David Matthews

New York

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Staff Writer at New York Daily News

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Reddit sues AI company behind Claude chatbot for stealing user data

1 day ago | nydailynews.com | David Matthews

Reddit is suing artificial intelligence company Anthropic for allegedly illegally “scraping” comments to train its chatbot Claude. Reddit claims that Anthropic programmed other bots to steal user data for Claude, which then “intentionally trained on the personal data of Reddit users without ever requesting their consent.” Reddit said this occurred without any sort of licensing agreement between the two companies.
Body of missing NY woman found on Maine mountain

2 days ago | nydailynews.com | David Matthews

The body of a New York woman who disappeared while hiking in Maine with her father was found on Wednesday, one day after his body was recovered. The body of 28-year-old Esther Keiderling was located around 1 p.m. in a wooded area of Mount Katahdin’s Tableland, in Baxter State Park, according to park officials. The discovery came roughly 24 hours after the body of her father, 58-year-old Tim Keiderling, was found on Tuesday near the summit of Katahdin.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings air quality alert, hazy conditions to NYC

2 days ago | thebrunswicknews.com | David Matthews

By David Matthews, New York Daily News NEW YORK - An air quality alert was issued for New York City, as well as parts of New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday in response to southern-drifting, hazy smoke from Canadian wildfires and rising ozone levels. The smoke is coming from fires in the central Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings air quality alert, hazy conditions to NYC

2 days ago | thederrick.com | David Matthews

NEW YORK — An air quality alert was issued for New York City, as well as parts of New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday in response to southern-drifting, hazy smoke from Canadian wildfires and rising ozone levels. The smoke is coming from fires in the central Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings air quality alert, hazy conditions to NYC

2 days ago | nydailynews.com | David Matthews

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Chinese couple charged with smuggling crop-destroying fungus

2 days ago | nydailynews.com | David Matthews

A Chinese couple are accused of trying to smuggle a crop-destroying fungus into the U.S.Yunqing Jian, 33, allegedly attempted to illegally import Fusarium graminearum — a potent, toxic pathogen that causes blight and other diseases in crops like wheat, corn and rice — at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in July. Inspectors found the “potential agroterrorism weapon” in small baggies wrapped in tissues in the backpack of Jian’s boyfriend, 34-year-old Zunyong Liu.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings air quality alert, hazy conditions to NYC

2 days ago | swoknews.com | David Matthews

NEW YORK — An air quality alert was issued for New York City, as well as parts of New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday in response to southern-drifting, hazy smoke from Canadian wildfires and rising ozone levels. The smoke is coming from fires in the central Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. kAm%96 }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46 D2:5 8C@F?5\=6G6= @K@?6 4@F=5 2AAC@249 @C 6G6? 6I4665 F?962=E9J =6G6=D] ~K@?6 :D 2 A@==FE2?E E92E 7@C>D H96? DF?=:89E 9:ED 6>:DD:@?D 2?5 42?
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings air quality alert, hazy conditions to NYC

2 days ago | arcamax.com | David Matthews

NEW YORK — An air quality alert was issued for New York City, as well as parts of New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday in response to southern-drifting, hazy smoke from Canadian wildfires and rising ozone levels. The smoke is coming from fires in the central Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The National Weather Service said ground-level ozone could approach or even exceed unhealthy levels.
NY hiker found dead on Maine mountain, daughter remains missing

2 days ago | yahoo.com | David Matthews

The body of a New York man who disappeared while hiking in Maine over the weekend was found Tuesday afternoon, but his daughter remains missing. Tim Keiderling, 58, and Esther Keiderling, 28, both of Ulster Park, N.Y., set out on a hike to the summit of Mount Katahdin on Sunday, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Man jumps over wall at Mar-a-Lago to 'marry' Trump's granddaughter

2 days ago | nydailynews.com | David Matthews

A Texas man who was arrested on Tuesday for trespassing at Mar-a-Lago allegedly told investigators he wanted to “spread the gospel” and “marry Kai,” President Trump’s 18-year-old granddaughter and eldest child of Donald Trump Jr.Palm Beach police were called to the property around midnight and were met by Secret Service agents who’d detained Anthony Reyes after he allegedly “jumped over the wall” surrounding the property, according to an arrest report obtained by NBC News.

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