New York City is turning to AI-powered scanners in a new bid to keep guns out of its subway system, but the pilot program launched Friday is already being met with skepticism from riders and the threat of a lawsuit from civil liberties advocates who say the searches are unconstitutional. The Evolv scanner — a sleek-looking weapons […]
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Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers’ driving data to brokers who package it and then sell it to insurance companies. In a letter to FTC Chairwoman Linda Khan, Democrats Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Edward Markey of Massachusetts allege that General Motors, Hyundai, Honda and perhaps others
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador thanked Guatemala on Friday for helping the nearly 600 Mexicans who have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence, but also minimized the violence that drove them there. In his first comments since the refugees fled earlier this week, the president went on to add that Mexico is a
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A highly-anticipated initial public offering for billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman’s U.S. closed-end fund is postponed, according to an update on the New York Stock Exchange website. Pershing Square USA Ltd. had already scaled back the size of its planned first-time share sale from a target of about $25 billion to between $2.5 billion and
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On the heels of low ratings for the coronavirus pandemic-marred Tokyo and Beijing Olympics, Paris may not do much better among U.S. viewers, a poll from Gallup released Thursday found. Simone Biles and women’s gymnastics are poised to be a bright spot, with those surveyed selecting it as their most anticipated sport. But according to the poll, 30% of respondents said they
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Banking analysts and equity researchers could soon find their jobs thoroughly reshaped by AI, which could make working in finance look more like working at the CIA. JPMorgan Chase, the world’s largest bank by market cap, began rolling out to employees its own internal chatbot, known as LLM Suite, per a report in the Financial
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen firmly rejected an accusation from the economist Nouriel Roubini that her department has manipulated the issuance of Treasury securities in a way that lowers real borrowing costs across the economy. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Yellen said Roubini’s argument, laid out in a paper published Tuesday, “suggests a strategy that is
Jersey City has announced that its municipal pension plan will invest in Bitcoin (BTC) through spot Bitcoin ETFs, in what is being called a symbolic moment for the cryptocurrency industry as it considers wider adoption. Jersey City’s announcement comes after a similar announcement by the state of Wisconsin, which purchased nearly $100 million worth of
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If you bought a TV since roughly 2020, there’s a good chance it boasts “4K resolution.” A 4K TV has been the standard for a while now, but what does it actually mean? Are all 4K TVs created equally? What came before 4K? What the heck is 8K, and do you need it? The TV
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Rent Day normally means paying your landlord one of your biggest monthly expenses. But, Bilt flipped the script to the first day of every month into an opportunity to earn bonus points and take advantage of limited-time offers. For July, Bilt is offering a terrific transfer bonus that could stretch those points even further. Here’s
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