Gizmodo

There was once a time when you had to call a restaurant on the phone to book a reservation. You might spend five minutes going through the whole process only to be told no tables were available. The internet and apps like Resy made all of this much more simple. Then the bots came...

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul managed to put her foot in her mouth this week when, amidst a business conference in California, she claimed that there are children in the Bronx who “don’t know what a computer is.”

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Gizmodo : Environment

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 struck northern New Jersey on Friday morning, shaking millions of Americans in New York City and along the East Coast. The quake was strong enough to rattle some dishes but resulted in fairly minimal damage. However, strong reverberations of the earthquake were felt on social…

Gizmodo : Environment

Construction and gas trade groups have filed a lawsuit to block a law passed by New York officials that would ban furnaces and gas stoves in newly constructed buildings.

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Gizmodo : Environment, Politics

President Joe Biden is suspending 26 environmental laws to build a border wall in south Texas, a move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday.

Gizmodo : Environment

Heating and cooling homes can be expensive, but thankfully, there are heat pumps. And these electric home coolers and heaters are efficient home systems even in extremely cold temperatures, new research has found.

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Gizmodo

New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has admitted it uses cameras equipped with AI software to scan riders believed to have jumped subway turnstiles without paying fares. The MTA, which says it collects the scans “as a counting tool” plans to expand the system to more than two dozen more stations by…

Tech Insider : Politics
George Santos US Capitol
Rep. George Santos leaves the US Capitol on January 12, 2023 in Washington, DC.