BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is scheduled to attend an event in Brownsville on Wednesday. The event will be hosted as a roundtable discussion at…
Border Report – Trump: Venezuela to turn over 30-50M barrels of oil to US
“I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America,”…
Border Report – US seizes 2 Venezuela-linked oil tankers, 1 flying Russian flag
The U.S. seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela early Wednesday morning, one that was flying a Russian flag, drawing pushback from Moscow. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shared a…
Tech Crunch – WhatsApp rolls out new group chat features, including member tags
You can choose a tag that gives others in the group chat more context about who you are. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Spotify now lets you share what you’re streaming in real time with friends
You can tap a friend’s listening activity to play the track, save it, open the menu, or react with an emoji. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’
The studio’s board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance’s revised $108.4 billion bid, calling the proposal a “leveraged buyout” that would saddle the company with $87 billion in debt. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Spotify lowers monetization threshold for video podcasts
Spotify is dropping the minimum episode requirement to three, minimum consumption hours to 2,000, and engaged audience member threshold to 1,000 over the last 30 days. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Discover Jewel Box Series as UTEP tips off 2026 at home
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Jewel Box Series The El Paso Community Foundation’s annual Jewel Box Series returns with a season…
Tech Crunch – Intel spinout Articul8 raises more than half of $70M round at $500M valuation
Articul8’s valuation for its current funding round marks a roughly fivefold increase since its Series A. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Roblox now requires all users globally to complete age checks to access chat
Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a similar age group. Read more: Read More