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…
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Creativity, compassion shine in latest Venture Challenge
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s great collegiate-level innovation competitions staged its Spring 2025 installment last week – and, as usual, it did not disappoint. Now in its…
No. 954: In which we’re tougher than tariffs, proud of Mom, a bit skittish about startups and big on brains
Economics 101: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the hump of another busy workweek – and with foreign governments, the U.S. Congress and common sense apparently powerless…
The Debrief: Innovation, front and center at Adelphi
Adelphi University has many thriving hubs. Among its most active and progressive is the Adelphi University Innovation Center, a pulsating nerve-point of high-tech presentations, hands-on workshops and interactive demonstrations…
Time to add nuclear back to Long Island’s energy mix
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Nuclear power is back – and despite its bad history with nuclear power, Long Island needs to consider it as a progressive energy source. In…
No. 951: Kidney swapping, larvae and substances both hard and smooth, on a good day to take a nap
Wake-up call: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the fourth Friday of February, wrapping up a busy Winter workweek and the second month of…
Online-search woes multiply as Google dips, AI rises
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // For nearly two decades, Google has enjoyed an iron grip on the search-engine market – but the rise of artificial intelligence-driven search alternatives, most notably…
BBC video spotlights Zarb Biz School tech, techniques
By GREGORY ZELLER // The eyes of the world are on Hofstra University. At least, the eyes of people who tune in to Leader Generation, a series of comprehensive video…
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…
No. 933: On cocoa, cones and Kofi Annon (plus the origins of life on Earth, and other tidbits)
Friggin’ superstitions: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but Friday the 13th – the second (and last, obviously) of 2024. Hey, we’re not going to…
Trump 2 could supercharge intellectual property law
By ALLISON SINGH // Intellectual property wasn’t a big subject in 2024 campaign speeches or political slogans, but it will play a big role in the new Presidential administration. This…
Unbalanced: With everything at stake, news media fail
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s time for a reckoning among our national news media. I say this is a card-carrying member of that very same media machine, as the editorial…
AI needs some history lessons, for posterity’s sake
By ALLISON SINGH // As a lawyer, I’m not deeply concerned about artificial intelligence. But as someone who cares about history – especially Long Island history – I’m very concerned….
In little Leo, the face of future personalized medicine
By GREGORY ZELLER // A California biotech has leveraged artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge tools in a perilous rescue mission focused on a 2-year-old Setauket boy born with an unusual…
Meta physics, royal pains in the age of digital disclosure
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Two seemingly disparate events have recently captured our collective attention: the British Royal Family’s handling of media relations and Meta’s strategic decision to steer away…