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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks about the fiscal year 2027 budget in New York City on May 12, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images)Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty ImagesFrom New York to Vancouver to London, a once-niche policy idea is moving into the mainstream of urban finance: taxing pied-à-terre properties, second homes, vacation apartments, and luxury units that sit partially or entirely unused.New York City is just the latest example, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York State Governor Kathy Hochul supporting the tax as part of a state and city…
Exxon Mobil rebuts NYC Comptroller’s claims on Texas move Source link
But ChatGPT was designed to be sycophantic, not informative. So, it strove to please Nelson by recommending ways to “optimize your trip,” logs showed. Once, the chatbot even inferred that Nelson was “chasing” a stronger high, giving him unprompted advice to take higher doses, such as ingesting 4mg of Xanax or two bottles of cough syrup. “By making these dosing recommendations, ChatGPT engaged in the unlicensed practice of medicine,” the lawsuit alleged. However, unlike a licensed health care professional, “at times, ChatGPT romanticized the drug-taking experience, describing recreational drug use as ‘wavy’ and ‘euphoric,’ encouraging him to ‘enjoy the high.’”…
Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth formally elected Wales’ new first minister . Source link
CME Group signage above the former Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) trading pit in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA new futures market for semiconductors will let traders hedge their artificial intelligence investments with bets on the increasingly expensive price of computing power.Contracts on the new “compute futures market” from CME Group will be based on graphics processing units (GPU) price indexes from Silicon Data, the companies said in a statement released Tuesday announcing the joint venture, which still is pending regulatory review. The new market will let investors lock in…
Dr. Marty Makary is out as FDA commissioner, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, ending a controversial tenure at the health agency. Makary is “a wonderful man and he’s going to be off, and the assistant, the deputy, is taking over temporarily,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. He added, “He’s going to go on, and he’s going to lead a good life.”Several news outlets reported that Makary resigned on Tuesday, which followed days of reporting that the White House was planning to fire him. Kyle Diamantas, who previously worked as the top food official at the FDA, will step in as…
PayPal to waive $30M in fees for small businesses in DOJ deal Source link
A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesWaymo is recalling about 3,800 robotaxis in the U.S. to fix software issues that could allow them to “drive onto a flooded roadway,” according to a letter on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website.The voluntary recall is for Waymo vehicles that use the company’s fifth and sixth generation automated driving systems (or ADS), the U.S. auto safety regulator said in the letter posted Tuesday.Waymo autonomous vehicles in Austin, Texas, were seen on camera driving onto a flooded street and stalling, requiring other…
Kevin Warsh took another step toward becoming Federal Reserve chair on Tuesday, clearing a key Senate vote that puts him on the central bank’s Board of Governors.The upper chamber voted to approve Warsh’s nomination by a 51-45 vote, on a mostly party-line basis. Only Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., crossed lines to vote for President Donald Trump’s pick.Next up for the nominee, who sat on the board from 2006 to 2011, is the vote to be chair, which is expected Wednesday.Terms for governors last 14 years, while the chair’s term goes for four years.Warsh’s vote also means the end of Stephen…
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump’s FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2026. Eric Lee | ReutersDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump doesn’t need congressional approval to restart strikes on Iran despite surpassing the 60-day limit allowed under federal law.Hegseth’s testimony Tuesday before the Senate Appropriations Committee came after the Trump administration surpassed the 60-day mark required by the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to seek congressional authorization for the use of military force. The…