New York State
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The State Liquor Authority takes aim at delivery apps
A draft advisory would cap commissions of delivery services like Grubhub, but questions remain for apps and restaurants alike.
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Coming soon: Amazon’s new biometric tech
A new biometric payment system may be rolled out in Whole Foods stores next year.
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How limousine safety ran out of gas
Cuomo targeted the industry after the Schoharie crash, but a push for more comprehensive changes took a back seat post-budget.
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Will gig workers finally get labor protections?
You may have OT, minimum wage and discrimination safeguards. Does your delivery guy?
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AOC’s Twitter blocking sparks ongoing debate
Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute sent Ocasio-Cortez a letter asking her to stop blocking certain followers.
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Why the prevailing wage didn’t prevail
Should construction workers get paid more for projects that get tax breaks?
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Amid controversy, NYPD facial recognition has some success
Facial recognition technology was used to identify a man who left rice cookers in the subway, causing terror concerns.
New York State
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New York shut out of national tech awards
The state submitted tech projects for consideration but was not invited to NASCIO’s State IT Recognition Awards this year.
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Is New York secretly auditing tech programs?
Vanity Fair included a mysterious threat in its Tesla takedown.
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Ride-hails say they’re in compliance with TLC accessibility rules
But advocates argue much more needs to be done.
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Will New York take a chance on high-tech congestion pricing?
How much drivers pay could depend on what technology is used to charge them.
New York City
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The reasons pedestrian traffic deaths don’t get more coverage
From reading the steady drumbeat of coverage of bicycle crashes on New York City streets, one would think biking is uniquely dangerous. In fact, far more New York City pedestrians than cyclists die in traffic. Here’s why cyclist deaths receive more coverage.
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TLC unveils new hub for taxi and ride-hail data
The TLC Data Hub features data from for-hire vehicles, yellow taxis, green taxis, and other shared rides across the city.
New York State
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How is Raise the Age working?
The state missed the deadline for a report that would answers the question.
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Big Tech is listening
A new report reveals that Microsoft contractors listened to private conversations captured by the company's Xbox systems.
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Four ways to break up Big Tech
The current appetite for regulating the technology sector is a notable departure from past years.
New York City
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New York’s stronger safety net will magnify Trump’s new public charge rule
The Trump administration’s recent change to the “public charge” rule could have an outsized impact on New York’s immigrants because federal social welfare programs that are administered at the state level can vary widely in their rules over who qualifies for assistance, and New York’s programs tend to be generous.
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Tech CEOs have investors right where they want them
WeWork’s initial public offering shows how power has shifted between investors and entrepreneurs.
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