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CTO Matthew C. Fraser speaks during Mayor Eric Adams announcement to create Office of Technology and Innovation and signing executive order at City Hall Rotunda. New agency will consolidate all city technology agencies under a single authority to streamline their operations and foster inter-agency cooperation. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

New York City’s tech chief steps down, Mamdani’s tech priorities still unclear

After an extended stay as New York's top technology official, Matt Fraser is stepping down. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has named an interim replacement, but has been quiet…
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New York Mayor Eric Adams, whose corruption charges were dropped at the direction of President Donald Trump after he pledged support for the president’s deportation efforts, attends the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 27, 2025 in New York City. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)

New York City bets on blockchain, a technology most have discarded as useless

Why is New York City opening a new office, developing an extensive plan and sketching out pilot projects for a technology that much of the world gave…
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