Europe’s startup ecosystem has matured significantly; its founders are increasingly willing to scale companies domestically instead of immediately looking to relocate to the U.S. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – In just 3 weeks, StrictlyVC is coming to Los Angeles
StrictlyVC Los Angeles is on June 18. Join for meaningful networking and fireside chats with leaders from Mach Industries, Shinkei Systems, and more. Register today. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Opinion: Oracle says Project Jupiter will protect New Mexico drinking water while fueling AI growth
By Julia Robin In southern New Mexico, water is a precious resource that touches everything. It touches families and businesses. It touches agriculture and the food we eat. It touches public health…
Border Report – US Supreme Court settles long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande
The U.S. Supreme Court has approved a settlement package designed to rein in groundwater pumping along one of North America’s longest rivers and ensure enough water reliably makes it from New Mexico…
Tech Crunch – Corgi announces $106M raise at $2.6B valuation — double what it was worth three weeks ago
Insurance tech Corgi announced today an $106 million Series B1 raise, valuing the company at $2.6 billion, just three weeks after announcing a $160 million Series B. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Anthropic releases Opus 4.8 with new ‘dynamic workflow’ tool
The new Opus model comes with a tool called Dynamic Workflows, for coordinating swarms of subagents. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Waymo’s newest robotaxi is Chinese-made, built to make money, and now accepting riders
The launch of the Ojai minivan robotaxi comes after years of development and testing, but arrives amid a challenging time for Waymo. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Fisher who ‘caught’ 7.7 pounds of cocaine pleads guilty
When John Diaz took his son fishing in March, he found himself on the hook for about 8 pounds of cocaine. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – James Talarico Said God Is Nonbinary. What Does the Bible Say?
A few days before he won the race to be the Texas GOP’s candidate for U.S. Senate, Ken Paxton tried to call an ad-spend truce with his runoff opponent, the four-term incumbent…
Border Report – South Texas businessman admits to filing fraudulent customs paperwork
A businessman who submitted fraudulent customs paperwork to avoid taxes and tariffs pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Read: Read More



