Scheduled to go into effect in January 2023, the New York City Council recently passed legislation that seeks to prevent unjust hiring and promotion practices arising from automated decision tools widely used by employers, such as artificial intelligence. The legislation also includes… Read More ›
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University & Incubator Contributions to NYC’s Digital and New Economies in 2021 Q3
NYC’s Pandemic Response Institute to be Created and Led by Columbia University and Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr On September 29, the Office of the Mayor, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), and the New York City Department of Health… Read More ›
The “New York Recovery Challenge 2021” Start-up Competition Launched by Cornell Tech & Partners
On September 29, 2021, the Jacobs Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech, along with Google for Startups and Tech:NYC announced a $150k Start-up competition called the “NYC Recovery Challenge 2021,” for the purpose of furthering Cornell Tech’s mission of building… Read More ›
The State of NYC’s Digital Economy in Q2 2021: Universities
INTRODUCTION & Q1 SUMMARY The first quarter of 2021 saw NYU’s Entrepreneurial Institute begin its new Technology Venture Program, intended to launch the next generation of NYU technology based ventures. This effort sought to build upon a foundation that over the years… Read More ›
NYU Tandon Professor Contributes to Innovative Model of ‘Onboarding’ AI into the Workplace
In a report published in the July-August 2020 edition of the Harvard Business Review entitled, “A Better Way to Onboard AI,” NYU Tandon School of Engineering Associate Professor of Technology Management and Innovation, Anne-Laure Fayard sets forth an innovative model… Read More ›
Semiconductor News Roundup (Oct. 23, 2020)
HUAWEI BEGINS TO FACE DIFFICULTIES DUE TO U.S. CHIP BAN Huawei released its business results today, for the first three quarters of the year reporting a 9.9% increase in revenue over the same period last year. However, it noted that its “global… Read More ›
South Korea Deepens Commitment to AI Chips
Last fall at DEVIEW 2019, an artificial intelligence developers conference, South Korean President Moon Jae-in released his “Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence,” declaring that his country would become ‘unrivalled’ in the use of AI. On Monday, South Korea’s Yonhap News… Read More ›
With Spin-off IBM Seeks Greater Focus on Cloud, AI
On Thursday IBM announced that it would separate the Managed Infrastructure Services unit of its Global Technology Services division into a new company, which it said would move it from being an entity with “more than half its revenues in services to… Read More ›
Beijing’s Digital Economy Focus
An article released on September 24 on China Daily’s site detailing Beijing’s focus and advances when it comes to the digital economy provides an opportunity for New Yorkers to reflect on just where we stand and where our focus is. Significantly, it… Read More ›