Archive for February 2023
As AI heats up, MIT grad focuses on ‘de-biasing’ technology
MIT graduate Elaheh Ahmadi is the co-founder of Themis AI, a startup developing debiasing technology for AI models. Originally from Tehran, Iran, Ahmadi was named to BostInno’s 25 under 25 list in 2022. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and the meaning of ‘Project Aquarius’
Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Friday. Read More
Read MoreFilings show Wayfair alum raises $3.6M for online business, other startups raise $54M-plus
Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More
Read MoreBPDA board members push back on Wu’s reforms in charged meeting
The four-member board voted to table the mayor’s executive order to immediately begin some of her desired changes. Members took issue with the speed of change and what some saw as a lack of clarity around what the administration wants to do. Read More
Read MoreOne local engineering firm is behind much of the Seaport’s rise
Few would know it, but one engineering firm has been behind many of the Seaport’s most notable projects, including a number still underway or still in planning stages. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Balance hybrid work with office culture, collaboration
Sentinel Group’s CEO makes the case in this BBJ op-ed why businesses and their people must balance “work anywhere” with the need to create in-office collaboration. Read More
Read MoreTwo Massachusetts law firms focused on elder and special needs merge
The Stoneham-based Mulvena Winston PC will navigate complex local and national trust, estate and other elder law needs. Read More
Read MoreWellesley biotech cuts one-third of staff, explores sale
A biotech with joint operations in Wellesley, Massachusetts and Louisville, Kentucky is laying off about one-third of its staff as it culls two drug programs. Read More
Read MoreBiogen has nearly made good on reported plan to cut 1,000 jobs in 2022
In late 2021, the Cambridge drugmaker reportedly began drafting plans to get rid of more than 1,000 positions. Now, it appears to have nearly accomplished that goal. Read More
Read MoreCeltics partners with Suffolk University on new sports-management program
Suffolk University has announced a multi-year relationship with the Boston Celtics to anchor a new sports management program in the Sawyer Business School. Read More
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