Rilla, an AI startup making sales coaching software, spends $1.7 million annually on housing stipends for employees to live near its New York office, requiring a 72-hour work week. CEO Sebastian Jimen…
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act on Monday, requiring large AI developers to report catastrophic risks and incidents within 72 hours. The law mirrors si…
A viral video shows a humanoid robot named Rizzbot insulting a woman on the streets of New York after she confronted it, calling her 'so dumb' and telling her to 'shut the [expletive] up.' The encount…
Jonathan Rinaldi, a former New York City Council candidate, was arrested on misdemeanor forgery charges for using AI to create fake news stories and endorsements against his opponent, Lynn Schulman, i…
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman released an ad featuring an AI-generated Gov. Kathy Hochul making exaggerated claims about her policies on crime, immigration, and taxes. The ad aims to sway vot…
The US Energy Information Administration projects record-high electricity demand in 2026 and 2027, driven by data centers, AI workloads, and cryptocurrency mining. The surge marks the strongest multi-…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, a landmark AI regulation bill that increases transparency and accountability for large AI models. The law, modeled…
Netflix reality star Jade Shenker, a luxury real estate agent from 'Owning Manhattan', sparked backlash after saying homeless people are 'pretty comfortable' and that one can live in New York without …
New York Republican candidate Anthony Constantino is being widely mocked on Reddit after fliers promoting male circumcision and robot-powered farming surfaced online. Many commenters questioned whethe…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act (SB 315) on July 6, making Illinois the first U.S. state to mandate annual independent third-party audits of fronti…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act into law, requiring large AI developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to disclose safety practices, report incidents, a…
New York's One Fair Price Act, passed by the state legislature on June 4, 2025, targets 'surveillance pricing'—the use of personal data to set individualized subscription prices. A class action lawsui…
Syracuse University's undergraduate enrollment shortfall signals that demographic pressures are now affecting large, well-known institutions, driven by declining high-school graduates, fewer internati…
Three years after ChatGPT's launch, the EU, US, and China remain deeply divided on AI regulation, with the EU's strict transparency rules taking effect August 2, 2026, the US pursuing deregulation, an…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the most surveilled in history, with the U.S. government investing over $1 billion in AI-driven surveillance including facial recognition cameras, drones, and robot dog…
Former FBI agent Joaquin 'Jack' Garcia, who infiltrated the Gambino crime family by gaining 160 pounds to blend in with mobsters obsessed with food, helped send 32 members to prison. Garcia posed as '…
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would freeze new AI data center construction and expansion u…
California bosses earn a median wage of $143,200, 146% more than the typical worker's $58,200, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The state has 1.3 million managers, the most of any sta…
A freelance writer and producer in New York discovered she was eligible for paid family leave through payroll companies, receiving $2,354 per week for 12 weeks after her daughter's birth. She initiall…
More than 300 US local and state governments have enacted bans, moratoriums, or restrictions on new data center development since 2023, blocking or delaying approximately $64 billion in projects. The …