‘I’m Quakin’ Here’: The Best NYC Earthquake Memes
Screenshot: X An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 struck northern New Jersey on Friday morning, shaking millions of Americans in New York City and along the East Coast. The…
CEO of Firm Tapped for AI Metal Detectors in NYC Subways Says Subways Are Not a ‘Good Use-Case’
Photo: Barry Williams for NY Daily News (Getty Images) Citing a supposed spike in crime, New York State and New York City officials have launched a heavy-handed, police-state-flavored push to…
‘This Is a Sputnik Moment’: NYC Is Adding AI Metal Detectors to the Subway
Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office NYC Mayor Eric Adams has a new plan to make the city’s subways safe: metal detectors. But these are not just any metal detectors because these…
NYC Mayor Calls Social Media an ‘Environmental Toxin,’ Announces It on Social Media
On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the Big Apple would be the first city to officially classify social media as a public health risk. Social media is…
Was Ron Desantis Running on ChatGPT This Whole Time?
Florida Governor Ron Desantis, who often sounds like an AI chatbot, dropped out of the 2024 Presidential Election on Sunday, just a week after OpenAI banned ChatGPT for political campaigns.…
The 10 Saddest Robots Ever Built
Photo: AP Photo/Stocktrek Images (AP) Right now, the Mars rover Curiosity is trudging through the dusty terrain of the red planet, where it’s been hard at work for over ten…
NYC Mayor’s Phones and iPad Seized by FBI, Report Says
Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) The Federal Bureau of Investigations confiscated New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ two cell phones and his iPad this week in a federal corruption…
AI This Week: One of the Music Industry’s Biggest Labels is Suing Anthropic
Headlines This Week Major newspapers are trying to carve out a deal with AI firms, as an argument brews over the copyrighted material that said firms have used to train…
Massachusetts Wants to Ban Gun-Wielding Robots
Bad news for fans of gun-toting killer robot. Massachusetts wants to make your Black Mirror fantasy illegal. This week, two state senators proposed a first-of-its-kind bill that, if passed, would…
The NYPD Is Deploying Drones to Spy on Labor Day Barbecues
New Yorkers kicking back with beers and burgers this Labor Day weekend could have an unexpected guest hovering over their backyards. Starting Friday, the New York Police Department says it…