Mirendil has signed a $100 million-plus Google Cloud partnership to expand its compute infrastructure, powering research into self-improving AI systems designed to accelerate scientific discovery and AI development. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce
The startup’s platform predicts what product a shopper wants next, learn their general taste, and fine-tune continuously based on what they do in real time. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings
The launch of these new features reflects Google’s ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool into an assistant that’s capable of helping users complete real-world tasks. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Omilia raises $67M to scale its customer support platform
The Series B is the company’s second fundraise since it last raised capital in 2020. In that time, it has increased its ARR by 10x to $60 million. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Fracas over Tarrant County voting sites highlights public distrust over how elections are run
Residents questioned whether officials in the closely watched purple county will make election decisions fairly in a “hyperpartisan environment.” Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – A border agent killed a migrant who crossed into Starr County. Eight months later, it’s still under investigation.
The federal agent said he shot the man in self defense last December amid a fight that erupted after agents tried to arrest the migrants who were retreating to Mexico. Read: Read…
Border Report – Mullin defends Delaney Hall facility: ‘We do a great job’
The DHS secretary took his first trip to the border where he toured current construction. Read: Read More
KTSM News – El Paso student wins national 2026 Read 180 award
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A seventh grader from the Socorro Independent School District was named the 2026 Read 180 award winner for his commitment to improving his reading skills. Guillermo Garcia,…
Texas Monthly – James Talarico rolls out economic agenda that takes aim at “false Gospel of trickle-down economics”
Like his U.S. Senate rival, Ken Paxton, the Austin state lawmaker introduced a plan to address what he called an “affordability crisis.” But they differed on who is to blame for rising…
KTSM News – EPISD continues search for new trustees with District 7 candidate forum
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Independent School District continued its search Wednesday for two new members of its Board of Trustees as candidates seeking to represent District 7 met with…