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The NYPD is now sending drones out on 9-1-1 calls to do the business of its bored, "Candy Crush"-addicted human cops.

The NYPD Is Sending Drones to the Sites of 9-1-1 Calls

By Noor Al-Sibai

"Wanted" posters for healthcare executives begin cropping up in the wake of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson's stunning assassination.

Wanted Posters for More Insurance Executives Appearing in NYC

By Noor Al-Sibai

Suspect UHC killer Luigi Mangione was caught not with AI facial recognition, but by a random person who recognized him in a McDonald's.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Completely Failed to Catch CEO Killer, With Cops Instead Relying on Random McDonald’s Employee

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to a reporter, the NYPD is using AI to nail the identify of the gunman who killed Brian Thompson. Netizens ridiculed the AI.

NYPD Ridiculed for Saying AI Will Find CEO Killer as They Fail to Name Suspect

By Victor Tangermann

In the wake of Eric Adams' surprise indictment, the politician's tech projects may be in limbo — but one, apparently, will live on in infamy.

Eric Adams Has Been Indicted, But His Crappy Subway Robot Will Be “Redeployed”

By Noor Al-Sibai

The NYPD is looking to address a recent spike in car theft by shooting GPS-enabled darts at fleeing vehicles.

Robots and Machines

NYPD Shooting Fleeing Cars With GPS Darts

By Victor Tangermann

The NYPD is back at it again, wasting taxpayer dollars on AI metal detectors for the subway in its latest effort to look busy.

NYPD Purchases Expensive AI Metal Detectors That May or May Not Actually Work

By Noor Al-Sibai

New York City police say they plan on deploying drones that can throw down flotation devices to struggling swimmers at city beaches.

NYC Beaches Deploying Drones to Drop Flotation Devices for Drowning Swimmers

By Sharon Adarlo

The New York City Police Department's Knightscope robot K5 has officially been retired and is now gathering dust in a subway station.

NYPD Fires Useless Robot

By Victor Tangermann

Watch out, New Yorkers. The NYPD's new surveillance Dalek — er, robot — has officially arrived at a subway platform near you.

NYPD Deploys Villainous-Looking Dalek in Subway System

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The NYPD plans to use its drone fleet to surveil large crowds this Labor Day weekend, including those congregating at private backyard events.

The NYPD Says It’s Going to Spy on Labor Day Parties Using Drones

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

New York recently deployed a robot dog to the scene of a catastrophe to uncover a body— and according to the city's mayor, this rules.

NYC Mayor Defends Robodog Deployed in Garage Collapse

By Noor Al-Sibai

At least 16 were injuried in a subway shooting in Brooklyn, NYC. Public transit disruption meant Uber turned on surges, charing 10x as much for rides.

Uber Criticized for Charging Surge Pricing for Riders Escaping Mass Shooting

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Move over, Clifford — there's a new big dog in town, and this one's semi-autonomous.

New York is Deploying Robot Dogs to Fight Fires Now

By Noor Al-Sibai

After facing significant backlash for deploying a dystopian robot dog, the New York Police Department has decided to return the device sooner than expected.

After Public Rage, NYPD Secretly Fires Robot Dog

By Victor Tangermann

Civil rights groups are outraged at yet another showing of the New York City police department's robotic dog called "Digidog."

NYPD Robodog Involved in Arrest of Man With Gun

By Victor Tangermann