The New York City Subway Is Using Google Pixels to Listen for Track Defects
Wired
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
New York City's transit authority is one of a few US systems experimenting with using sensors and AI to improve track inspections.
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10 coworking spaces in New York City that make regular offices feel like medieval torture
The Next Web
JULY 15, 2017
The rise in coworking spaces in New York City, and other tech hub cities around the world, has left more people yearning for work environments that are open, collaborative, inspiring and stimulating. There… This story continues at The Next Web.
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New York City subway now supports tap-to-pay at all stations
The Verge
JANUARY 1, 2021
You can now gain entry to any station of the New York City Subway with the tap of a phone, instead of the ( famously finicky ) swipe of a MetroCard. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.
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ChatGPT is getting banned from New York City public schools
TechSpot
JANUARY 6, 2023
ChatGPT, the machine learning-based chatbot which is taking the internet by storm, will be persona non grata in New York City public schools. School officials have confirmed that the AI tool will not be accessible through the district network or devices, as they fear students could use it to easily.
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Food Bank For New York City: Working to End Hunger since 1983
DipJar
OCTOBER 17, 2022
It’s always encouraging to hear how food banks, like Food Bank For New York City , provide support and sustenance for the populations they serve – and in the case of New York City, that population is large indeed, with an estimated 1.6 million New Yorkers currently facing food insecurity.
Watch Tesla’s Cybertruck cruising the streets of New York City
Digital Trends
MAY 10, 2021
Watch Tesla’s futuristic Cybertruck pickup cruise the streets of NY City on Saturday night -- just hours before Tesla CEO Elon Musk hosted Saturday Night Live.
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Materialists trailer: Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans, and Dakota Johnson fall into a love triangle
Mashable Tech
MARCH 18, 2025
The logline from A24 teases: "A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex." The celebrated writer/director of the critically acclaimed Past Lives returns with Materialists, a tantalizing three-way romance starring Pedro Pascal , Chris Evans, and Dakota Johnson.
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New York City police plan to utilize UAVs for broadcasting weather alerts
TechSpot
JULY 19, 2023
After weeks of persistent rainfall and extreme weather conditions in New York City, local police finally had the opportunity to put their new emergency broadcasting system to the test. Read Entire Article
Amnesty International calls for a ban on facial recognition in New York City
The Verge
JANUARY 25, 2021
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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How one of Brooklyn’s most expensive neighborhoods became home base for the creative class
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 8, 2025
When international architecture firm Snhetta found its New York City lease was coming up last year, a search kicked off for a new workspace. But it maintains an authentic, [Photo: Chris Cooper] industrial version of Brooklyn and New York City thats hard to replicate.
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Join StratusLIVE for The Future of Fundraising Roadshow!
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 13, 2022
New York City, Chicago, Seattle, and the surrounding areas to learn trends within development. Join StratusLIVE and our guest speakers for the Future of Fundraising — an inspiring professional development event. The Future of Fundraising invites nonprofit professionals within Washington D.C.,
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Google's first retail store is opening tomorrow in New York City
TechSpot
JUNE 16, 2021
Google’s first permanent retail store is opening sooner than anticipated.
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Exploding e-bikes caused significantly more fires in New York City this year
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
The New York City Fire Department reports that as of last week, it has investigated significantly more fires caused by e-bike batteries than in all of 2021. City authorities have proposed multiple solutions, including regulations and partial bans.
New York City votes to block new licenses for electric taxis, snubbing Revel’s Tesla plans
The Verge
JUNE 23, 2021
“The TLC never intended to consider what drivers and New Yorkers had to say, and only cared about jamming through this vote on Primary Day with as little scrutiny as possible,” Reig said. The TLC’s vote was baffling to many people who see the environmental benefits of electrifying the city’s for-hire vehicle fleet.
New York City's incoming mayor wants his first three paychecks paid in Bitcoin
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
In New York we always go big, so I'm going to take my first THREE paychecks in bitcoin when I become mayor," Adams replied. Adams announced his love of crypto on Twitter in response to Miami mayor Francis Suarez claiming he would take his next paycheck in BTC. "In
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Scott Resumes Giving Away Millions In Large Chunks
The NonProfit Times
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
MacKenzie Scott, who in the past few years has given away more than $17 billion, has provided $65 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) in New York City. It is the largest contribution in LISC’s nearly half-century history. The LISC gift was not a solo.
