New York City
LegalTech New York Primer: Advice From Veterans
February 1, 2014
Download apps, plan ahead, and drink lots and lots of coffee. Heading to the Big Apple for the Super Bowl LegalTech New York? Well, aside from the most important advice that applies to events at both Met Stadium and the New York Hilton Midtown (wear comfortable shoes and bring very warm coats) here's some instant mentoring for newbies: >> Sprint: For newbies, do a lap of the vendor floors to get a feel for things, then go back and target those vendors that have products or services...
February 1, 2014
Download apps, plan ahead, and drink lots and lots of coffee. Heading to the Big Apple for the Super Bowl LegalTech New York? Well, aside from the most important advice that applies to events at both Met Stadium and the New York Hilton Midtown (wear comfortable shoes and bring very warm coats) here's some instant mentoring for newbies: >> Sprint: For newbies, do a lap of the vendor floors to get a feel for things, then go back and target those vendors that have products or services...
Smartphone Kill Switch Campaign Gathers Momentum
October 23, 2013
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman reiterated, on Monday, his commitment to pressuring smartphone manufacturers to install kill switches that can remotely disable smartphones in an effort to make them worthless to thieves and black market smartphone resellers. Standing alongside New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio at a press conference in the New York Attorney General's office in New York City, Schneiderman stated, in no uncertain terms, that adopting an industry-wide kill...
October 23, 2013
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman reiterated, on Monday, his commitment to pressuring smartphone manufacturers to install kill switches that can remotely disable smartphones in an effort to make them worthless to thieves and black market smartphone resellers. Standing alongside New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio at a press conference in the New York Attorney General's office in New York City, Schneiderman stated, in no uncertain terms, that adopting an industry-wide kill...
Cornell Is Spending $133 Million On A Massive New Tech School In New York
May 14, 2013
Cornell University will open a huge tech school on an island in New York City. Cornell NYC Tech is the result of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s request to create a new science school to fuel the growth of the New York City tech sector. Largely responsible for Cornell’s ability to open up the school is Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs’ $133 million donation. Other prestigious universities such as Columbia, NYU and Stanford were also looking to open up a new graduate school mainly focused on computer...
May 14, 2013
Cornell University will open a huge tech school on an island in New York City. Cornell NYC Tech is the result of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s request to create a new science school to fuel the growth of the New York City tech sector. Largely responsible for Cornell’s ability to open up the school is Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs’ $133 million donation. Other prestigious universities such as Columbia, NYU and Stanford were also looking to open up a new graduate school mainly focused on computer...
Building a Better Tech School
April 13, 2013
IF all the hopes and hype are warranted, a nondescript third-floor loft in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan offers a glimpse of the future, for New York City and for Cornell University. In truth, it doesn’t look like much — just cubicles and meeting rooms in space donated by Google. But looks deceive; here, with little fanfare, Cornell’s new graduate school of applied sciences is being rolled out. The sparkling, sprawling new campus on Roosevelt Island filled with gee-whiz technology...
April 13, 2013
IF all the hopes and hype are warranted, a nondescript third-floor loft in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan offers a glimpse of the future, for New York City and for Cornell University. In truth, it doesn’t look like much — just cubicles and meeting rooms in space donated by Google. But looks deceive; here, with little fanfare, Cornell’s new graduate school of applied sciences is being rolled out. The sparkling, sprawling new campus on Roosevelt Island filled with gee-whiz technology...
