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…
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Revaluing U.S. prosperity, after eye-opening voyage
By TERRY LYNAM // Awestruck by natural beauty. Amazed by racial, ethnic and religious diversity. Shocked by living conditions. Thankful to be an American. Those are my biggest takeaways after…
Feeding the hungry, and the economy, at Island Harvest
By GREGORY ZELLER // A driving force against regional food insecurity is changing the way food banks operate, by addressing hunger’s root causes. In this case, unemployment, underemployment and the…
Marcum-Hofstra CEOs suddenly feel a little better
By GREGORY ZELLER // Inflation? Recessions? You worry too much, according to middle-market CEOs, who are suddenly feeling better about the national business climate. So says the latest CEO Survey…
German VCs stake distinguished prof’s anti-cancer ace
By GREGORY ZELLER // German venture capitalists have locked and loaded a Stony Brook University spinoff’s next-generation weapon against malignant tumors. Munich-based VC firm TVM Capital Life Science – whose…
After 15 years of legwork, time for action in Melville
By DAVID PENNETTA // Melville has a great business history – but action is needed now to keep the hamlet vibrant and relevant. The combination of office and warehousing spaces,…
LIMEHOF, legendary rockers take music to school
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s most dynamic museums is partnering with some of rock ‘n’ roll’s biggest names to promote music education throughout this region and beyond….
Stellar USAF gift fires musical mathematician’s lasers
By GREGORY ZELLER // A musical mathematician is studying theories about the ways light behaves – an effort marked by highest-level calculations, immense scientific potential and frickin’ lasers. Minus the…
CIBS panel accentuates commercial RE’s positives
By GREGORY ZELLER // “Cautious optimism” set the tone Feb. 16, when regional experts laid bare the realities of Long Island commercial real estate. Nearly 200 attendees packed RXR Executive…
Teaching Master Teachers a thing or two at the AERTC
By GREGORY ZELLER // A stronghold of higher-ed science is sharing its genius with Long Island’s littlest learners, with the help of some educational masters. A dozen representatives of the…
Birds do it, bees do it, even Long Island gardeners do it
By GREGORY ZELLER // A national movement toward safe zones for pollinating insects – critical to the survival of wildflowers, agricultural crops and the myriad animal lifeforms they support –…
Clever hospitality effort links Hamptons’ past, future
By GREGORY ZELLER // At the intersection of continuing education, workforce development, Hamptons hospitality, residential real estate and history, there is the Canoe Place Inn. And centered on the Canoe…
New York Tech’s ASD study smells like a winner
By GREGORY ZELLER // Autism spectrum disorder affects different people in different ways – and for those with an “insistence on sameness,” the disorder’s effects on the sense of smell…
Albany accelerates future of DNA manufacturing, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest state investment will help push a Long Island bioscience pioneer toward the brink of a DNA-manufacturing revolution. Through its Excelsior Jobs Program and chunky…
It’s all fun and Netflix, until the con artists take over
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Prestige television series, podcasts and documentaries about con artists are everywhere. On Netflix, which seems to be making these stories into a cottage industry, you…