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Flock CEO Garrett Langley said the company’s gunshot-detection microphones detect “just gunshots,” but Flock’s website paints a far broader picture of what other ambient audio also gets picked up. Speaking onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt, the co-founder of the surveillance company defended Flock’s audio-collection product called Gunshot Detection, which listens for gunshots and other ambient audio across nearby neighborhoods to provide “earlier awareness” to potential public safety events. Flock’s website says that the company’s audio systems can pinpoint gunfire instantly, while also being able to “detect street takeovers early to stop chaos before it escalates,” and “identify severe crashes in real…

The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and Blockchain Association (BA) said they would join the Digital Chamber and others to push for a court to address the merits of a lawsuit over Illinois’s digital-asset tax, set to take effect in 2027. In a Tuesday filing in the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, the crypto advocacy organizations asked the court to approve an expedited schedule for summary judgment “to reach a decision on the tax’s lawfulness as quickly as possible.” The filing cited the CCI’s and BA’s lawsuit against Illinois state officials, as well as one filed separately by the Digital Chamber…

Mayor Mamdani called Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican candidate for governor, racist and bigoted for his recent attacks on the mayor. During Tuesday’s gubernatorial debate against Gov. Hochul, Blakeman attacked Mamdani as an antisemite who “doesn’t believe in American values.” And on Sunday, per reporting from the New York Times, Blakeman told a group of Hasidic leaders that Mamdani would not stop riots and violence against Jews if they were to happen in the city. “I’m not surprised that he would try [to] incite a real sense of fear by engaging in this,” Mamdani said at a Wednesday press…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and TED SHAFFREY ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff faced angry members of the school’s faculty Wednesday at a meeting that underscored deep frustration over his administration’s handling of a woman’s report that she was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024. Kotlikoff acknowledged some missteps, but also defended his leadership as he took questions from the university’s Faculty Senate before it debated a no-confidence resolution in his administration. The meeting was closed to the media, but in an audio recording obtained by The Associated Press, Kotlikoff asked for more time to implement…

Sean “Diddy” Combs got a beatdown from a fellow inmate, who is also a notorious Jamaican drug lord, resulting in the head injury that landed him in the hospital over the weekend, according to multiple media reports. The disgraced music mogul was involved in a fight with Christopher Coke, a kingpin also known as “Dudus,” on Friday at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute, sources at the New Jersey federal prison told TMZ. The violent tussle was apparently sparked in part by an NBC report regarding Diddy’s lifestyle in prison, and how’d been shelling out cash to live the high life…

The ex-boyfriend accused of pushing a young mother to her death off a Bronx building balcony as she desperately held her baby, saving the infant’s life, pleaded not guilty to murder charges. Angel Carrasco, 31, appeared virtually before a Bronx judge from from a hospital bed in a psychiatric ward where he is being evaluated following the push-and-fall death last week of Nathaly Ramirez, 23, who was clutching her 8-month-old daughter to her when she was shoved off a 15th-floor balcony. Just moments earlier, a neighbor heard Ramirez pleading for her life right before the young mother slammed onto the…

Published Oct 14, 2026, 1:56 PM EDT Umama Ali spent more time as a kid arguing with his brother over who caused the most chaos in GTA Vice City than doing homework, and he’s been unapologetically hooked on games ever since. That childhood obsession eventually became a career. After over five years writing content for a variety of sites and serving as an editor at a content agency, he joined GameRant in 2023 to finally focus on what he loves most: video games. Outside of gaming and writing, he’s a The Office superfan who will happily defend Dwight Schrute as the best sitcom character…

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a report on debanking efforts, including ties to digital assets as activities that influenced banks to limit financial services.In a report released Wednesday, the OCC said certain banks had “public and nonpublic policies” restricting services for many industries, including oil and gas, tobacco, firearms and digital assets. According to the banking regulator, the report was in accordance with an August 2025 executive order from US President Donald Trump to prevent what he called “unlawful debanking.”“Many institutions also placed restrictions on banking digital asset activities, including on issuers, exchanges, or…

Streaming platform Deezer remains steadfast in its intent to help users avoid listening to AI-generated music: The company on Tuesday said it is working on a new toggle that lets users filter out AI-generated music uploaded to its platform. The feature is expected to be available before the end of the year. Deezer said turning on the toggle will stop you from seeing AI-generated tracks, albums, and related artists in search results. “We’ve seen clear user demand for the ability to filter out AI-generated music, and we are now giving everyone the option to remove this content completely from their…

Kelly Clarkson’s now-notorious visit to Art of Play in Brooklyn — home to a beloved automaton bird named Molly — has been made public. The security footage, which shows inside the small business, was obtained by Pablo Torre, who aired it as part of his podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” on Tuesday. It shows Clarkson, who is wearing a yellow shirt, baggy pants, a baseball cap and a backpack. As she enters the shop, where she begins to browse. She picks up a a kaleidoscope and looks through it for a few seconds before she comes upon Molly, the piece…