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Mary Greer sits with her cat Pepper in the kitchen at her home in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, MA on Feb. 8, 2023. She had the oven on to take the morning chill out of the air and to comfort Pepper. Mary is struggling with the rising price of home heating oil and is receiving assistance. She has other bills and medical issues including two battles with cancer.

Majority of R.I. residents say cost of living is becoming harder to afford, according to survey

The availability of affordable housing, services for children, access to health care and food security, and jobs were among the key issues.

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Why extended warranties aren’t necessary
Retailers get a percentage or a commission for every extended warranty sold, and they often incentivize salespeople to push them.

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10 things to know before you buy in a community association
It’s important to understand what you can and cannot do.

The world economy will slow next year because of inflation, high rates and war, OECD says
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated Wednesday that international growth would slow to 2.7 percent in 2024 from an expected 2.9 percent pace this year.

Waltham software firm expanding with $2 billion deal
While many corporate IT departments have moved to cloud computing, Rocket remains focused on catering to big banks, health care systems, and others still relying on older style mainframe computers.

CVS pharmacists are at a breaking point, imperiling company’s reinvention plans

People walked in downtown Plymouth on Nov. 3.

More than a rock and the Mayflower, downtown Plymouth aims high

From left to right: Dr. Alden Doerner Rinaldi, Dr. Caitlin Brennan, Dr. Zachary Sager, Dr. Roxanne Sholevar, and Dr. Yvan Beaussant posed for a portrait inside one of the rooms at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln where terminally ill patients can receive synthetic psilocybin as part of a small trial.

Can magic mushrooms help hospice patients face death? Dana-Farber researchers want to find out.

Gen Z in Boston

In Chapter One of BoZton, we’ll touch on the burdens of soaring rent, the scramble to find an apartment, and the elusive dream of homeownership as it pertains to young people of the city.

Introducing BoZton, a video series for The Hub's 20-somethings

In Chapter One, we break down the burdens of housing for the city's Gen Z population.

Watch the trailer Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

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Introducing the Tech Power Players 50 list of 2023

Our second annual ranking spotlights leaders keeping New England’s technology scene vibrant in a challenging climate.

See who ranked No. 1Explore the full project

BOLD TYPES

Trustees of Reservations president and CEO Katie Theoharides.

Trustees CEO Katie Theoharides talks climate change

Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city’s business community to talk career paths, accomplishments, and visions for Boston’s future.

Explore the full series

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A heart sculpture on display near Framingham's downtown, with "welcome" written in a variety of languages.

Framingham is reinventing itself. Again.

The On the Street series looks at the past, present, and future of neighborhoods in Greater Boston.

Framingham’s public schools offer a pipeline for inclusionExplore the full series

See the Tech Unicorn Tracker

The Boston Globe's tech unicorn tracker lists startups headquartered in Massachusetts that have a valuation of at least $500 million.

Tech Power Players 50 nominations for 2024 now open

Tell us who should be on our list of the most influential and interesting people on the Massachusetts technology scene.

Listen to Globe Opinion's new podcast, ‘Say More with Shirley Leung’

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Famed feminist website Jezebel to be resurrected by Paste Magazine

Paste Magazine, a music and culture outlet, acquired Jezebel on Tuesday and planned to start publishing on the site again as soon as Wednesday. 9:27 a.m.

Tech executives at Microsoft and Amazon have dropped out of an upcoming software conference after at least one of the women on the agenda turned out to be fake.

Fake AI-generated woman on tech conference agenda leads Microsoft and Amazon execs to drop out

DevTernity organizer Eduards Sizovs admitted on social media that one of the featured speakers was an “auto-generated” woman with a fake title. 8:23 a.m.

The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

A conservative attack on government regulation reaches the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to fight fraud. 7:20 a.m.

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A spread from a pop-up dinner by the chefs of Little Friend's at Glou, a wine bar in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence.

4 pop-up restaurants worth checking out in Rhode Island in December 2023

A ticketed dinner serving small plates, a bar takeover from a Boston sake expert, smash burgers, and more. 6:00 a.m.

Cans of Tree House Brewing Company's New England IPA Julius made their way down the canning line of the brewery in Charlton in 2019.

Shareholder lawsuits are common. Here’s what makes the one at Tree House Brewing unique.

The case is a face-off between a minority shareholder, Eric Granger, and the duo that owns 98 percent of the successful brewery. 5:45 a.m.

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cyber security, the digital crime concept, and data protection from hackers

AIM to help diverse companies improve digital skills

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A George Mason University fan holds up a Sports Illustrated magazine.

Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong

The once-powerful publication said it was firing a company that produced articles for its website written under the byline of authors who apparently don't exist. But it denied a published report that stories themselves were written by an artificial intelligence tool. 7:31 p.m.

The University of Kansas Health System-St. Francis Campus in Topeka, Kan., is sending patients to the city’s other hospital because of a Nov. 23 cyberattack.

Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere

Ardent Health Services said the attack occurred Nov. 23 and the company took its network offline, suspending user access to its information technology applications, including the software used to document patient care. 7:09 p.m.