It’s no secret that teeth are important tools for humans and animals alike. They allow us to eat, help us speak, and make for a handy weapon in a pinch. In many cases, teeth have even been used to make jewelry, much like the oldest jewelry ever discovered, 100,000-year old beads made from Nassarius shells. […]
Unlike California’s booming tech industry, which has its own home base in Silicon Valley, New York’s technology community has led a mainly nomadic existence. That, however, is about to change as a new 254,000-square-foot facility is in the works and expected to break ground in 2018. This massive workspace, dubbed “14th @ Irving,” will act […]
Approximately 86,004 real estate brokerage firms are operating in the U.S. today, and with so much competition, they sometimes have to get a little creative. Prominent New York real estate agency Douglas Elliman, for instance, is advertising the U.S. Secret Service as a hot new “amenity” at Trump Tower in an attempt to lure clients […]
Typically, when a person thinks of DNA testing, they think of medical testing on humans. However, one small laboratory is challenging this preconception, focusing their efforts on testing cotton. Cotton? Applied DNA Sciences is a small laboratory located just 90 miles away from New York City, and their scientists are looking for authenticity in the […]
Woe is Chipotle. The burrito joint recently took another poisonous public relations blow. According to Eater.com, reports of food poisoning from Chipotle in the New York City area were actually first broken on Twitter earlier this month. “This Chipotle thing is still ongoing. My editor ended up in urgent care after being deathly ill all […]
When suing under the False Claims Act, relators, or whistleblowers, are eligible for 15% to 30% of the amount recovered by their case. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re protected. According to a draft Government Accountability Office report, the Department of Energy’s nuclear program very seldom holds its civilian contractors accountable for unlawful retaliation against […]
There are currently 26.5 million businesses in the United States, and according to a recent infographic released by The Local Search Association, 2016 may be a big year for small businesses in particular. The infographic contains a significant amount of information concerning small business and small business marketing, which helps sum up the areas that […]
The U.S. media has been dominated by news of mass shootings, terrorism, and the U.S. presidential election, yet a major piece of news flew largely under the radar this spring. A new U.S. nuclear power plant went online for the first time in two decades, officially bringing the nuclear sector into the 21st century. On […]
Two key players in the burgeoning world of online art auctioning, New York-based Paddle8 and Berlin-based Auctionata, announced a merger earlier this month that could effectively boost both platforms’ reach and influence in the digital art world. At least 71% of all art collectors have purchased art online, and a recent survey of buyers ranked […]
In April, Shelby Bonnie’s worst fear came true: he lost his iPad. After a red-eye flight from San Francisco to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Bonnie noticed his iPad was missing from his carry-on bag. Bonnie, an investment banker with Allen and Company, thought he’d never see the device again. As Bonnie decided to continue […]