Retaining the Pandemic’s Captive Audience May Be the Key to 2021’s Year-End Giving Strategy
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 19, 2021
For New York City-based Smile Train, the largest cleft organization in the world, its year-end efforts last year presented challenges, yet valuable lessons learned that it will utilize as it moves forward. Now, capitalizing on last year’s fundraising success is vital.
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Wu-Tang Clan's New Music Video Is Extremely AI-Generated
Futurism
MARCH 12, 2025
Directed by filmmaker Jason Zada, the clip for " Mandingo ," the latest from the legendary Staten Island crew, features the group's classic tropes: kung fu aesthetics , swordplay, and a gritty reimagining of New York City as a canvas for fantastical mythmaking.
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FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant
The NonProfit Times
OCTOBER 22, 2024
FreeWill, a New York City-based public benefit company that is mostly remote, was launched in 2017 and generates income from subscriptions from nonprofits. Our relationship blossomed as we realized that merging could be a force multiplier for us, and a win for society. We couldn’t be happier.”
New York City is using AI to measure how much people hate paying for subway tickets
TechSpot
JULY 24, 2023
According to the May 2023 report published by the MTA on ticket evasion, people unwilling to pay their fair share to use New York's subway system are costing the city nearly $700 million in lost revenues. This fare evasion is essentially threatening the future of the public transit system, the. Read Entire Article
Take a look inside Google’s first-ever retail store
Digital Trends
JUNE 16, 2021
Google first-ever permanent brick-and-mortar store opens in Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday, June 17. Take a look inside.
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NPO Leaders Mourn Passing Of President Jimmy Carter
The NonProfit Times
DECEMBER 29, 2024
The connection to Habitat for Humanity started in September 1984, when Carter and his wife Rosalynn, who died in 2023, went to New York City and helped restore a six-story apartment building. The Carters helped build 19 units and returned the following year to finish the building.
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ESPN names Atlanta Falcons Owner As 2021 Sports Philanthropist of the Year
NonProfit PRO
JULY 16, 2021
Blank, the owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and MLS' Atlanta United, as 2021 Sports Philanthropist of the Year at the seventh annual Sports Humanitarian Awards in New York City Monday night. ESPN named Arthur M.
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Researchers were able to run a key quantum internet element for half a month
TechSpot
AUGUST 26, 2024
Qunnect conducted an experimental quantum internet infrastructure test beneath New York City for two weeks, demonstrating that entangled photons can be used to transfer data with significant accuracy and reliability.
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New York City bans TikTok from government devices; poll shows almost 50% of people want total US ban
TechSpot
AUGUST 17, 2023
As reported by The Verge, starting immediately, City employees are barred from downloading the app and accessing TikTok's website from any city-owned devices. City agencies must remove installed instances of the app within 30 days. Read Entire Article
NYPD to deploy drones to monitor backyard parties this holiday weekend, and privacy advocates aren't happy
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
The New York City police department has announced plans to put drones in the sky this holiday weekend to monitor backyard parties that could get out of hand. Read Entire Article
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The Anonymous YouTubers Street-Racing Through New York
Wired
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Many more still speed through New York City and put it all on YouTube. In January, a 20-year-old man that police believe to be an internet-famous street racer known as Squeeze was sentenced to five years in prison for unrelated crimes.
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Here’s how NYC is using powerful UV light to kill the coronavirus on subways and buses
The Verge
MAY 20, 2020
Photo: MTA New York City Transit. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched its pilot to use powerful ultraviolet lamps to disinfect New York City’s subways and buses. Photo: MTA New York City Transit. Photo: MTA New York City Transit. May 19, 2020.
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New York City’s enterprise tech startups could be heading for a superheated exit wave
TechCrunch
AUGUST 12, 2021
This morning, we’re looking back at just what startups in New York City managed in the first half of the year. We paged through a report from New York City-based Work-Bench, a venture capital group focused on enterprise technology. At a state level, New York had a huge start to 2021.
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New drug reverses diabetes in mice, boosting insulin-making cells by 700%
TechSpot
JULY 17, 2024
Scientists from Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and the Los Angeles-based City of Hope, a research center for diabetes and one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the US, have demonstrated a combination treatment that can increase human insulin-producing beta cells in vivo for.
