Torrington, CT
Business
Amazon Gets FAA Approval To Deliver Packages By Drone Amazon Gets FAA Approval To Deliver Packages By Drone
Amazon Gets FAA Approval To Deliver Packages By Drone Half-hour deliveries may soon be a reality. A fleet of drones is now poised to deliver packages for Amazon  Prime now that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the mogul company approval to deliver unmanned packages on Monday, Aug. 31. The company said that it went through a rigorous approval process, including demonstrating the safety and efficiency of its drones to FAA officials.  “This certification is an important step forward for Prime Air and indicates the FAA’s confidence in Amazon’s operating and safety procedures for an autonomous drone delivery service that w…

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by Christina Coulter
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Business
New CEO Named 'For The Next Era At IBM,' Company Says New CEO Named 'For The Next Era At IBM,' Company Says
New CEO Named 'For The Next Era At IBM,' Company Says A prominent IBM executive has been named as the company’s new chief executive officer. Arvind Krishna, IBM’s current Senior Vice President for Cloud and Cognitive Software, was announced as the company’s new CEO and member of its board of directors, effective as of Monday, April 6. Virginia Rommetty, IBM chairman, the company’s president and current CEO, will continue as executive chairman of the Board and serve through the end of the year, when she will retire after almost 40 years with the company. "I am thrilled and humbled to be elected as the next dhief executive officer of IBM, and a…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Business
AI-Powered Store Of Future Unveiled By Walmart In Levittown AI-Powered Store Of Future Unveiled By Walmart In Levittown
Ai-powered Store Of Future Unveiled By Walmart In Levittown As the technology surrounding artificial intelligence and supermarket convenience continues to evolve, one retailer is already a step ahead of the game: Walmart in Levittown. The Levittown location has been developing and installing everything from artificial intelligence-enabled cameras to interactive displays, a gigantic data center and more, suggesting, in the words of the corporation, “a retail future that seems like science fiction.” This high-tech Walmart location has been dubbed the Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL), according to Business Insider. As the name implies, the location is desi…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
NJ To Alaska: Chester Man With Heart Condition Rides 3,700 Miles For Science NJ To Alaska: Chester Man With Heart Condition Rides 3,700 Miles For Science
NJ To Alaska: Chester Man With Heart Condition Rides 3,700 Miles For Science When John Schwenck's dad was 25 years old in 1990, he rode is bicycle more than 3,700 miles from New Jersey to California and camped out along the way. A few years later, Schwenck's mom joined his father for another bike trip to Alaska. This one, though, was cut short, though, when the couple found out their son was planning an arrival much sooner than they expected. Now that the younger John is 25 years old, he's planning on making the same bike trip to Alaska. The only difference is that he's doing it with a rare heart condition for a goal of advancing scientific research. John Schw…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant, NY
Business
IBM Investing $2 Billion In New York For Artificial Intelligence Research IBM Investing $2 Billion In New York For Artificial Intelligence Research
IBM Investing $2 Billion In New York For Artificial Intelligence Research IBM is making a big investment in its future in New York. The Westchester-based company announced that it will be teaming with SUNY Polytechnic Institute to create a new “hardware lab” in Albany as part of a $2 billion pledge by the company to spread its footprint in New York. The AI Hardware Center at SUNY Poly will be established for artificial intelligence-focused computer chip research, development, prototyping, testing and simulation. Once established, officials said “the AI Hardware Center will be the nucleus of a new ecosystem of research and commercial partners, and further solidify…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Lifestyle
Facebook Wants You To Allow Its Cameras Into Your Home Facebook Wants You To Allow Its Cameras Into Your Home
Facebook Wants You To Allow Its Cameras Into Your Home Big brother may be getting a little bigger. Facebook announced it is launching a new electronic device, titled Portal, which is intended to optimize video calls for users. However, it remains unclear if people are open to the idea of an Internet-connected camera in their homes following several privacy issues with the social media giant. Earlier this year, millions of Facebook users may have had their data accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a data mining firm that worked on behalf of President Donald Trump’s campaign. Recently, Facebook acknowledged that hackers may have broken through securi…

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by Zak Failla
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
Business
Westchester-Based IBM Fourth Quarter Earnings Exceed Estimates Westchester-Based IBM Fourth Quarter Earnings Exceed Estimates
Westchester-Based IBM Fourth Quarter Earnings Exceed Estimates ARMONK, N.Y. -- The fourth quarter was a good one for IBM, which is headquartered in Armonk. The company announced revenue of $22.5 billion, an increase of 4 percent. The revenue beat investor expectations. The company earned about $5.18 per share, also beating investor expectations.  The company earned $36.5 billion in revenue in full-year strategic imperatives, an increase of 11 percent. Fourth quarter strategic imperatives revenues increased 17 percent. IBM earned $17 billion in full-year cloud revenue, an increase of 24 percent from last year.  "During 2017, we strengthened our p…

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by Sam Barron