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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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,…
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…
In Tranq, a deadly new drug foe – with a running start
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Fentanyl can be 100 times more powerful than heroin and it killed more than 71,00 Americans in 2021, but another drug now sweeping the nation might…
Code blue: American hospitals in critical condition
By TERRY LYNAM // Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the financial health of America’s hospitals, but if things don’t change fast, millions soon will. Still…
‘Everything everywhere’ with Anne Shybunko-Moore
By TOM MARINER // The title of the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” accurately describes a treasure of Long Island, Anne Shybunko-Moore, CEO and owner of an important 52-year-old…
Hochul comes out swinging in rekindled housing fight
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // In her 2023 State of the State message, Gov. Kathy Hochul rekindled the debate on accessory dwelling units and affordable housing, which she sparked last…
Brick-and-mortar finds a spot in an e-commerce world
By MELISSA NAEDER // Service Merchandise, which is all e-commerce now but came to life as a unique 20th Century catalog showroom, was way ahead of its time. The term…
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…
City’s homelessness cure is worse than the disease
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // More than 60,000 New Yorkers show up at city homeless shelters every night. Another 3,400 choose the subways instead, or the streets. Holiday visitors to the…
Great hope in electroceuticals, and a frustrating pace
By TERRY LYNAM // Kelly Owens is the posterchild for bioelectronic medicine. Bioelectronics is a rapidly emerging medical field wherein precise electrical stimulation is used to diagnose and treat chronic…
Fifty years and one full circle at Contract Pharmacal
By TOM MARINER // A familiar theme for success – and for staying on Long Island – is “family owned and operated.” Look no further than Contract Pharmacal Corp., which…
Conservative SCOTUS’s next target: Affirmative Action
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Based on lengthy oral arguments in two recent high-profile cases, the U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to overturn decades-old precedents on Affirmative Action at public…
Will local issues outplay D.C. dysfunction? Stay tuned
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // The incredible (and, depending on your POV, incredibly concerning) proliferation of partisan politics has had wide-ranging cultural and political consequences – and the art of…
Innovators circle the wagons as medical debt spirals
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS// Student debt is getting all the attention these days, but about four times as many Americans – 100 million, to be exact – are fending off medical…