FTC probes AI-powered ‘surveillance pricing’ at firms including Mastercard, JPMorgan Chase, McKinsey
Sarah Ponczek and Luke Lloyd discuss the technology and AI landscape, the impact on air freight and ocean shipping rates with Shein and Temu, and how the federal government will handle rates. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday that it has launched an investigation into eight companies that offer surveillance pricing tools. Artificial Intelligence […]
Two Hostages, Including Holocaust Educator, Murdered in Gaza
On Monday, two Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip were announced to have been killed: Holocaust educator Alex Dansig, 75, from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and musician Yagev Bukshtav, 35, from Kibbutz Nirim. Danzig, a dual Polish-Israeli citizen, spent his life building bridges between Polish and Israeli Jews, working at Israel’s famous […]
Maniac Shahboz Rajabboev accused of killing 4 relatives, including 2 kids, inside NYC home left building with bloody face, claimed he was on ‘shrooms’: DA
A deranged relative accused of brutally killing a family of four in a Brooklyn apartment claimed he was high on mushrooms after stabbing the mother and strangling his sister-in-law and her two young children and running from the home with blood streaming from his face, prosecutors said Sunday. Shavoz Rajaboev, who is facing murder charges […]
Troubled NYC man charged with first-degree murder in grisly slaying of four relatives, including two young kids
A mentally ill Brooklyn man was indicted on multiple first-degree murder charges Sunday in the brutal killings of four relatives, including two young children. Police said Shavoz Rajaboev, 24, was awaiting arraignment in the Bensonhurst massacre that left his mother, sister-in-law and relatives believed to be his niece and nephew dead at an apartment Friday […]
Elon Musk takes several shots at CrowdStrike after global outage — including taking aim at company’s DEI policy
Billionaire X owner Elon Musk has repeatedly criticized CrowdStrike after a botched software update caused what may be the biggest IT outage in history, including taking aim at the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies. Services were mostly restored to hospitals, banks and other businesses that use Microsoft products after fixes for the glitch caused […]
4 Dead, Including 2 Kids, In Brooklyn Stabbing
Funeral held for NYPD detective killed during attempted robbery in Queens HAMPTON BAYS, NY – FEBRUARY 20: NYPD officers attend the funeral for NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen at St. Rosary Church in Hampton Bays, New York. The funeral was attended by thousands of area police officers and law enforcement officials. Detective Simonsen was killed by […]
Bronx Science HS graduate accepted into all 28 colleges she applies to — including the eight Ivy Leagues
She is the smartest person in New York. A bright teenager from Washington Heights was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools, plus 20 other colleges to which he applied. “When we were trying to open [an admissions] “When I got the letter, I was prepared for it to be my first rejection, and then […]
Dollar General to pay $12M to settle alleged safety violations including blocking exits
According to the Department of Labor, Dollar General agreed to pay $12 million to settle claims that there were unsafe working conditions throughout its stores, including blocked fire exits and fire extinguishers and unsafe stockroom conditions. In addition to paying the hefty fine, Dollar General’s settlement with the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health […]
AFT to vote on controversial proposals — including ending US military aid to Israel, protecting pro-Palestinian protesters
America’s second-largest teachers union has drafted a series of resolutions calling for an end to U.S. military aid to Israel and defending the anti-Israel protests that have rocked college campuses across the country. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is affiliated with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), which represents most teachers in New York […]
9 injured — including kids — as fire rips through Brooklyn apartment
Nine people, including one minor, were injured and are in critical condition after a fire broke out at an apartment in Brooklyn early Tuesday morning, according to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). The fire broke out just before 3 a.m. on the first floor of a building on Evergreen Street in Bushwick, authorities […]