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Physicists created an odd phase of matter with two dimensions of time
TechSpot
JULY 22, 2022
Scientists at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Quantum Physics in New York City have created a new, never-before-seen phase of matter. The peculiarity of it is that the atoms have two dimensions of time even though they exist in our singular flow of time. The team published their study.
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New York intends to have the first commercial electric air taxis by 2025
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
On Monday, transportation startup Joby Aviation conducted a demo flight of its six-prop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in New York City. The exhibition was part of a press conference held by NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Read Entire Article
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The Benefits of Hosting Small Fundraising Events vs. Large Galas
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 4, 2022
One New York City-based organization held a similar event but framed it as a decentralized version of their “gala.” Was a wine tasting successful? Plan a wine tasting night, asking supporters to buy tickets and host small groups in their own homes, but have the sommelier on Zoom, hosting the tasting. .
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Judge cuts law firm's legal bill in half after it used ChatGPT to calculate "excessive" amount
TechSpot
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
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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T-Mobile is partnering with New York City to bring faster cell service to emergency first responders
Fast Company Tech
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
These are big investments, and its incredibly important work, said Callie Field, president of T-Mobile Business Group, at an event in New York City on Thursday announcing the news. T-Mobile is also making a $2 million donation to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which supports the families of fallen first responders.
Apple Stores across NYC are only open if you’re picking up an online order
The Verge
DECEMBER 27, 2021
People walk outside the Apple Store on the Upper West Side on March 12th, 2021 in New York City. As initially reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman , all of New York City’s Apple Stores have joined the list of locations closing their doors to most customers amid a spike in the number of COVID-19 infections.
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ChatGPT is also getting used to write fairly complex malicious code
TechSpot
JANUARY 9, 2023
While New York City schools have decided to ban ChatGPT from their network and devices, the internet criminal underground is looking into adopting the new technology to create malware faster.
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LexisNexis is embracing generative AI to ease legal writing and research
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Last June, just months after the release of ChatGPT from OpenAI, a couple of New York City lawyers infamously used the tool to write a very poor brief. The AI cited fake cases, leading to an uproar, an angry judge and two very embarrassed attorneys. It was proof that while bots like ChatGPT can be …
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Revel ends moped sharing, focuses on EV charging and ride-hail
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Electric mobility startup Revel is officially shutting down its shared moped business in New York City and San Francisco, according to a company-wide email that CEO and co-founder Frank Reig sent Friday. San Francisco and New York were Revel’s last two moped sharing markets. TechCrunch has viewed the email.
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How to Improve Your Nonprofit’s Visibility Online (Hint: Use the Google Ad Grant)
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Venture House also employed the Google Ad Grant for an emergency response during the weeks that New York City was struck hardest by COVID-19. They used the grant to help more than 1,000 people searching for food find resources: an admirable contribution to the community-wide effort. .
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Would you pay $475 for an NFT ticket to see Beeple's $69 million NFT in person?
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Crypto fund Metapurse’s Dreamverse festival, being held at Terminal 5, New York City this November 4, includes a gallery featuring work from over 150 artists in an "interactive digital art experience." The work will be displayed through installations, large screens, and virtual reality booths.
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Intel CEO argues inference is better for the industry, Nvidia CUDA days are numbered
TechSpot
DECEMBER 17, 2023
Intel rolled out a portfolio of AI products aimed at the data center, cloud, network, edge and PC at its AI Everywhere event in New York City last week. Intel is on a mission to bring AI everywhere through exceptionally engineered platforms, secure solutions and support for open ecosystems," CEO. Read Entire Article
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Superorder raises $10M to help restaurants maintain their online presence
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
A self-described “foodie,” Poddar — who didn’t have much time to cook meals — was a heavy user of food delivery and pickup services in New York City. “Many restaurants don’t […]
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Microsoft is giving away free Windows 11 ice cream in NYC today
The Verge
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Microsoft has teamed up with Mikey Likes It Ice Cream in New York City to give away free frozen dessert today. The collaboration marks the release of Windows 11 and part of what would normally, before the pandemic, include a Windows launch party in New York City. . | Image: Mikey Likes It Ice Cream.
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