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One very long weekend in New York City for Megan Price

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Megan Price New York City has many attractions – people often visit Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, among many other sights. I go to New York City to spend the weekend staring at my computer screen.

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FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant

The NonProfit Times

FreeWill has acquired GrantAssistant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform designed to provide nonprofits and international development organizations with a proposal workflow toolkit that streamlines the grant application process. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GrantAssistant’s full team, located in Washington, D.C.

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Exploding e-bikes caused significantly more fires in New York City this year

TechSpot

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.

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New York City votes to block new licenses for electric taxis, snubbing Revel’s Tesla plans

The Verge

“This is one of the moments for which the cap was created — to provide a check and balance for businesses whose strategy is to disrupt the system, adding to congestion and putting profits and growth before the City’s welfare,” TLC Commissioner and Chair Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk said in a statement.

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The NYPD is sending its controversial robot dog back to the pound

The Verge

In response to outcry over the machine, New York City Council Member Ben Kallos proposed a law that would ban the police from owning or operating weaponized robots. “I Kallos told the Times this week that deploying Digidog on the streets of New York City highlighted the ongoing “militarization of the police.”

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Renders of Google’s gigantic San Jose campus show how it could feel more like a neighborhood

The Verge

The proposed space would have a plaza for pop-up events as well as an amphitheater that could be used by both Google and the broader community. million gross square feet of office space, according to Google’s 473-page slide Design Standards and Guidelines deck about the proposed campus.

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Dropbox to acquire secure document sharing startup DocSend for $165M

TechCrunch

Those workflows include creative, sales, client services or startups using DocSend to deliver proposals or pitch decks and track engagement. Meanwhile, DocSend participated in 2014 at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City. DocSend raises $8M for smarter document sharing.

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