Archive for January 2024
iRobot loses nearly $200M in value as hopes for Amazon deal dim
According to a report published in the Wall Street Journal, Amazon was told during a Thursday meeting with European officials that the proposed deal is likely to be rejected. Read More
Read MoreiRobot plunges on report that EU regulators plan to block Amazon deal
According to a report published in the Wall Street Journal, Amazon was told during a Thursday meeting with European officials that the proposed deal was likely to be rejected. Read More
Read MoreSharing the wealth: Boston tourism group looks to include more neighborhoods
Boston has more than 20 neighborhoods, but few of them have traditionally benefited from tourists who come to walk the Freedom Trail or catch a game at Fenway Park. Hilina D. Ajakaiye, executive vice president of Meet Boston, is looking to change that. Read More
Read MoreHere’s how Hack.Diversity’s CEO plans to boost diversity amid DEI cuts
A few months into her new role, Michelle De La Isla says that layoffs and shrinking DEI programs won’t deter her from furthering Hack.Diversity’s goal to break down barriers for Black and Latino professionals in tech. Read More
Read MoreFranklin Cummings Tech secures funding to begin new campus construction
Franklin Cummings Tech will start building its new campus in Roxbury’s Nubian Square this spring after securing the last piece of financing it needed. Read More
Read MoreLowell chipmaker Macom cut CEO pay by 28% in 2023
Macom Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. dates back to its founding as Microwave Associates in 1950. Read More
Read MoreStop & Shop shopping center in Fall River sold to California buyer
The grocery store is the only tenant in the 71,000-square-foot property, located just off an I-195 exit. Read More
Read MoreRobinhood agrees to pay $7.5M fine to Mass., change ‘gamification’ practices
The California-based online brokerage has agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine, overhaul its digital engagement practices and take steps to increase cybersecurity in order to settle a 2020 case brought by Massachusetts securities regulators. Read More
Read MoreQuinn Emanuel names first female co-managing partner in Boston
Aliki Sofis, who joined Quinn Emanuel’s Boston office in 2018, was named co-managing partner. Read More
Read MoreHotels, restaurants seek balance between technology and personal service
Hotels and restaurants rushed to put in place new tech, like QR codes, when the pandemic hit. Now the hospitality industry is in the odd position of rolling some of that back in the name of personal customer service. Read More
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