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This person staring plaintively at the robot is, surprisingly, not me.
  • In September 2023, NYC Mayor Eric Adams praised the new subway-patrolling robot called K5.
  • But K5 has been placed in robot purgatory while the city figures out its next job.
  • I am now sad for the robot I once maligned.

When New York City Mayor Eric Adams stood next to a 400-pound "fully autonomous" subway



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Good news: Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, meaning we're (supposedly) getting an early spring. For this New Yorker completely fed up with cold and dreary weather, that's a welcome sign.

When you really break down this tradition — man-handling an oversized rodent to glean info about future weather — it is truly deranged. It's an (admittedly silly) modern version of reading the entrails to



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US Army soldiers take part in a parade during the 75th South Korea Armed Forces Day ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.
  • Americans ages 18 to 29 have expressed more negative views of the military than positive, Pew data shows.
  • Older Americans are more likely to be supportive of the military. 
  • The new poll data comes as the US military continues to struggle



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The release of Apple's new AR/VR headset, the Apple Vision Pro, may be making headlines this week, but the company is also facing sharp criticism from some of the other biggest companies in the tech space.

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is the latest big tech CEO to speak out against Apple's new App Store policies. Zuckerberg joins heads of Spotify, Xbox, Epic Games, and many other app developers in



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Republican lawmakers are reportedly souring on the prospects of impeaching President Joe Biden after months of investigations.

"We don't have the votes right now," one GOP lawmaker told CNN.

CNN reported that no major decision is expected before Hunter Biden and James Biden sit for their depositions. Nonetheless, there is a growing sense in the Capitol


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Lena Frechen moved to NYC from her home in Cologne, Germany.
Lena Frechen moved to NYC from her home in Cologne, Germany.
  • Lena Frechen, 27, moved to NYC from Cologne, Germany, in March 2022. 
  • She said it didn't take her long to notice how many New Yorkers embrace hustle culture.
  • Frechen now works seven days a week with only 10 days of PTO, but she has no regrets about moving. 

Lena Frechen received numerous warnings about New York before


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Everyone’s favorite former Fear Factor host Joe Rogan has signed a new deal with Spotify that's likely to be worth $250 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. That's even more money than his first deal back in 2020, which was estimated to give the comedian $200 million. There’s no information as to the length of Rogan’s new contract, but it has been defined as a “multiyear” continuation of