New York State

Policy

Will the Constitution Pipeline get built?

The fight over the controversial pipeline is heading for federal court.

New York State

Policy

Is de Blasio’s “robot tax” a good idea?

Andrew Yang isn’t the only New Yorker bringing automation to the presidential campaign trail.

New York State

Policy

New York approves first regulated gold-backed token

Paxos Trust Company can now launch both its gold-backed token and its new stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. 

New York State

Policy

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.

New York State

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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.

New York State

Policy

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.

New York State

Policy

Will gig workers finally get labor protections?

You may have OT, minimum wage and discrimination safeguards. Does your delivery guy?

New York State

Policy

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.

New York State

Policy

Why the prevailing wage didn’t prevail

Should construction workers get paid more for projects that get tax breaks?

New York City

Policy

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

Policy

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.

New York City

Policy

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.

New York City

Policy

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

Policy

How is Raise the Age working?

The state missed the deadline for a report that would answers the question.

New York State

Policy

Big Tech is listening

A new report reveals that Microsoft contractors listened to private conversations captured by the company's Xbox systems.

New York State

Policy

Four ways to break up Big Tech

The current appetite for regulating the technology sector is a notable departure from past years.