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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

The read: A quiet slip today for stocks. The month is mixed across the indexes; Bitcoin has been climbing this month.

Sep 23 · closedPast monthTodayLevelDow−1.0%51,512Nasdaq−0.7%26,936S&P 500−0.8%7,706Bitcoin−2.1%$84,37710-yr Treasuryin points+0.155.11%

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Policy · NYC school AI moratorium

New York City paused classroom AI through eighth grade and changed how it buys software

The pause covers nearly 600,000 children, about two thirds of the district, and the same policy bars any tool the district cannot call necessary to learning.

A New York City public school in cobalt light, its brick facade and covered entrance walkway behind a magnified school purchase order that reads CLASSROOM AI, ON HOLD, stamped in red EVERY TOOL MUST BE NECESSARY TO LEARNING. A line at lower right reads A coalition recommends what comes back.

Sep 9 · 5 min read · Morning Byte · by Keith Andrade

The three takeaways

  1. Nearly six hundred thousand children lose classroom AI for one school year.

  2. Tools the district's review cannot call necessary to learning get barred.

  3. Exceptions name students with disabilities, multilingual learners and career readiness.

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