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ChatGPT is getting banned from New York City public schools

TechSpot

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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TD Bank is closing dozens of branches across 10 states: Here’s the full list of doomed locations

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Some of the locations were reported earlier by local publications, including the Philadelphia Business Journal.

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New York has removed the last city-owned public payphone

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In 2012, NYC officials announced a pilot program to replace some payphones with Internet-connected touchscreen kiosks. Just eight months after launch, however, the city was forced to disable web connectivity on the units as they were attracting large crowds that would engage in all sorts of inappropriate behavior including using.

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Meta blocks whistleblower from promoting book, guaranteeing way more people will read it

Mashable Tech

Wynn-Williams was previously Meta's director of global public policy, with Careless People covering her time at the company from 2011 to 2017. Mashable has reached out to Meta for comment. Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism was published this week by Macmillan.

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New York metro transit systems add on-demand sign language interpreters

Engadget

Its a classic New York experience. For many New Yorkers, hardened over years of bad weather, prevalent trash and cohabitation with rats, this is just another recurring event thats made less nerve-wracking by experience. Youre riding the subway to work, and suddenly the train stops.

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StubHub’s IPO filing reveals 30% surge in profits in 2024

Fast Company Tech

initial public offering paperwork, as the online ticketing marketplace moves ahead with its long-sought New York flotation. Nvidia-backed startup CoreWeave and Swedish fintech Klarna are among the companies gearing up to go public in New York. New York-based StubHub swung to a loss of $2.8

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New York City police plan to utilize UAVs for broadcasting weather alerts

TechSpot

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. The department announced the trial on Twitter, revealing the deployment of undisclosed "remote-piloted public messaging capabilities" in Queens.