“Gilded Rage”: Jacob Silverman on How a Radicalized Silicon Valley Shapes Trump’s AI Policies
βOne of the features we see in β¦ a lot of the billionaire tech elites is a real kind of anger,β says Jacob Silverman, author…
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“Colonial AI”: African Countries Seek Tech Sovereignty But Fear a New Digital Colonialism
Seydina Moussa Ndiaye is a member of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, working on a strategy with the African Union to address the risks…
Read full article βShould U.N. Help Set Global AI Rules? AI Tech Billionaires Address Security Council
Leaders of top artificial intelligence firms, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, testified to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, urging…
Read full article βNobel Laureate Maria Ressa on Trump’s Media Ban, Regulating AI & the “Tech Coup in Plain Sight”
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trumpβs ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, ordering the administration to restore their White House access for…
Read full article βTests confirmed live Legionella at 7 South Bronx sites amid Legionnaires’ outbreak
Legionella bacteria City officials say tests at another three locations, including Yankee Stadium, are still pending. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βCongestion pricing funds $5 million program for overnight truck deliveries in Manhattan
A new city transportation department wants to get trucks like this off the roads in the daytime. The city wants to shift 62,000 daily truck…
Read full article βNYC braces for protests, street closures as Netanyahu speaks at the UN
New York police arrest activists and demonstrators protesting against US President Donald Trump's policies near the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States, ahead…
Read full article βFor Some Kids Living In Shelters, Back to School Means Long Commutes
Nearly 40 percent of homeless families with children are placed in shelters outside the borough of their childβs school, forcing long commutes, early mornings, and…
Read full article βRaucous Brooklyn Party Meeting Rubber Stamps Rule Changes That Judge Found to Be Illegal
Chaos and conflict marked a much-delayed, eight-hour meeting of the biannual Brooklyn Democratic County on Wednesday.Β The result: the party rubber-stamped rules that a lower…
Read full article βMamdani and Irish Leader Talk Housing on G Train, as Palestine-Israel Looms at UN Meeting
A day before he was scheduled to address the U.N. General Assembly, MicheΓ‘l Martin, the prime minister or taoiseach of Ireland, addressed a different assembled…
Read full article βNew York Gov. Hochul says she will hit the campaign trail with Rep. AOC
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Gov. Hochul will be hitting the campaign trail together. βI think she brings a lot of energy to the process, engages young…
Read full article βNYC lawmakers want ‘low-traffic neighborhoods’ with more speed humps, street changes
The bill mandates a select number of "traffic-calming devices" in five different neighborhoods. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βNYC’s Bellevue Hospital gets $25M from City Council to expand adult psych ward
Bellevue Hospital The iconic hospital's adult psychiatric units currently operate at near occupancy. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βNew Yorkers want more protection from the heat after a sweltering summer
Julie Su, New York's deputy mayor for economic justice, led a roundtable discussion. Mayor Mamdani has directed city agencies to create worker safety guidelines for…
Read full article βCity mulls bike lane for Grand Central Terminal’s elevated street loop
The elevated roadway that snakes around the busy train hub could become a nifty new connection for cyclists under a plan presented to the Public…
Read full article βManhole mystery continues as 3 more people seen climbing out of sewer, NYPD says
Police continue to investigate as yet another group of people seen exiting a manhole. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article β1 dead, 10 hurt as fire rips through Bronx apartment building
Seven residents and four firefighters were hurt, officials said. One resident died, while another is in critical condition after trying to escape the fire, according…
Read full article βAs NY phases out Regents exams, parents and educators wonder whatβs next for students
The Regents exam is going the way of the dinosaur. The exams have been used to measure studentsβ skills for three decades. [ more βΊ…
Read full article βWoman found dead inside trash can in Brooklyn identified as mom of 5
Tanaya Campbell Ortiz Tanaya Campbell Ortiz's loved ones are still seeking answers to explain what happened to her. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article β‘Our 911 call system is vulnerable’: NYC councilmember calls for changes after outage
The NYPD's lower Manhattan security center, where cops monitor surveillance cameras, environmental sensors and license plate readers around the clock. The August outage followed years…
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