Microsoft pitched its own homegrown AI models, harnesses, and even a Mythos competitor on Wednesday, telling Wall Street it plans for continued growth. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – ERCOT: Texas’ power grid meeting record demand now, but could falter when it doubles by 2032
Solar and battery power generations have helped bolster ERCOT’s grid, but data center, population and economic growth is slated to surge demand. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Small plots of land fuel big suspicions among Lubbock residents, who fear it’s for a data center
Despite community concerns, the president of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance said neither piece of land would be conducive for a data center. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – South Texas Republican builders warn of voter backlash in November if aggressive ICE tactics continue
Republican business leaders said immigration raids on the Latino community would be top of mind at the ballot box in the midterm elections. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years
As Meta pours billions into AI infrastructure and agents, Zuckerberg is working to convince investors that the payoff will be worth the price. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag
When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an interesting little tidbit about how its investments in the two biggest, and competing,…
Texas Monthly – Paxton lawsuit prompts end of federal endangered species protection for Texas lizard
The state’s attorney general sued the Biden administration in 2024, citing incomplete data for the updated endangered status of the Permian Basin’s native dunes sagebrush lizard. Read: Read More
Border Report – Prosecutor says ropa usada businessman purchased guns for La Familia cartel
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — New details surfaced Tuesday about the arrest of a couple accused of running an illegal ropa usada business in Pharr. Fernando Mireles, 32, of San Juan and his…
KTSM News – Serious heat, storm chances increase into weekend in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Triple-digit temperatures will continue across the Borderland through the end of the week before a shift in the weather pattern brings increased chances for showers and thunderstorms….
Tech Crunch – Zuckerberg says Meta’s enterprise AI opportunity extends beyond agents
On the company’s second-quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta sees a “large enterprise opportunity” spanning AI agents, APIs, compute, and internal software. Read more: Read More