No. 120: Gift bots, smart pants and a self-arranging sofa
TG it’s Friday: A happy April 15, everybody. Long Island’s own Franklin National issued the first bank credit card on this date in 1951. Seth Rogan is 34; Leonardo Da Vinci…
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No. 119: Cold Spring patent fight, Ruchi goes Glam and the dawn of the smart nightstand
It’s Monday again: A great start to the week everybody and welcome new readers, including Molly, Roxanne, Kathy, Art, Lee and Carolyn. It’s April 11. The Apple-1 computer was released on…
No. 118: Hulu on Optimum, a state Spend-O-Meter and drones with chainsaws
TG it’s F: The Venus de Milo was discovered on this day in 1820 by a Greek peasant named Yorgo Kentrotas. Not clear what he did with the arms. Julian Lennon,…
No. 117: Baldassano builds, VW plants and the Taliban get their own app
Monday, Monday: A great start to the week everybody and welcome new readers, including JoAnna, Matt, Steven, Julie, Sharon, Michele, Leonard, Kate, Chaz and Bob. It’s National Chicken Cordon Bleu Day….
No. 116: A Bettr app, test-tube leather and disposable phone numbers
TG it’s F: A good Friday to everyone and welcome new readers. It’s All Fools’ Day, the celebration of which dates back so far no one is really sure how it…
No. 115: A $5M contract dispute, smiley faces and how rich is rich in NYC
It would be Monday: An unseasonable start of the week to everybody and welcome new readers, including William, Toni, Glenn, J.T., Matthew and Shigeto. Great to have you aboard. Computer…
No. 114: Bad websites, mighty wind and tacos with Guinness sauce
TG it’s Friday: Hope you haven’t put the snow blower up on blocks. Bennett Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s is 65 today. Ben suffers from anosmia, the loss of smell…
No. 113: Pi Day, boot camp and a presidential shout-out
It’s Pi Day: A happy 3.14 everyone and hope you’re enjoying all that extra daylight. It’s the start of a week of heavy economic data, led by February retail sales and…
No. 112: Cyber whomping, solar surges and what a friend we have in cheeses
TG it’s F: A great Friday, everybody. It’s March 11, on which one year ago Innovate LI posted its first story, a scoop on former Forest Labs star Charles Ryan…
No. 111: Modeling Trump, remembering Tomlinson and an SBU smackdown for apps
Happy Monday everybody and welcome new readers, including Mike, Laurie, Matthew, Jeffrey, Kevin, Jules, Elaine and Stefanie. Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email and the first to send one in…
No. 110: Hack the Pentagon, SolarCity woes and dog days in Anchorage
TG it’s F: A happy Friday everybody. It’s March 4, the first day of business for the first U.S. Congress of 1789. Much like today, not much happened. It took another…
No. 109: Ren rocks, Hofstra roars and 2015’s top elective surgeries
Monday, Monday: A great start to the week everybody and welcome new readers, including Keith, Mark, Eryn, Diana and whoever that is at Deloitte. It’s Leap Day, which occurs in years…
No. 108: A really clean room, intravital views and why entrepreneurs are so hot on Tinder
And away we go: A much-deserved TGIF everybody. It’s Feb. 26, on which the official groundbreaking for the Golden Gate Bridge was held in 1933. Jackie Gleason would have been 100…
No. 107: Maine import, the power of sleep and oh those naughty Neanderthals
And we’re off: A great start to the week everybody and welcome new readers, including Keith, Maurice, Lanny, Ted, Tad and Todd. (And thanks for the alliteration, guys.) Pump them…
No. 106: Asbestos duds, Edison’s foil and Playboy’s got new bounce
TG it’s F: A happy close to the work week everybody, and only one more day of reporting from South Carolina. Sweeet. Edison patented his phonograph on this day in 1878….