As GenAI proliferates, keeping the law in human hands
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Generative Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the legal world – and maybe shrinking it. GenAI, as it’s known, is transforming how law is practiced, how legislatures…
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How AI can humanize communications, and why it must
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Two thousand twenty-five was the year the communications industry stopped pretending everything was fine. Behind the polished campaigns, conference panels and artificial-intelligence demos, something far…
No. 1022: On bartenders, blue jeans and some badly needed senior rentals, plus Santa before Santa was cool
Holiday rush: Better get cracking, intrepid innovators! The first workweek of December is wrapping up, leaving only 20 more days until Christmas – 19 shopping days, if you want…
No. 1012: Nations unite, CIBS eyes AI and Hofstra holds on to a winner – plus, yummy tripe for everyone!
Finish what you started: Kudos, dear readers! With focus, grit and a dash of dedication, you’ve completed another productive Autumnal workweek and reached the start of a bright and…
No. 1004: Forty-two blue! Omaha! Omaha! Down! Set! Pancakes! Sway! Molloy! HR, FTC … hut, hut!
Huddle up: You’ve done it again, intrepid innovator! Another workweek conquered, another weekend earned, another chance to “enjoy” some New York football. Yes, even with rookie sensation Jaxson Dart…
No 1001: Being mindful, playing Pac-Man and aiding tomorrow’s business leaders (with ancient aliens, maybe)
Fully recharged: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and the first edition of our second 1,000 newsletters. Full disclosure: We were emotionally drained after Wednesday’s big Newsletter Issue No. 1,000…
No. 969: Rentals rejected, nurses nurtured, Hofstra hyped – and why your kids are pulling an all-nighter
Sweet reunion: Hello again, dear readers! After our short-but-sweet Spring break, your favorite innovation-economy newsletter is back on the beat. We missed you, too! But here we are, reenergized…
New look, momentum fortify Hofstra’s ambitious mission
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s less a rebranding than a re-logo-ing, but however you define it, Hofstra University has a brand-new look. Over the course of two events – the…
In youth robotics, high hopes for manufacturing’s future
By TOM MARINER // It was as if I was transported to the Haas pit at the Formula One race in Monaco. Crews in logoed shirts, fervently tuning their complex…
Mentoring: Giving back (and helping yourself, too)
By MITCH MAIMAN // I’m a big proponent of giving back to the local economy – and one of the best ways to do that is through mentoring. My commitment…
No. 959: Preserving plastics, rewarding robots, affirming The Atlantic – and rub-a-dub in the hot tub!
Your future’s so bright…: Another Friday welcomed, another workweek (mostly) conquered, another well-earned weekend on the doorstep – with a sunny 70-degree Saturday on tap for Long Island! Well…
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. 957: Seafood scores, surgical robots soar and discrimination defeats itself, with baby pics in spaaaaace!
Everyone’s a winner: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and welcome to Spring, which sprung Thursday morning – making this both the end of another busy workweek and the start…
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…
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….