Archive for August 2022
The National Beat: Tinder founder’s $60M mood ring venture, flying with Bezos and eyelash robots
In this week’s National Beat, we look at a mood ring venture from a founder of Tinder, as well as a look inside Meta’s secretive space in Pittsburgh that’s shaping the future of virtual reality. Read More
Read MoreFlagship-backed spinout from M.D. Anderson cuts 37% of workforce
Codiak Biosciences Inc. has laid off more than one-third of its staff as it puts two programs on pause. Read More
Read MoreSurtax on income over $1M could bolster failing Massachusetts bridges, advocates say
Advocates of the 4% surtax on income over $1M say the revenue could help address 600-plus deficient bridges. Read More
Read MoreTwo grocery chains launch inflation-focused marketing efforts
The Boston-area grocery store chains are offering a way for shoppers to save at a time when food prices are soaring — and with notably similar deals. Read More
Read MoreFTA: Inadequate staffing levels, weak safety guardrails at the MBTA
The federal government will not take over the MBTA, but issued a sweeping 90-page report Wednesday that says the transit authority has inadequate staffing levels and needs to strengthen its safety procedures. Read More
Read MoreThis cloud computing startup is run by Massachusetts high schoolers
TensorDock hosts its own servers across 11 data centers from Boston to Singapore and sells its services to customers like funded startups and researchers from universities. Read More
Read MoreFDA authorizes omicron-targeting booster vaccines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has greenlit updated Covid-19 boosters designed specifically to target the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the coronavirus. Read More
Read MoreCambridge Savings Bank provides $84.5M loan to boost housing in Winchester
With financing from CSB, Strategic Land Ventures will develop two mixed-unit developments in Winchester. Read More
Read MoreWaiting on hiring to get easier? There’s more evidence it won’t happen soon.
While the "quit rate" dropped, experts don’t see the labor market weakening just yet. Here’s why. Read More
Read MoreAt a ‘pivot point,’ MedMinder plans market shift with $35M
The maker of smart pill dispensers, which plans to move to Norwood later this year, received a new investment as was anticipated last week in the Business Journal’s Form D Friday. Read More
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