $100,000 equity-free funding and VC access. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Rivian sacrifices 2027 profit goal to push deeper into autonomy
Rivian admitted in a regulatory filing that it is delaying its goal of reaching “positive EBITDA” next year because of how much it is spending on developing self-driving technology. Read more: Read More
Border Report – César Chavez Day events renamed, postponed or canceled after sexual abuse allegations
(Border Report) – Many of the upcoming celebrations and holidays honoring the late farmworker labor leader César Chavez are being renamed, postponed or completely canceled in the wake of allegations that he…
Border Report – Senate panel advances Mullin nomination to lead DHS after testy hearing
Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday advanced out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee despite reservations from Democrats and the…
Tech Crunch – Anori, Alphabet’s new X spinout, is tackling one of the world’s most expensive bureaucratic nightmares
Anori aims to shrink down the pre-development process by getting all parties, including the city, on to a unified platform from the start so that compliance conflicts are surfaced in weeks instead…
Tech Crunch – Tools for founders to navigate and move past conflict
Founders can create frameworks for working through conflict and change when the team is just two or three people, and if done correctly, it can scale with the company. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – K2 to launch its first high-powered satellite for space compute
K2’s Gravitas is an ambitious project that aims to demonstrate the tech needed to build data centers in space. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Consumer-focused privacy company Cloaked raises $375M as it expands to enterprise
Cloaked’s latest round is a mix of equity and growth funding. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – El Paso airport scraps security contractor amid violations, hires temporary guard firm
After terminating its contract with the firm responsible for guarding secure areas of El Paso International Airport following ongoing violations and investigations by federal authorities, the city will hire temporary security companies…