Finally, slowly, accountability comes for social media
By JACI CLEMENT // Two cases. One topic: Accountability. The landmark settlement with Meta – reached without Meta admitting wrongdoing – has the Internet on fire, and rightly so. Meta agreed to…
No. 1032: On groundhogs, frigid stretches and hot soup – and the lab where everybody knows your name
Ground level: Up and over, dear readers, as we hurdle another hibernal hump and race into the second half of another wintry workweek (and the second half of Winter…
Health, faith restored by ‘amazing’ kidney donation
By GREGORY ZELLER // A middle-school teacher from Rego Park is alive and well and preparing to return to his classroom, thanks to a surprise gift from a virtual stranger….
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…
Octo-online: Engagement, rescue in the digital ocean
By AHMED ABDELLA // While the world’s most bustling metropolis is just miles away, Long Island is surrounded by an even more active and interesting underwater ecosystem. Unfortunately, many of…
Spotting opioid overdoses before they happen, with AI
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Stony Brook University computer professor with an AI algorithm that detects substance abuse through language has refocused the impressive prediction technology on opioids – with…
As AI evolves, the battle for control begins in court
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // In a haunting scene from 1968’s iconic “2001: A Space Odyssey,” sentient computer HAL 9000 turns off two astronauts’ life-support systems so it can assume…
Tough year, but don’t write off social media just yet
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Social media, our culture’s dominant media force for nearly two decades, had a rough year. Following lightening-rod Elon Musk’s purchase, advertisers are fleeing Twitter. Lawmakers…
From India, digital small-biz lessons worth repeating
By JYOTI JAISWAL // As an Indian-born businesswoman who has lived in the United States since 1999, I always tell people how proud I am that India is my birthplace…
How ‘Innovation and Choice’ Act threatens minority biz
By PHIL ANDREWS // Legislation that politicians claim will protect small businesses from the alleged monopoly power of large tech companies will end up depriving entrepreneurs of vital revenue streams…
Facebook’s bold lies glare amid historic blackout
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On Oct. 4, we were transported back to 2004 – a time before Facebook. Facebook’s entire platform was offline: No Facebook. No Instagram. No WhatsApp….
Backing small biz, LIA wades into federal antitrust war
By GREGORY ZELLER // Suggesting they could “fracture the technology industry” – with especially harmful effects on technology-driven Long Island socioeconomics – the Long Island Association is speaking out against…
No. 571: A Grimm tale, featuring space shots, young geniuses and Twin Peaks – plus, a toast to the tapsters
Shock and thaw: It’s Wednesday already, intrepid innovators, as we hustle through another busy – and blessedly warmer – week of socioeconomic innovation. We’ll drink to that: Businesses are…
Pay attention: TikTok has already changed the world
By DAVID CHAUVIN // For those who don’t regularly interact with Generation Z, TikTok’s meteoric rise to the forefront of public attention is somewhat bewildering. Throw in the president’s public…
No. 529: On loop-de-loops, safe bets and SUNY’s status – and Capt. Bligh’s revenge
Roll with it: Here we go, dear readers – the third and final leg of already legendary 2020, complete with an ongoing pandemic, history’s most important presidential election…