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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. Sara LaPlante, NYCLU’s data and policy analyst laid out two clear goals for us.

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

The Verge

New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to block the issuance of new for-hire vehicle licenses for electric vehicles. The TLC is committed to an all-electric future and our proposed rules would, for the first time, include BEVs in its required biannual analysis of potential need for additional vehicles.”.

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Net Neutrality Update: The Google/Verizon Proposal

NTEN

On August 4, the New York Times broke the bombshell that Verizon and Google were meeting about net neutrality to broker their own proposal. Then, on August 9, Google and Verizon took a left turn, and announced their own joint proposal for an "open internet." All that data you send and receive on your phone?

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Elon Musk reaches first Tesla compensation award worth nearly $800 million

The Verge

Shareholders will have seven proposals to vote on at that meeting, the first three of which are from Tesla. Proposal four is from shareholder James M. Tesla disagrees, and is recommending shareholders vote down the proposal. Proposal six is for Tesla to scrap forced arbitration. Tesla recommends voting it down.

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NYPD used facial recognition to track down Black Lives Matter activist

The Verge

The New York City Police Department used facial recognition software to track down a Black Lives Matter activist accused of assault after allegedly shouting into a police officer’s ear with a bullhorn. Black Lives Matter activist Derrick Ingram (above) was targeted by the police for alleged assault. Photo by Ira L.

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Facebook will block Australian users and publishers from sharing news links in response to new bill

The Verge

Facebook has decided to block both Australian users and media companies from sharing links to news articles and related content on its main social network, following the country’s proposed landmark regulatory measure that would force tech giants to pay Australian news organizations for using their content.

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Net Neutrality for Networked Nonprofits: Guest Post by Vince Stehle

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Last June at the New York City book party for the Networked Nonprofit , Stephanie Strom, New York Times, moderated a discussion on the themes in the book. Net Neutrality protest at Google HQ - GoogleRally 45 by Steve Rhodes, on Flickr.

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