Apple Intelligence is headed to China after regulators approved Apple’s AI services through a partnership with Alibaba. The long-rumored deal will bring Alibaba’s Qwen AI models to Apple’s operating systems, marking a…
Texas Monthly – Texas agencies must cut spending by 3% under new order from Abbott, Patrick and Burrows
The Big Three framed the move as a way to keep Texas fiscally conservative and help fund priorities like property tax cuts. Public education and school vouchers were exempted. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Video shows SUV in Socorro canal after possible pursuit
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A large law enforcement presence was spotted surrounding a canal area in Socorro early Wednesday morning. Video posted to Instagram captured the aftermath of what appeared to…
Border Report – Trump says ICE can’t give up traffic stops: ‘Important and effective’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should continue utilizing traffic stops, calling the tactic one of the agency’s “most important and effective” crime-fighting tools. Read: Read More
El Paso Matters – Parasite that causes explosive diarrhea detected in El Paso, but risk remains low
El Paso health officials have confirmed one case of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a parasite, this year. The report comes during a multi-state outbreak that has prompted the Federal Drug…
Tech Crunch – Spotify expands parent-managed accounts to users on its free tier
The feature was previously only available to paid subscribers. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – India bets billions on breaking China’s grip on smartphone manufacturing
New Delhi announced a $6.5 billion smartphone manufacturing program and a $13.3 billion semiconductor push to deepen India’s electronics supply chain. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – US charges Russian ‘bulletproof’ web hosts over cyberattacks that netted $62M from cybercrime victims
The 2024 indictment, now unsealed, accuses three Russians and two web hosts of aiding hackers and profiting from cybercrime. Read more: Read More
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EL PASO FIREFIGHTERS UNION DEMANDS $56.1M MORE OVER NEXT FOUR FISCAL YEARS
[[{“value”:” The City of El Paso is facing an extremely serious financial challenge from Local 51, representing around 900 firefighters. We all love our firefighters but they are already very well compensated….
Tech Crunch – Anthropic, Blackstone bet the next trillion-dollar AI business is implementation, not models
Anthropic-backed Ode launches as AI labs bet that embedding forward-deployed engineers inside enterprises is the key to accelerating enterprise AI adoption. Read more: Read More