No. 90: Ubering up, driverless Formula One and medical pot’s a bust
TGIF: A great Friday to everybody and welcome new readers. It’s Dec. 4, National Faux Fur Day. Not sure how to celebrate that, but have at it. The first Whopper…
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No. 89: Cyber Meh, Jackie Gleason’s bus and the recipe for GW microbrew
It’s Monday: A great start to the week everybody and welcome new readers, including John, Brian, Doug, Nicki, Lorraine and Wendy. It’s Cyber Monday, a term coined in 2007 by National…
No. 88: A Breather for you, two months for Zuckerberg and a 43North winner goes south
It’s Monday: Time to start worrying about what you’re drinking on Thursday. Riesling? Certainly. Pinot Noir? Yes, if you’re not serving anything with marshmallows on it. If so, you’re better off…
No. 87: Pharma grows, Foye goes and why men eat more when they’re around women
TGIF: A good Friday, everyone and a special welcome to new readers. Microsoft Windows 1.0 was released on this day in 1985. Joe Walsh has made it to 68. Go West,…
No. 86: Koch speaks, Altman muses and an app that reads your smile
Post Paris Not included in the 350 or so injured in Friday night’s terrorist attacks in Paris are potentially hundreds more who survived without physical harm but will likely begin…
No. 85: In-Fidelity, Eddie Cross and the $10 digital kiss off
Pitch slapped: There’s been mumbling about crazy valuations in the tech arena for months now, but the bubble began to take real shape this week as Boston-based mutual fund giant Fidelity…
No. 84: Baby, it was dark outside
The Great Northeast Blackout occurred 50 years ago today, plunging 30 million people into darkness and trapping 800,000 New Yorkers in the subway. The outage, which began at 5:16 p.m. – it lasted…
No. 83: Printed cars, a wicked Moustache and $1 million a foot public transit
Russian right over: The local daily has been urging Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov to come by and chat with Nassau County officials now that the Russian billionaire has taken a controlling…
No. 82: Broken engagements, cars for kids and what’s eating David Calone
Yes, it’s Monday: A good start to the week everyone, and a special welcome to new readers, including Kirk, Erin, Barry, Ethan, Bob, Russell, Neela, Ron, the Georges, Sal, Carol, Arnold,…
No. 81: From AutoDesk to Zootly, with some bacon-tasting seaweed in between
TGIF: A great Friday everybody and welcome new readers. It’s National Candy Corn Day, on which we celebrate the lasting achievement of George Renninger of Philly’s Wunderle Candy Co. in 1880…
No. 80: Mark Cuban, Uncle Fester and a real Italian hottie
TOP O’ THE WEEK: A great Monday, everybody and welcome new readers Keith, John, the Michaels, Mark, Erin, Bob, Flo, Bonnie, Sean and more. Oh, and an incoming sponsor, the Islip…
No. 79: Uber’s up, the Hamptons are down and CA is maybe a push
TGIF: A good Friday everybody and welcome new readers. It’s Oct. 23, on which we celebrate Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro, who decreed that a “mole” of any substance has the same…
No. 78: Gluons, fake skin and white bucks for Billy the Kid
ISOTOPIA: The Nuclear Science Advisory Committee is pretty much what it sounds like – a group of scientists that advises the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation on ways…
No. 77: Ratchets, new beer rules and lobsters claw their way back
TGIF: A good Friday everybody and welcome new readers. Just five days to go until the Innovator of the Year awards and the chance to hob and nob with the brightest stars in…
No. 76: Dick Cheney, Cardinal Richelieu and the 51st shade of gray
The Beige Book is out this week, offering members of the Federal Reserve anecdotal economic data and sentiment from branch directors, businessfolk, economists and others. The report is produced eight…