Jodie Foster, Billie Perkins, and Robert De Niro perform a scene in Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese in 1976 in New York, New York. Michael Ochs Archives | Moviepix | Getty Images In the dwindling days of the California gold rush, the wife of a local miner faced a problem. Her husband’s denim work…
GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson during the automaker’s “GM Forward” event on Oct. 22, 2025 in New York City. GM DETROIT — General Motors’ newest product and technology executive has said he thinks of the Detroit automaker as a canvas. One that can be curated, retouched or even torn apart. After roughly six months…
New York’s latest state budget includes new disclosure requirements for businesses that use personal data to set different prices for different shoppers – for example, you’ll be charged more if you have a history of splurging. Businesses using personalized pricing are now required to tell customers, “This price was determined by an algorithm using your…
In 2019, Chanel Rivers took a trip to London that would change the entire trajectory of her life. Born and raised in New York, Rivers, now 35, says she was tired of the dating scene and worrying about her safety in the Big Apple. She booked a trip to London with a friend and realized…
From July 2024 to July 2025, 1 in 3 condos sold in Manhattan sold at a loss, according to luxury real estate firm Brown Harris Stevens. Experts say this dynamic is somewhat typical in a city with high selling fees and high tax rates. What is unusual is the borough’s wavering property values over the…
Amazon‘s 14,000-plus layoffs announced last month touched almost every piece of the company’s sprawling business, from cloud computing and devices to advertising, retail and grocery stores. But one job category bore the brunt of cuts more than others: engineers. Documents filed in New York, California, New Jersey and Amazon’s home state of Washington showed that…
President Donald Trump offered praise for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday after the two men met for the first time at the White House to discuss the growing issue of affordability. While the Republican president and the Democratic mayor-elect have hurled searing attacks at each other in the recent past, they repeatedly…
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reacts during a “New York is Not For Sale” rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 26, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters President Donald Trump said on Wednesday night that he will meet with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani…
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A bipartisan super PAC launched by a slew of artificial intelligence leaders has picked its first target: a Democratic congressional candidate who helped lead an effort to put safety measures on the AI industry. Alex Bores, a New York State Assembly member, has pushed “ideological and politically motivated legislation” that would “handcuff” the nation’s edge…
