EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Six people who were held at the Doña Ana County Detention Center filed a lawsuit on Thursday, Oct. 16, alleging that the jail conducts violent and unwarranted paramilitary training…
Tech Crunch – Waymo dips its wheels back into delivery, this time with DoorDash
Waymo has spent the past several years scaling up its robotaxi business. The partnership with DoorDash could mark a return to delivery. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – EFF, unions sue Trump admin. over alleged mass social media surveillance of legal residents
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges the Trump administration is monitoring and punishing non-citizens who express social media views that the government disfavors. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Kayak launches an ‘AI Mode’ for travel questions, search, and bookings
Kayak is bringing AI directly to its main platform with a new “AI Mode” that lets travelers research, plan, and book trips through a built-in chatbot. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Why AI startups are taking data into their own hands
Where training sets were once scraped freely from the web or collected from low-paid annotators, companies are looking to proprietary training data as a competitive advantage. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – El Paso man throwing out trash, accused of shooting, killing woman
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man who was throwing out his trash early Wednesday morning, Oct. 15, shot and killed a woman after an altercation in a neighborhood in far East…
Tech Crunch – Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with “evidence collection and investigative work.” Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Doña Ana County Government Center closed due to investigation
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Doña Ana County Government Center in Las Cruces, 845 N. Motel Blvd., has been closed until further notice on Thursday, Oct. 16, as an investigation is…
Tech Crunch – Meta to shut down Messenger desktop apps for Mac and Windows
Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to log into the apps and will be automatically redirected to the Facebook website to access Messenger. Read more: Read More
El Paso News The Looming Existential Economic Crisis For El Paso
The ongoing federal shutdown, now on its 16th day, is creating a looming existential economic crisis for El Paso’s economy. Together with the Trump Administration’s firing of federal workers, the longer the…