Murders. Shootings. Robberies.  The number of those major crimes in the city all fell sharply last year — with some plunging to their lowest levels in modern recorded history.  How much attention should New Yorkers pay to figures like these? And what numbers do criminologists and police officials believe matter most? Those questions are taking […]

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Just two weeks into his new office, city Comptroller Mark Levine is warning that Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces a cumulative $12 billion budget gap that the new mayor must say how he intends to close in an early February budget plan. The estimate, shared in an interview in advance of a report to be published […]

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Darren Loucaides / Financial Times:
A profile of Wikipedia as it faces myriad challenges, including attacks from Elon Musk and the far right, reduced traffic due to AI, and a legal battle in India  —  As the website turns 25, it faces myriad challenges from regulators, AI, the far right and Elon Musk

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Chinese AI companies seek to rent compute in Southeast Asia and the Middle East for Nvidia Rubin access, as Zhipu and Alibaba warn of a widening US gap  —  Companies in China scrap for access to Nvidia's latest Rubin lineup while better-funded U.S. competitors are first in line

New York Times:
Australia's eSafety Commissioner reports social media platforms “removed access” to ~4.7M accounts under its ban for under-16s, which took effect in December  —  Governments around the world are watching the rollout of the landmark law, which made it illegal for those under 16 to have accounts.