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…
El Paso Matters – Opinion: City of El Paso has given us 20 million reasons to question a new road fee
By Joe C. Pickett The city of El Paso floating the idea of yet another fee, this one for street maintenance and repair, should be looked at with real concern and questions…
KTSM News – Vets give back to vets to help celebrate Veterans Day
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — To help celebrate Veterans Day this year, volunteers from the El Paso Platoon of The Mission Continues, a veterans-service organization, put in some “sweat equity” to help…
KTSM News – Crime of Week: Man robs Lower Valley store at gunpoint
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Police Department and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for your help in finding a man who robbed a Lower Valley convenience store…