2024-03-29
Subways are getting safer, and we're doing more to keep up the progress: 1⃣ Test new technology to detect weapons 2⃣ Hire clinicians to expand SCOUT, an initiative to help people with serious mental illness find the treatment they need https://www.fox5ny.com/...
The Verge
NYC launches a 90-day pilot to test Evolv's AI-based gun detectors on the subway; Evolv is facing two government probes and scrutiny over its machines' accuracy
Evolv, the company supplying the scanners, is being investigated by both the FTC and SEC.
2024-02-15
NEW: New York City files a lawsuit against five social media platforms — TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube — for their role in fueling a youth mental health crisis. We're filing alongside hundreds of school districts across the country. https://www.nyc.gov/... [image]
Axios
NYC sues ByteDance, Meta, Snap, and Google to hold the companies accountable “for fueling the nationwide youth mental health crisis” by manipulating young users
New York City filed a lawsuit against TikTok, Meta, Snap and Google's YouTube to hold the companies accountable …