Former Google and Amazon executive Debanjan Saha took over as interim chief executive at Boston AI startup DataRobot.

Amid struggles, DataRobot is cutting more staff

The company declined to disclose how many jobs would be eliminated in the layoff. In May, DataRobot cut 7 percent of its roughly 1,000-person workforce.

The exterior of the PerkinElmer lab in Valencia, Calif. The Waltham-based company agreed to sell three business units for up to $2.45 billion.

PerkinElmer sells off three business units in $2.45 billion deal

Paul English, co-founder of Kayak and the entrepreneur behind the MLK project in Boston.

Paul English sells his podcast startup Moonbeam, to fund Boston venture studio

An attendee works on a laptop computer during the MarketplaceLIVE Hackathon.

Harvard publication sued for defamation in ‘misinformation’ dispute

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iRobot Roombas its way into Amazon’s arms

Stackwell Capital is a Boston-based financial tech company designed to help the Black community build generational wealth through the stock market. Pictured are Trevor Rozier-Byrd, chief executive of Stackwell, and Omosefe Aiyevbomwan, vice president of product at Stackwell.

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Bijan Sabet, cofounder and general partner of Spark Capital, has been nominated to become US Ambassador to the Czech Republic.

Boston VC Bijan Sabet is Biden’s pick for Czech Republic ambassador

The Ottawa headquarters of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify in 2019.

Shopify invests $100 million in Boston marketing-tech firm

CEO Mike O’Kronley speaking to a tour at Ascend Elements’ Westborough battery recycling facility.

Local battery recycler plans $1 billion Kentucky plant

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Nzinga A. Harrison (left), and Corbin Petro of Eleanor Health.

Startups need more women in the board room

In 2019, when Corbin Petro helped get Waltham startup Eleanor Health off the ground, she and her two female co-founders found themselves working with a board of directors with four white men. Petro wanted to change that.

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In ‘an interesting collision,’ Carmichael Roberts takes on the climate crisis

Jody Rose and Jeff Bussgang — the cofounders of the Boston nonprofit Hack.Diversity — have connected hundreds of underrepresented tech professionals with firms such as Wayfair, Rapid7, Klaviyo, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals since 2016.

Jody Rose and Jeff Bussgang are tackling tech’s diversity problem

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Black Thought of The Roots is now a venture capitalist.

How Black Thought from The Roots became a venture capitalist

It’s an interesting development, given that the musician wasn’t thinking about things like term sheets or return on investments for most of his career. 11:58 a.m.

Pear Therapeutics CEO Corey McCann. (Pear Therapeutics via AP)

Pear Therapeutics is latest Boston tech firm cutting workers

Tough economic conditions and the funding slowdown for startups is leading to more layoffs among area companies, across sectors like software, cybersecurity, and fitness. 9:42 a.m.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019.

Facebook parent Meta posts first revenue decline in history

The company's stock dropped slightly in after-hours trading following the results, suggesting Wall Street was largely expecting the weak earnings report. 4:29 p.m.

INNOVATION BEAT

A view of a One Medical office in Oakland, Calif. Amazon announced plans to acquire the health provider's network for an estimated $3.9 billion.

Amazon’s health care moves may help, not hinder, local health tech startups, one venture capitalist says

Amazon's recent $4 billion purchase of OneMedical raised eyebrows in the health care industry, but one venture capitalist says the move might inspire other big companies to get involved in the health tech scene. 11:26 a.m.

A view of the automated "foundry" inside Ginkgo Bioworks' headquarters in Boston's Seaport District.

Ginkgo Bioworks buys Zymergen for $300 million

The Boston company plans to integrate the California firm’s software into its cell programming technology. 3:08 p.m.

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Two children holding My Special Aflac Duck, a social robot for children with cancer and sickle cell disease that was designed by the founders of Sproutel, a health tech company in Providence, R.I.

A robot playmate for children with newly diagnosed chronic illnesses

Sproutel, co-founded by Aaron Horowitz, creates products that promote behavior change and provide emotional support for children. 6:00 a.m.

In latest tech layoff, Whoop’s workforce drops by 15 percent

Chief executive Will Ahmed told the Globe in May that Whoop had over 700 employees and was on track to have close to 1,000 employees by the end of the year. 12:44 p.m.

The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Twitter reported a quarterly loss Friday, July 22.

Twitter, in Musk fight, posts $270 million quarterly loss

The company lost $270 million in the April-June period after revenue slipped 1 percent to $1.18 billion, reflecting advertising industry headwinds, as well as uncertainty" over Musk's acquisition bid. 8:39 a.m.

Christopher Ahlberg, founder and CEO of Recorded Future.

One of the nation’s top lines of cyber defense runs through this company in Davis Square

Recorded Future, which operates out of a former laundromat, has provided Washington’s top officials with intelligence on the country’s biggest breaches, from the Jan. 6 insurrection to recent ransomware attacks.