[ad_1] The officer will have the help of advisory and steering committees that will respectively draw on appointed public members and city officials to “drive the conversation” around algorithms. To put it another way, the algorithms officer should have a better understanding of how algorithms apply in the real world. It’s not yet clear who […]
Category: New York City
New York Supreme Court dismisses Uber’s challenge to vehicle caps
[ad_1] Uber told Engadget it was “disappointed” with the outcome, claiming that it “punishes” drivers who are obligated to rent cars. In the past, it has argued that the caps would hurt outer boroughs (with less access to mass transit) and wouldn’t fix NYC’s problems with traffic congestion. It’s not shocking that the Supreme Court […]
Arca will use AI to soundtrack NYC’s Museum of Modern Art
[ad_1] If you pay a visit to New York City’s Museum of Modern Art in the near future, you’ll be awash in artificial intelligence before you’ve even seen an exhibit. Electronic musician Arca (who has produced for Bjork and FKA Twigs) has announced that a piece she wrote using Bronze’s AI creative tool will provide […]
Lyft sues NYC over limits on driver ‘cruising’
[ad_1] A spokeswoman told CNET that the TLC took a “rushed, arbitrary” approach and hadn’t made a “serious attempt” to reduce traffic. She reiterated Lyft’s position that “comprehensive congestion pricing” would be more effective. The Commission, unsurprisingly, intended to fight the lawsuit. It characterized Lyft’s move as an “attack” on congestion reduction efforts, and accused […]
Floating LED art illustrates the quality of NYC’s water
[ad_1] A public website both provides the installation’s water data and explains its meaning to relative newcomers. It’s a commentary on the environment, but a “positive” one. The creators see it as a marker of the progress made in boosting water quality since 1972’s Clean Water Act. It’s also a reminder that water is a […]
Uber sues NYC over vehicle caps
[ad_1] Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office defended the measures, which were intended to reduce traffic and clear streets for buses, bikes and pedestrians. A spokesperson contended that the moves were both legal and provide “needed relief” to both NYC streets and existing drivers. Uber and rivals like Lyft have acknowledged that their services can make […]
Inside Apple’s redesigned ‘cube’ store in New York City
[ad_1] On the outside, the tall, luminous glass of the cube is now complemented by a newly designed public plaza (pictured above) where people can enjoy views of sites like Central Park and The Plaza Hotel — all while enjoying free WiFi from Apple. And although the glass cube at Apple Fifth Avenue was covered […]
NYC sues T-Mobile over ‘pervasive’ illegal sales tactics
[ad_1] New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) claims to have documented more than 2,200 violations committed by T-Mobile at 56 Metro stores located across all five boroughs of the city. Those include cases where the carrier allegedly added hundreds of dollars of additional costs to the advertised price for a device […]
NYC fire department loses hard drive with over 10,000 medical records
[ad_1] Data breaches normally entail online intrusions these days, but New York City’s fire department is dealing with a classic problem: the physical storage is simply gone. FDNY has warned that an employee’s personal hard drive went missing last March, potentially exposing the medical records of 10,253 patients treated by emergency services between 2011 and […]
AT&T rolls out 5G in NYC, but only for business at first
[ad_1] This represents the 21st city to have AT&T’s 5G network, although it’s far from complete. Right now, access is largely limited to millimeter wave 5G that’s very fast, but doesn’t reach far and rarely holds up indoors. Practical 5G will arrive in the “coming months,” when AT&T starts a wider rollout of 5G on […]