Industry Electronics New York becomes first state to sign right-to-repair legislation, but some R2R advocates are not impressed Last minute changes made the law only applicable to devices made after the law takes effect next year By Cal Jeffrey , December 29, 2022, 4:13 PM 21 comments
Car Tech New York follows California in mandating zero-emission vehicles by 2035 Gas engines are going the way of the dodo By Shawn Knight , September 29, 2022, 12:58 PM 34 comments
Industry Mobile Robinhood is nearly $300 million down, lays off a quarter of its staff, and gets hit with $30 million fine The definition of a bad week By Rob Thubron , August 3, 2022, 6:16 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture New York has removed the last city-owned public payphone The payphone was donated to a museum for an exhibit on pre-digital life By Shawn Knight , May 25, 2022, 2:17 PM 10 comments
Tech Culture New York City's incoming mayor wants his first three paychecks paid in Bitcoin Stemming from a New York vs. Miami crypto rivalry By Rob Thubron , November 5, 2021, 5:16 AM 19 comments
Car Tech New York to ban the sale of all gas-powered cars by 2035 Joining over 30 other counties and states switching to zero emissions By Rob Thubron , September 15, 2021, 7:11 AM 26 comments
Tech Culture The Web Would you pay $475 for an NFT ticket to see Beeple's $69 million NFT in person? NFW! By Rob Thubron , September 13, 2021, 7:03 AM 14 comments
Tech Culture A 124-year old hydroelectric plant is using its power to mine Bitcoin Because why not, right? By Isaiah Mayersen , July 10, 2021, 11:35 AM 42 comments
The Web 44 state Attorneys General are pressuring Facebook to cancel its 'Instagram for kids' project Citing mental health and safety risks By Cohen Coberly , May 10, 2021, 5:23 PM
Tech Culture New York looks to ban cryptomining to study environmental impacts A new bill calls for a 3-year moratorium on mining cryptocurrency By Eric Hamilton , May 5, 2021, 9:10 PM 101 comments
Industry New York's new low-income broadband law is already under fire by Big Telecom 'This bill is preempted by federal law and ignores the $50 monthly broadband discount recently enacted by Congress' By Cal Jeffrey , April 30, 2021, 2:02 PM 38 comments
Mobile Tech Culture NYPD to replace officers' handwritten patrol memo books with iPhone app NYPD is losing one of its oldest policing tools By Shawn Knight , February 5, 2020, 4:38 PM 8 comments
Electronics Tech Culture New York tells FedEx to get its robot off the city's streets "Never get a robot to do a New Yorker's job" By Rob Thubron , November 27, 2019, 7:27 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture Industry World's largest storage battery will replace gas peaker plants in New York By 2030, the 316 MW facility will meet just over 10 percent of the city's 3,000 MW power goal By Humza Aamir , October 29, 2019, 9:48 AM 13 comments
Industry New York Attorney General vows to investigate Capital One breach and provide citizens with 'relief' Regulators aren't happy with Capital One By Cohen Coberly , July 30, 2019, 4:40 PM
The Web Industry Charter Communications will spend more than $600 million to stay in New York Perhaps unsurprisingly, Spectrum isn't going anywhere By Eric Hamilton , July 13, 2019, 7:53 AM
Industry Uber will start offering $200 helicopter rides in New York next month The best way to travel By Rob Thubron , June 6, 2019, 5:20 AM
The Web Industry Charter and New York reach deal allowing ISP to remain in the state Assuming the deal is approved, Charter has until September 2021 By Eric Hamilton , April 21, 2019, 12:21 PM 8 comments
Tech Culture Former student destroys $58,000 worth of computers at college using USB Killer device He faces ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine By Rob Thubron , April 19, 2019, 7:57 AM 35 comments
Industry Amazon pulls out of plans to build headquarters in New York City Amazon was wise to back out now By Shawn Knight , February 14, 2019, 1:18 PM 28 comments
Industry Lyft acquiesces to New York's rules, agrees to pay drivers at least $15 per hour As well as $2.22/hour for other expenses By Cohen Coberly , February 7, 2019, 3:03 PM
Tech Culture NYPD to deploy drone over Times Square New Year's Eve festivities The eye in the sky will be watching --- better leave those hip flasks at home By Cal Jeffrey , December 31, 2018, 5:46 PM
Industry Sprint settles $330 million tax fraud dispute with New York Attorney General The battle is finally over By Cohen Coberly , December 26, 2018, 4:01 PM
Industry Charter signs $174 million settlement agreement with New York following low-quality service complaints $62.5 million will be refunded to consumers By Cohen Coberly , December 18, 2018, 4:15 PM
Industry Google Google to invest $1 billion in New York City campus Company adds three more properties to its Manhattan Chelsea Market acquisition By Cal Jeffrey , December 17, 2018, 2:42 PM