Marie Cusick, WMHT

The GlobalFoundries computer chip manufacturer announced earlier this week that the company will move forward with construction of a new research and development facility at its Fab 8 campus in Malta.

The facility, which will be called the Technology Development Center (TDC) represents another $2 billion investment in the Capital Region by the company, bringing the overall total to $8 billion. They cite a shift in the computing industry from PCs to mobile devices, which has driven demand for their chips.

If you missed the governor's State of the State speech, which ran over an hour, we've pulled together our annual Innovation Trail recap, coming in at just over three minutes:

You can also read the full 312 page written version here.

At a cabinet meeting in Albany today, Governor Cuomo expressed outrage that Congress didn't pass a $60.4 billion federal relief package for Sandy victims.

The bill has already passed the Senate and Cuomo said he was repeatedly assured by Republican leaders in the House that they would vote on it on New Year’s Day.

He said the slow response from the federal government is causing people in the region to suffer, and said the delay was "unprecedented." 

NPR reports that House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has now said votes on the relief package would take place by January 15th. 

See some of Governor Cuomo's comments to reporters below:

Most of us know all about DNA, the genetic building blocks that make us unique. But in recent years, there’s a lot of interest in RNA— a molecule that controls how our genes are expressed.

It has implications for treating everything from cancer to Alzheimer’s disease and millions of dollars in federal and state investment are going into RNA research at the University at Albany.

Watch our latest story about UAlbany's RNA Institute for New York NOW:

A report published Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finds that sea level increases over the next century will have significant impacts on coastal communities.

According to the report, the global sea level change is expected to be at least 8 inches but no more than 6.6 feet by 2100. The broad range is due to uncertainty about how much the Greenland and West Antarctica ice sheets will melt.