Sources: the FBI is leading a federal inquiry into the Twitter hack
don't have sensitive conversations in Twitter DMs. Move that stuff to Signal. You don't know who'll be in charge of Twitter five, ten, or twenty years from now. Remember the example of LiveJournal. ht...
New York power plant sets up its own Bitcoin mining operation, with ~7K crypto miners, using “behind-the-meter” electricity to generate ~5.5 Bitcoins per day
"zero cost". https://twitter.com/... Harpreet Singh / @harry_jerry : This is a good idea for power plants with a surplus https://twitter.com/... Seth Weintraub / @llsethj : This is disgusting. Cuomo's...
Sources: Gov. Cuomo spoke to Amazon execs, including Bezos, to try to lure Amazon back to NYC; full-page ad by NY civic leaders in Friday's NYT urges the same
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who was staggered …
Some popular apps send sensitive info to Facebook via the company's analytics SDK, such as a user's heart rate, intent to get pregnant, and home listings viewed
Rise of ‘Surveillance Capitalism,’ China and Iran Go Hacking, Facebook as ‘Digital Gangster’ NBC News : Use an app to track your period? That data and more could end up with Facebook, WSJ reports John...
Amazon's grave NYC HQ2 mistake: the political landscape changed but the company's playbook didn't
others are disappointed. Diana Budds / Curbed NY : Amazon HQ2 v. NYC is a lesson on the importance of transparency Stephanie Denning / Forbes : Why Amazon's Decision To Pull Out Of NYC Is A Loss Graha...
After Amazon misread New York's politics, pulling out was a typical Bezos power play of belligerently confronting opposition he views as unfair or unjust
And Everyone Lost Paige Leskin / Business Insider : Amazon was having official talks with city officials just the day before it canceled the New York HQ2 Chris Nuttall / Financial Times : Amazon and N...
Amazon to receive incentives of $1.5B+ over ten years based on creating 25K jobs in Queens, but politicians object, with some saying they will fight the deal
On the west side of Manhattan … Lydia DePillis / CNN : Ocasio-Cortez breaks with Cuomo and de Blasio on Amazon welcome Jeff Jeffrey / Silicon Valley Business Journal : The Amazon effect: Losing cities...
Amazon selects New York City and Arlington, Virginia for its new headquarters, receiving $1.5B in performance-based incentives from NY and $573M from VA
I've been thinking about your regret minimization … Sissi Cao / Observer : Amazon's HQ2 in Long Island City Will Make These 5 Residential Nightmares Worse Patrick Sisson / Curbed : Amazon HQ2 subsidie...
Governor Cuomo announces New York is taking applications from companies wanting to test self-driving cars on its roads; test period to end April 1, 2018
The Empire State and its bustling metropolis are ready to get in on the autonomous vehicle party. According to an announcement …
New York Governor Cuomo signs bill banning less than 30-day rental unit listings on sites like Airbnb when tenant is not present; Airbnb sues to block the law
Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that could deal a blow to Airbnb's operations in New York State.