Waymo is testing a Gemini-powered in-car AI assistant, per findings from a 1,200-line system prompt. The assistant can answer general knowledge questions, control certain in-cabin features, and more. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – The 9 top biotech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Here is the full list of the biotech and pharma Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – How Mill closed the deal with Amazon and Whole Foods
Matt Rogers’s food waste startup will soon deploy its commercial food waste bins in grocery stores throughout the U.S. Here’s how Rogers thinks about preparing a startup for success. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Apple pauses app store changes in Texas after court blocks age assurance law
Apple said it will pause its plans for compliance with the new law in Texas but notes other age assurance tech remains available to developers. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – The 14 top agtech, food tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Here is the full list of the agtech and food tech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI
If you’re a parent with young children, then you’ll probably hear this a lot on Christmas Eve: “Where’s Santa right now?” With tracking tools like the NORAD Santa Tracker and Google’s Santa…
El Paso Matters – Fred Loya Christmas lights return as Kwanzaa celebrations begin
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. El Paso Christmas Lights The El Paso Christmas Lights display hosted by the Fred Loya family…
Texas Monthly – “Construction can’t continue”: South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have upended industry
More than 300 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction. Read: Read…
Texas Monthly – Texas comptroller GOP primary attracts big money from donors with business before the agency
One candidate received about $1 million within an eight-day span from the head of a Dallas tax firm — and 72 of his employees — that helps corporations secure tax breaks under…