Did you knowSHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! In 14 years from now, no more fossil fuel-powered vehicles will be sold in New York. Last week,the state introduced a new law that requires all new passenger cars and trucks sold to be zero-emission by 2035. The bill was passed by New York’s Senate and Assembly and was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, aiming at reducing greenhouse emissions by 85% by 2050....

This morning,we reportedthat Twitter has officially opened its doors in New York City. The San Francisco based startup’s new digs are conveniently located amid the New York’s advertising Mad Men at 340 Madison Ave at 43rd Street in Manhattan. Mayor Bloomberg announced the news on Twitter this morning and joined Jack Dorsey at Twitter NYC to celebrate NYC tech and remember Steve Jobs. During the live opening, which was broadcastedhere, Twitter Co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey announced that New York City has more Twitter users than any other city in the world and the second most Twitter developers....

Last year around this time,we wrote aboutthe infamous StartupBus, founded by Elias Bizannes, an Australian now living in San Francisco, who proposed it on theSilicon Beach Google Group, a leading Australian tech entrepreneur forum which Bizannes also started. The plan is simple – get 25 entrepreneurs on a bus for 2 days and get them to create 5 startups that will be pitched to investors when they arrive in Austin. This year, Startup buses are leaving from San Francisco, New York City, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Miami and Cleveland....

New York is definitely a city that’s ahead of the curve as far as incorporating the latest technology into residents’ daily lives is concerned. The Big Apple is home tothe first restaurantto switch its entire ordering system over to the iPad, and the city’stech scene is thriving. Another first New York can add to its list is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’sOn the Go! Travel Station, a 47-inch touchscreen where subway users can access all they need to know about the subway....

In April of this year, we introduced you tothe 11 hottest companiesin New York City’s inaugural TechStars program. During the 3 month-long program, Bloomberg videographers followed the entrepreneurs through long days, even longer nights fueled by 5-hour energy drinks, multiple pivots and one potential love story, all under the shepherding of Managing Director David Tisch. The footage is one part documentary, one part reality TV show and it will air this fall over 7 episodes on Bloomberg TV....