Technology

With more and more technology allowing parents to keep an eye on their children?s use of phones and social media, some experts say that parents have become more prone to monitoring their college-aged children even when they leave for college.

New York State Assemblywoman Monica Wallace is introducing state-wide legislation for facial recognition software in schools.

Five years ago, Uli Beutter Cohen started @SubwayBookReview, an Instagram account featuring photos of straphangers with their current reads. It now counts some 114,000 followers.

A team of researchers at the University of Vermont is using artificial intelligence to identify children who have anxiety or depression issues.

Representatives from Facebook and Google testified before the House Judiciary Committee to detail what they are doing to combat hate on their platforms. Facebook public policy director Neil Potts said its artificial intelligence technology helped the company take down millions of copies of the New Zealand mosque shooting after it was livestreamed last month.

Australia hopes its new laws that threaten prison and major fines for social media executives who fail to quickly remove violent livestreaming from their platforms will become a model for other countries.

Elana Mugdan is trying to go a year without using her smartphone. Vitamin Water chose Mugdan's "No-Phone" infomercial from more than 100,000 entrees, it says, in an attempt to demonstrate how we all ought to resist the monotony of scrolling, the same way Vitamin Water resists the monotony of bottled water.

Mogul Paris Hilton talks about travelling about 300 days a year as she runs her social media, perfume, skin care and DJing empires.

Walt Mossberg, the elder statesman of tech columnists, sent shock waves Monday when he announced he is quitting Facebook.

Retail and tech giant Amazon is reportedly planning to create a massive workplace in Long Island City, Queens. But can the area handle the influx of workers?

The NYPD released security camera video in connection with an apparent fight and beating that took place on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Oct. 12, 2018. Police hope to identify the people seen in the video.

A singer and YouTube creator is making music history. Taryn Southern's video for the song�"Break Free" has racked up more than 2 million views. She used artificial intelligence software to co-write and co-produce the song, which features passionate vocals and a pulsating beat. So why stop at one song?

Distracted driving is not just a bad habit but is all too often a deadly habit. Professional drivers say they see it nearly every minute. And the thing is that new technology designed to help the driver, including blind-spot monitoring systems and automatic emergency braking, is actually making bad drivers worse.

Queens teenager Brooke Pearson posted a video on her YouTube channel four months ago telling followers she would be taking a break for health reasons. She believed that the numbness in her hands and legs was from anxiety.

This is a good time to be looking for work in New York. 2018 has been a hot year for hiring. Expect that trend to continue next year, especially in certain fields. Technology continues to thrive, according to Ryan Sutton, the district president for technology and creative at Robert Half, a staffing agency. A lot of the startup activity that was always in Silicon Valley and on the West Coast has moved to New York.

Take a closer look at certain photos of Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Kylie Jenner, and Johnny Depp. You probably wouldn't be able to tell that they aren't the real celebrities. Instead, this is the face of one man who can make himself look like anyone. Elliot Rentz, who goes by the name of Alexis Stone, says he is not just a makeup artist?he is a visual artist. The 24-year-old lives in the U.K. For the last year and a half, he has been transforming himself into realistic celebrity replicas.

Obsessions with social media?what could go wrong? JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association has printed a piece calling out Snapchat and a condition coined "Snapchat dysmorphia."