AI offers higher risks (and some rewards) in hiring cycle
By LEE STEMKOSKI // Artificial intelligence is becoming more prevalent in many areas of life – and one growing area of growing concern, at least among employers, is the use…
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In this mystery theater, fine food’s only part of the fun
By ZELORY GREGLER // The “magical mystery tour,” you know … but the “edible mystery tour?” Now you’re cooking. At least, you’re eating. And cracking codes, parsing puzzles and otherwise…
Commercial real estate stars shine at CIBS soiree
By GREGORY ZELLER // The best and brightest of the regional commercial real estate industry have received their just desserts. There were hors d’oeuvres, too. Food, fun and the fine-tuned…
At SBU, shooting for the moon, or at least baying at it
By GREGORY ZELLER // Sheep need not apply. If that wasn’t the tagline of The Wolf Den, a Nov. 13 industry-academia showcase strengthening ties between Accelerate Long Island and Stony…
NY’s tide has turned, but only love can end opioid deaths
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // Imagine getting a $3,200 return on every dollar you invested, while simultaneously saving 6,523 lives over the course of just two years. The New York…
Santander, Stony Brook eye ‘career-relevant’ training
By GREGORY ZELLER // A big-time grant from a Spanish financial institution – by way of its Boston-based U.S. subsidiary – will supercharge a leading Long Island university’s workforce-development efforts….
SNAP: As Congress lays down, Long Islanders step up
By TERRY LYNAM // When I was 20 years old, my girlfriend (now my wife) and I applied for and received food stamps for about a month. We’d just driven…
Cold start: Ram’s back – and this time, the weight is on
By TARA TERRANOVA // Ramuel “Ram” Maramara is no stranger to high ambition. And his latest project – helping to power a cleaner future with gravity-based energy storage – is…
The future of SBU biotech starts in the center
By TOM MARINER // The Center for Biotechnology at Stony Brook University has long been one of New York State’s most powerful engines for life-sciences innovation. And it’s not letting…
Big cancer-therapy ambitions for 3D-printed ‘mini colon’
By GREGORY ZELLER // The species that brought you Mini-Me, the MINI Cooper and M&M’s Minis now gives a poop with the “mini colon.” Behold, the world’s first functional, drug-testable,…
Rewriting the book on retail (and community spirit)
By TARA TERRANOVA // Krista Lochren believes there’s hope for readers, even in the age of AI. Artificial intelligence, Amazon and other addictive algorithms are designed to steal attention spans….
As government slogs, the environment needs a hero
By FRANK PICCININNI // Across Long Island, the front line of environmental restoration isn’t buried deep in the Pine Barrens or hidden behind agency fences. It’s in our yards, parks…
AI won’t replace CRE brokers – but it will redefine them
By RALPH BENZAKEIN // The commercial real estate industry has always been shaped by information. For decades, brokers and developers have built their advantage on what they know – market…
At BagelFest, honoring the champions of breakfasts
By GREGORY ZELLER // The New York Mets didn’t make the World Series this year, but there’s still plenty of action this Fall at Citi Field – especially if you’re…
As AI imposters proliferate, time to reconsider ‘rights’
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Artificial intelligence is turning the entertainment industry upside down. Platforms like Sora and Anthropic have blurred the lines between real performers and AI-created imposters. Renowned performers…