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Woods Hole seeks to raise $500 million, billed as largest-ever campaign for ocean research
The fundraising campaign comes at a time when federal subsidies for scientific research are being pared back.
Well-funded AI science startup is putting down roots in Alewife
It’s one of the largest life science real estate deals in Greater Boston this year, a rare bright spot for a once-hot lab market that has gone flat.
Gold prices topped $4,300 last week. What’s driving the surge?
Gold sales can rise sharply when anxious investors seek a “safe haven” for their money.
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R.I. single-family home prices have jumped ‘higher and faster than anywhere else’ in the US, report finds
There is no municipality in the state where a household earning the median homeowner income of $112,858 can affordably buy a house, according to the the 2025 Housing Fact Book.
Sex is a big market for the AI industry. ChatGPT won’t be the first to try to profit from it.
Sexual content was a top draw for AI tools almost as soon as the boom in AI-generated imagery and words erupted in 2022.
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Under Trump, money is about to get tight — and Massachusetts isn’t ready
Beacon Hill will need to do more to protect critical services, avoid tax increases, and mitigate the economic pain caused by the GOP's assault on the region’s core health care, education, and science sectors.
ISO New England gets six proposals for Maine grid projects to harness wind power
The regional grid overseer is looking to improve electricity transmission from northern Maine to southern New England.
Tell us: How are you affording the costs of raising a child?
Are you finding creative ways to stretch your dollar? Have you fallen behind on other financial goals? We want to hear from you.
Shirley Leung
‘All fudged up’: The Ben in Ben & Jerry’s talks about an ice cream company’s fight for its soul
After Jerry Greenfield resigned in protest, Ben Cohen says he plans to stay at the beloved ice cream maker they founded and push to preserve its values.
For Boston Sand & Gravel, 700-plus new neighbors is cause for concern
A Charlestown cement plant has safety concerns over the big apartment complex planned next door.
Harvard’s endowment rose to $56.9 billion. The university is still facing extraordinary financial pressure.
The university also saw its first operating deficit in years as it braces for further fallout from its fight with the White House.
Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, has died
Stamberg joined NPR in the early 1970s when it was getting off the ground as a network of radio stations across the country.
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Nestlé to slash 16,000 jobs in cost-cutting push
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Trump announces deal with Boston manufacturer to make a common fertility drug cheaper for IVF patients
The new guidance will allow companies to offer fertility benefits separate from major medical insurance plans, like they do with dental and vision plans.
Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds
The report also said the wreckage of the Titan likely would have been found sooner had OceanGate followed standard guidance for emergency response.
US Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee
The lawsuit claimed the fee is unlawful and would significantly harm US businesses.