NYC Council mulls program to auto enroll in benefits  — including illegal immigrants

Liberal City Council members are pushing a bill that would automatically enroll residents in programs to receive social benefits — even if they’re illegal immigrants. Council member Crystal Hudson is pushing the measure, which would have the Department of Social Services mine tax data, social services rolls and other government records to identify New Yorkers who quality for “city-created benefit programs” and sign them up without so much as having to file an application. The cost is expected to massive — but neither lawmakers nor Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration could estimate how much the auto enroll program would cost taxpayers.…

Tesla Model Y becomes first vehicle to pass new US driver assistance system tests

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday the 2026 Tesla Model Y is the first vehicle model to pass the agency’s new advanced driver assistance system tests. The tests have recently been added to the agency’s New Car Assessment Program. The models that passed are Model Y vehicles manufactured on…

Spencer Pratt praised by Dem strategists after debate

Spencer Pratt’s sharp debate performance this week was so effective in cutting through the noise and bluntly laying out Los Angeles’ many crises that even some Democratic strategists are saying the former reality TV star may have a real chance to win the mayor’s race. “Spencer Pratt made me laugh,…

Inside the giant floating ocean balls Silicon Valley is betting 0M on

Silicon Valley’s AI boom may be heading out to sea. Tech investors are pouring more than $200 million into a futuristic plan to build floating AI data centers powered by ocean waves — a wild new approach aimed at dodging the growing headaches of building massive server farms on land, according…

Eric Swalwell scandal puts focus on Capitol Hill’s settlement ‘slush fund’

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) claimed Wednesday that House Republicans will soon release information about a “slush fund” that paid out money to victims of sexual harassment in Capitol Hill offices. “A friendly reminder that House Oversight subpoenaed the records of the congressional sexual harassment slush fund and we will…

Amazon sued for allegedly sabotaging Fire TV Sticks to force users to upgrade

Amazon is facing a bombshell class action lawsuit accusing the tech giant of purposely letting the software in Fire TV Stick devices peter out so customers would feel compelled to buy newer versions.  The company allegedly “bricked” its first- and second-generation Fire TV Stick devices by cutting off software support…

Flailing shoe company makes wild pivot to AI, sending stock soaring 600%

Shares of Allbirds surged more than six-fold on Wednesday after the footwear maker said it was raising capital and pivoting towards AI computing infrastructure. The San Francisco-based company said that it would execute a $50 million convertible financing agreement with an institutional investor and plans to use the proceeds to acquire graphics processing units (GPUs). Allbirds also plans to rebrand itself as “NewBird AI” and,…

StubHub on the hook for M settlement — find out if you’re eligible

StubHub will pay a $10 million settlement to ticket purchasers for violating federal rules about unfair and deceptive fees, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced. On April 9, the FTC said that StubHub, the nation’s largest ticket exchange and resale ticket provider, will settle charges for “deceptively advertising ticket prices…

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