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Amnesty International calls for a ban on facial recognition in New York City

The Verge

Amnesty International has launched a new campaign against facial recognition titled Ban The Scan — and is launching with a demand for New York City to halt police and government use of the technology. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Judge cuts law firm's legal bill in half after it used ChatGPT to calculate "excessive" amount

TechSpot

New York City-based Cuddy Law Firm used ChatGPT to support its application for the massive fees the company was charging for a recently won trial. Read Entire Article

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DoorDash sues New York City over law that requires it to share customer data with restaurants

The Verge

DoorDash is suing New York City (again) | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Food delivery company DoorDash has filed yet another lawsuit against New York City, calling a new law requiring delivery companies to share customer data with restaurants “a shocking and invasive intrusion of consumers’ privacy.”.

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New York City selects Bird, Lime, and VeoRide for its coveted e-scooter pilot

The Verge

Since 2017, companies like Bird, Lime, Spin, Scoot, and others have deployed hundreds of thousands of Chinese-made e-scooters in cities across the world — and yet New York City stubbornly remained scooter-free because of the state law barring their use.

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New York City passes new protections for delivery workers

The Verge

On Thursday, New York’s city council passed a package of six bills establishing new rights and protections for delivery workers, making it the first major city to address the intense working conditions associated with food delivery. Passage of the bills was first reported by The City , a local non-profit newsroom.

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New York State just passed a law requiring ISPs to offer $15 broadband

The Verge

Better yet, for those living in urban areas such as New York City, where the internet tends to be much faster, the same bill caps the price of broadband up to 200 Mbps at just $20 a month. Still, paying $15 a month for 25 Mbps down is a heckuva lot better than paying $50 a month for those same speeds.

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DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats sue New York City over restaurant fee caps

The Verge

Delivery service platforms DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats are suing New York City for capping the amounts they can collect in fees from restaurants. The laws simply seek to bring fairness to a system that all too often lacks it,” he said. “The Getty Images. Uber didn’t reply to a request for comment.