In Musk’s Twitter play, red flags about media influence
By GREGORY ZELLER // So, a world-famous billionaire futurist with apparently unlimited resources, an affinity for weed and a continent-sized ego (with a mouth to match) is taking over Twitter…
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Biden slips, old wounds fester in new Hofstra survey
By GREGORY ZELLER // Most Americans approve of the White House’s response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion – but that’s about the only part of President Joe Biden’s job performance earning…
With Goddard on board, Qunnect fires all rockets
By GREGORY ZELLER // If ever there was a can’t-miss 21st Century business proposition, un-hackable communications networks just might be it. Ultra-secure networking is a rock-solid concept with vast potential…
Innovation in the Age of Coronavirus
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
Biden’s offshore wind plan shines bright on Long Island
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Biden Administration has announced an ambitious plan to dramatically increase the use of offshore wind power along the East Coast – and stakeholders of all…
Clear culprit? Plenty of blame to share with COVID
By TERRY LYNAM // At no time in his decade-long tenure has New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo received as much criticism as he and the state Department of Health are…
As interests align, expect ‘net-zero’ investment to rise
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // We confront new reports every day describing new threats to the environment – the harsh realities of global climate change. Fortunately, our efforts to deal…
We’ll always have Paris: Biden re-ups, activists rejoice
By GREGORY ZELLER // Regional environmental activists are over the moon about President Joseph Biden’s swift action rejoining the Paris Agreement. Anne Reynolds, executive director of the Albany-based Alliance for…
Cold facts, with Dr. Fauci: Virus surging, but NYS ready
By GREGORY ZELLER // They’re thinking outside the box at different points along the COVID-19 vaccine distribution lines, and that includes New York State – where the thinking is decidedly…
Polls aren’t crystal balls (but they are solid-gold intel)
By DAVID CHAUVIN // No matter where you stand on the accuracy of the polls leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election, it’s not particularly hard to find supporting evidence….
With election over, COVID is no longer a political issue
By TERRY LYNAM // As we move beyond what has to be counted among the most acrimonious election seasons in history, hopes for a new era of bipartisan collaboration hinge…
As voting evolves, national voting laws must follow
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Election Day, plus two: The votes are still being counted, with paper-thin margins in key states. The President of the United States wants the counting…
Ya think? ‘Unconscious bias’ favors Biden’s ‘likability’
By GREGORY ZELLER // An Adelphi University psychology professor who’s deep into unconscious processes has gone where few election polls dare to tread – calculating not just what people think,…
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…
Suffolk IDA signs off on Spectronics Corp. move
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of President Trump’s most vocal corporate-sector critics will keep his international manufacturing business on Long Island, with help from the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency….