How to survive and thrive in life after the ‘dead Internet’
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Is the Internet dying? Over the past year, websites across the Internet have experienced a significant drop in traffic from search engines. Some are reporting…
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Wearing it out: Questions abound on divisive devices
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, approved last week by a sleep-deprived U.S. Congress, slashes healthcare spending and potentially impacts Medicaid coverage for millions of…
Chatbots are charming – but can they keep a secret?
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Much has been made of the surface-level dangers of generative artificial intelligence: It writes like a robot, invents facts and struggles with nuance. These are…
No. 941: Supporting seniors, plugging peanut butter and vetting ancient vegetarians (but we’ll have the lobster)
We came, we thaw: Congratulations, intrepid innovators! You’ve survived the iciest Long Island workweek in a dog’s age and kindled another well-earned winter weekend. That’s got to toast your…
PR mega-merger threatens the very soul of creativity
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // In one memorable episode of “Mad Men,” Sterling Cooper merges into the tongue-twisting Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, igniting a chaotic clash of egos and overlapping…
Northwell, manufacturing partner eye wellness brand
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State’s largest healthcare provider is bulking up its already impressive commercialization efforts. New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health, also the state’s largest private employer, has…
A moment of silence as the iPod shuffles to the end
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Last week, the iPod officially died. The last available iPod, the most recent iteration of the Touch, was discontinued by Apple, finally ending a music-listening…
Time passes, but some hiring principles never change
By TOM MARINER // Tom’s three rules of employment: Hire great people Tell them what you do Get the hell out of the way Although an obvious simplification that ignores…
No. 523: Veteran ‘Ventures,’ pandemic page-turners and throwing shots with the real Doc Holliday
Engines of innovation: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we race to the end of another sticky summer workweek and throttle down for another well-earned weekend. Low key: It’s…
Employees honor Island CEOs with Glassdoor nods
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two visionary Long Island leaders made the cut Wednesday, when digital employment hub Glassdoor named its top United States CEOs of 2019. Northwell Health Chief Executive…
No. 411: In which Voder speaks, the Apple II arrives, iTunes departs – and the Avengers assemble!
Half full: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we reach the midpoint of another exciting week of socioeconomic innovation. Before we dive in, a warm welcome to new newsletter…
No. 407: Lincoln tinkers, Doyle detects, Alessi hustles and Northwell pays out – plus, the USPTO cometh
Variety show: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of another exciting week of inventing, incorporating and investing. It’s May 22 out there, and we’re shouting out first…
With patents aplenty, Canon leads Island innovation
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Japanese import and major Long Island stakeholder continued to set a breakneck U.S. patent pace in 2018 – big news on an Island where innovation…
No. 370: In which the Brookhaven IDA shines, the millennials rise … and the robocalls are winning
January thaw: Welcome to Wednesday, innovators, and the midpoint of 2019’s first full workweek. It’s Jan. 9 out there, and if you’re still writing “2018” on checks and other…
At Henry Schein, worth a Fortune and still climbing
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s only Fortune 500 company is actually a little more Fortune-ate than it was last year – thought its success is based on anything but…