Archive for September 2021

If there’s one thing we’ve seen first-hand over the past year and a half of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s that following the science and taking the advice of experts when it comes to health care crises saves lives. Read More

Vesper, a Boston-based smart microphone which Amazon has repeatedly invested in, has raised another $18 million. Read More

The analysis drew criticism from the industry-backed group supporting the initiative, which contended the report attempted to "silence the voices of workers and voters across Massachusetts." Read More

After what was perhaps the weakest fall on record last year for student housing, the sector is picking up steam again as the fall 2021 semester is in full swing. Read More

Applying fiscal principles to the substantial federal funds available for education could make good on the state’s collective commitment to educational excellence and enable the state to make up ground lost during the pandemic. But the clock is ticking, writes the president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation and executive director of the Massachusetts Business Alliance…

Akamai Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) is making a $600M acquisition to strengthen its cybersecurity portfolio, an area that has become increasingly key to its business in recent years. Read More

The startup plans to hire both at its headquarters in Cambridge and at its research and development facility in Jupiter, Florida. Read More

Good morning, everyone, and happy National Coffee Day. Here’s where you can get a free coffee, and here are the five things you need to know to start your workday, plus VC fund starts, Lottery profits and thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Read More

Pandemic or no, entrepreneurs say it is insurtech’s time to shine given the massive opportunities in parts of the business ranging from data-crunching to distribution. Boston’s nascent insurtech sector has raised nearly as much in the past 18 months as it did in the first two decades of the 21st century. Read More

These are fraught times as we navigate a new normal. Be sure you don’t confuse rights with the responsibility to follow the rules. Read More