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Paul English’s restaurant review app, Deets, hires its first CEO from Instagram

First chief executive Doug Weiss is pushing expansion plans, planning to launch in a new city every month.

For Wayfair, it’s layoffs in Boston and new hires in India

Wayfair’s expansion in India at the same time it is cutting US jobs revives the decades-old debate about technology companies moving jobs offshore.

Justice Department seizes website of major ransomware gang

The seizure is the latest effort by the Justice Department to tackle the scourge of ransomware, in which hackers lock up or encrypt victims computer networks, steal data and demand large sums.

Pickup only, please: A new kind of grocery store comes to Norwood.

Recently, investors have been pouring billions of dollars into startups that are trying to make the shopping process faster, more convenient, and less expensive.

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Cambridge software company HubSpot cuts 7 percent of workforce, about 500 people

A R.I. startup diverts 1 ton of waste each month from landfills. They’re trying to get businesses to do the same.

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, DOJ tussle over his communications

Amazon will start charging Prime members for US grocery orders of less than $150

New York veterinary clinic Small Door expands to Newton

Robots in the kitchen? Local engineers are making it a reality.

TECH POWER PLAYERS 50

Meet the CEOs, founders, and investors leading the Mass. tech scene
The Tech Power Players 50 is a list of the most influential — and interesting — people in the Massachusetts technology scene, as ranked by the Globe’s business journalists and an external advisory committee.

The pandemic spurred a shift in local tech leaders’ impact and influence

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

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

Desh Deshpande is expanding entrepreneurship to narrow the wealth gap

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Unicorn Tracker

The Boston Globe’s tech unicorn tracker lists startups headquartered in Massachusetts that have a valuation of at least $500 million. A “unicorn” is a company with a valuation in excess of $1 billion.

Latest Headlines in Technology

Donald Trump is reinstated to Facebook after 2-year ban

The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding “new guardrails” to ensure there are no “repeat offenders” who violate its rules.

FBI examines Snapchat’s role in fentanyl poisoning deaths

Agents have interviewed parents of children who died and are working to access their social media accounts to trace the suppliers of the lethal drugs, according to the people.

Elon Musk stiffing some local businesses for millions

A consulting firm and an air charter company are suing Twitter over unpaid invoices for services pre-dating Musk’s $44 billion takeover.

US accuses Google of abusing monopoly in ad technology

This marks the fifth antitrust lawsuit filed by US officials against Google since 2020 as lawmakers and regulators around the world try to rein in the power that big tech companies exert over information and commerce online.

Twitter faces lawsuits over unpaid rent for US HQ, UK office

Elon Musk is slashing costs after his $44 billion deal last year to buy Twitter left the company on the hook for about $1 billion in annual interest payments.

MIT students, faculty afraid to speak their minds on sensitive issues, report says

Earlier this month, the MIT faculty voted to adopt a statement of principles that promise broad protection for students and scholars who express controversial opinions.

Two elected officials drafted legislation to regulate artificial intelligence technology — with some help from ChatGPT

The chatbot is already helping get some work done on Beacon Hill, although it might not be too happy about the goal.

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Four things you didn’t know about crypto exec Sam Trabucco

This week the Globe published a profile on Trabucco, who now seems to be the odd man out in the FTX saga. Here’s a list of interesting tidbits that didn’t make the cut.