Technology
City Agencies Try Artificial Intelligence, Cautiously
Pilot projects in permitting and translation come with human review requirements.
By Sasha Kwon · 4 min read
New York · Technology
Technology & Innovation
Research, start-ups and the civic consequences of new machines and new software.
15 reports
Technology
The Data Centers Coming to the Region's Grid
Power demand forecasts have been revised upward twice this year.
By Miles Grantham
Technology
Researchers in Brooklyn Build Cheaper Air Sensors
A network of two hundred devices is mapping pollution block by block.
By Sasha Kwon
Technology
Broadband Competition Arrives in Public Housing
New wiring, new providers and a contract with unusual accountability clauses.
By Priya Ramanathan
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Cybersecurity Becomes a Small Business Expense
Insurers now ask questions that many firms cannot yet answer.
By Miles Grantham
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A University Lab Commercializes Battery Chemistry
The science is settled; the manufacturing partner is the hard part.
By Sasha Kwon
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Delivery Robots Meet the New York Sidewalk
Pilot rules, pedestrian complaints and the physics of a crowded corner.
By Miles Grantham
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Open Data Advocates Audit the City's Own Dashboards
Publishing a dataset and maintaining it are different commitments.
By Priya Ramanathan
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Biotech Space Fills Along the East River
Wet labs are the one real estate class still short of supply.
By Sasha Kwon
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Schools Rewrite Their Devices Policy for the Third Time
Teachers report that the question is attention, not technology.
By Priya Ramanathan
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Quantum Research Money Lands in the Region
Federal grants, university consortia and a long horizon for returns.
By Miles Grantham
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The Repair Shops Keeping Old Hardware Alive
Right-to-repair rules are changing what a technician can legally fix.
By Sasha Kwon
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Payment Apps Reach the Unbanked, With Fees Attached
Financial inclusion has arrived in a form regulators are still reading.
By Priya Ramanathan
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Transit Signals Go Digital, Line by Line
Communications-based train control explains most of the subway's future capacity.
By Miles Grantham
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A Local Newsroom Automates the Boring Parts
Transcription and records searching, not writing, is where the machines help.
By Sasha Kwon