Wednesday, June 10, 2026
In today’s digest, Game 4, voting resources, and tech takeaways from the legislative session in Albany. 🏛️
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A reminder: Early voting for the Primary Election begins this Saturday! The early voting period will run through June 21, and then Primary Day is June 23. 🗳️ (Spectrum News)
Forecasters say a blast of severe heat, thunderstorms, damaging winds, flash flooding, large hail, and even the possibility of isolated tornadoes could hit the New York region tomorrow and Friday. ⚡ (Gothamist)
Temps are expected to climb above 90 degrees the next two days, with humidity pushing heat index values near or above 100 degrees for some commuters.
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Where to eat, drink, and celebrate the World Cup in New York and New Jersey (Eater)
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Yes, voters do care who really knows ball (City & State)
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Albany’s End-of-Session Tech Takeaways
Albany wrapped its legislative session in a last-minute blur, but not without some major implications for New York’s tech ecosystem. 🏛️
Lawmakers moved aggressively on AI, pricing, privacy, and infrastructure, but the next phase of the debate now shifts to the Governor’s desk and the chapter amendment process.
Here’s the digestible version:
🖥️ Data centers: One of the biggest bills would place a one-year moratorium on new or expanded data centers while layering on new hearings, environmental review, energy rules, community benefit requirements, and prevailing wage standards.
In other words: Lawmakers are trying to respond to concerns about energy use and local impact, but they’re also risking a slowdown in the very infrastructure that powers AI and cloud computing.
💸 Surveillance pricing: The bill targets the use of personal data to tailor prices, which is an easy concept for consumers to support. The catch is that the bill’s broad definition could sweep in not only unfair price increases, but also targeted discounts, loyalty rewards, and other tools companies use to lower prices for consumers.
In other words: A bill intended to stop consumers from being charged more based on their personal data could also make it harder for consumers to receive personalized discounts and save money.
🩺 Privacy and AI rules: Lawmakers also passed an updated New York Health Information Privacy Act, as well as an AI workforce reporting bill that would require companies with more than 50 employees to report annually on how AI affects their workforce, and a bill restricting certain AI companion features for minors.
Supporters see those as guardrails, but others argue the proposals are overly broad and could create significant compliance and implementation challenges.
What comes next starts now: Because the session ended in such a rush, many bills moved without much room for amendment.
That means the next phase is all about vetoes, signatures, and chapter amendments (the veto process allows the Governor until December 31 to decide what to do).
The big picture: New York is paying much closer attention to how tech shapes everyday life, from prices and privacy to jobs and infrastructure.
And, as always, Tech:NYC will be right in the thick of the conversation. 🗽
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New data on how we’re really using AI (HBR)
ElevenLabs recreates the voice of Osiel Mendoza, who has been living with ALS since 2017, using his speeches, voicemails, and other recordings (SF Giants / YouTube)
Kalshi plans workplace disclosure rule to combat insider trading (Wall Street Journal)
Concentrate AI, an NYC-based LLM gateway built for companies running AI in production, raised $5.1 million in pre-seed funding from True Ventures and RRE Ventures.
F2, an NYC-based deal management platform for credit investors and banks, raised $14 million in seed funding. HighlandX led the round, joined by YC, Left Lane Capital, NFX, and Torch Capital.
Pogo, an NYC-based consumer data and research platform, raised $32 million from Buckley Ventures, Mantis, 20VC, and Village Global.
Standard Bots, an NYC-based industrial robots developer, raised $200 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy.
Tech:NYC has partnered with Company Ventures, Blackstone LaunchPad, NYCEDC, and the Zahn Innovation Center to run the NYC Startup Internship Program, connecting NYC college students with paid summer internships at early-stage startups across the city.
We’re looking for volunteer mentors to support interns as they gain firsthand experience in startups and tech throughout the summer. Apply to be a mentor by June 20 here.
Lynx Collective and Flybridge Capital are hosting the $50k AI Startup Pitch Day. The prize: a $50,000 investment in one pre-seed AI startup, from Flybridge’s Next Wave NYC fund. Eight finalists pitch live on stage in NYC on June 29. Apply here by June 12.
Make It In Brooklyn is accepting applications for their Renewable Energy Pitch Contest, spotlighting companies advancing the future of clean and renewable energy. Selected startups will pitch before a panel of industry leaders and compete for up to $10,000 in funding and commercialization support. Apply here by June 18.
CUNY’s IT Job Fair on June 24 is looking to connect companies with upcoming graduates from their Cloud Engineer, Computer Networking, and Cybersecurity tracks. Companies can express interest here.
The Social Science Research Council has opened applications for their Just Tech Fellowship, a one-year, unrestricted award of up to $60,000 for researchers, artists, and practitioners working to understand and shape how technology impacts society and public life. Apply here by June 28.
KPMG Private Enterprise is accepting applications for their 6th Annual Global Tech Innovator Competition for entrepreneurs who are successfully making the transition from the startup phase to the next stage in the growth of their businesses. Apply here by July 6.
Endless Frontier Labs has opened applications for its 9-month program which helps founders transform their science and tech based ideas into commercially scalable companies. Apply here by July 31.
The Social Justice Fund is launching the Brooklyn Pitch Competition to help local businesses access the growth capital, strategic support, and connections they need to scale. The competition will award a total of $450,000 in unrestricted grant funding to selected Brooklyn-based businesses, including a $150,000 grand prize and additional finalist awards ranging from $25,000 to $75,000. Apply here by September 4.
CUNY 2x Tech’s NYC Tech Talent Pipeline Residency Program, connecting high-potential Computer Systems Technology students with NYC-based employers for 10-week, full-time internships focused on software engineering and data analytics. Employers can express interest here.
HubSpot’s How You Hustle, where you and your business could be featured and receive free press exposure to their 1.5 million subscribers. Apply here.
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