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JPMorgan credits this AI tool for boosting software engineers’ efficiency by up to 20%
The bank already has about 450 potential cases for which it could use AI, and CEO Jamie Dimon expects those potential applications to surge to 1,000 by next year.
LI high-school robotics whiz makes prosthetic for 3-legged shelter dog
“I remember seeing a video of high-school students in Arkansas creating a prosthetic foot for a duck. I thought we could do that here,” said Susan Denis, a volunteer at...
College students break record for highest rocket launched by amateurs at 89 miles above Earth
"We’re just college students who have homework and dishes and groceries to do, and we just sent a rocket to space. We broke the world record and sent a rocket...
Pilot reveals secret why plane windows are rounded — and it's for a tragic reason
The shape of airplane windows might seem arbitrary, but there's actually a somber reason behind their design, according to air experts.
15 Staten Island ferry mariners — including sleeping beauty — score million-dollar paydays off union contract?
Fifteen top Staten Island ferry mariners are now millionaires after pulling down seven-figures last fiscal year – including one engineer who was caught sleeping on the job.
I spent a year and $50K building a replica WWI tank — and it works
"People have said it’s a cute little?tank."
I retired from my job and spend all my time building 'out of this world' giant sculptures of everyday objects
Steve Wainwright, 61, said it was his retirement from the ambulance service that first prompted him to take on some ‘creative’ building projects.
Chinese company develops human-like robots that can display complex facial expressions, emotions
Ex-Robots engineers are developing humanoid robots with a focus on enhancing facial expressions and emotions.
Woman who 'saved' the Brooklyn Bridge construction in 1880s gives AI-generated commencment speech
The woman credited with saving the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in the 1880s was honored with a posthumous degree on Saturday.
Inside the 6 most fascinating, innovative reconstruction projects in NYC
Here’s a look at some of the most fascinating extreme makeovers in New York City now making their debut.
Whiz kids from small UWS school headed to prestigious robotics championship — after $6K NASA grant
The tech prodigies from West End Secondary School (WESS) on the Upper West Side will compete in the FIRST Robotics Championship in Houston.
Berkeley-educated engineer gets probation after being caught on camera trying to poison co-worker
A hardline woke California DA gave a U.C. Berkeley educated engineer probation after he was caught on tape trying to fatally poison a co-worker over the course of two years,...
Don't worry, NYC! An earthquake magnitude of 6.5 or higher is needed to put skyscrapers at risk
Despite earthquakes being rare in New York, modern buildings are built to withstand any potential event, such as Friday's surprising tremors from New Jersey.
Elon Musk boosts pay of AI engineers to prevent poaching from OpenAI: 'Craziest talent war I’ve ever seen'
The AI frenzy has put AI engineers in high demand, even as tech companies have done waves of layoffs in other areas over the past year.
NYC robot barista will make you coffee in minutes — but it also asks for a tip
But what this bot really runs on is tips. That's right folks, even robots are prompting customers to pay it forward on a tablet screen nowadays.
Ex-Twitter engineer says paranoid Musk wrongly fired him over leaks to media: book
Twitter's corporate security team at the time claimed during a meeting with Lin that they had proof he was the source behind two articles Schiffer co-wrote on Silicon Valley-focused news...
San Francisco 'Leaning Tower' residents forced to pay $6.8M for failed fix
Residents of Millennium Tower, better known as the Leaning Tower of San Francisco, have been left to foot a $6.8 million bill after a much-needed renovation project failed to fix...
Leaked Google pay data reveals fat salaries for tech giant's top engineers
Google's most lucrative staffers are level seven software engineers, who bring home base salaries of $718,000 and receive bonuses of up to $605,000 each year.
Titan sub victims likely realized fate moments before catastrophic implosion: expert
The five people who perished aboard the OceanGate submersible were likely aware of their impending implosion between 48 and 71 seconds before it occurred, according to an expert who likened...
The tilt of San Francisco's Millennium Tower has deepened as engineers work to reverse lean
The Bay Area's Millennium Tower has only continued to tilt further and sink deeper west in spite of architects' best efforts to steady the ritzy building.