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Boston, San Francisco, and a few other metro areas might dominate the US life sciences, but some weeks, all bio-related eyes are on the nation’s capital. Health concerns about vaping continue to mount, and the feds could get involved. Meanwhile, try to find someone in the federal government who isn’t involved in the drug-price debate. […]

More money is flowing into AI research at MIT, thanks to an expansion of the Institute’s partnership with computing giant IBM; DataRobot announces its $200 million-plus funding round; a tech startup aims to democratize access to quantum computers: these items and more in the week’s Boston tech news roundup. —Concierge medicine service Firefly Health has […]

Amazon unveiled a new series of ambitious, long-term sustainability goals on Thursday that would continue the company’s efforts to make its operations more environmentally friendly. Under what Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has dubbed “The Climate Pledge,” the tech giant said it has ordered 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from Rivian, a Michigan startup Amazon has backed previously. […]

With the 2020 election just over a year away, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has unveiled the Democratic Party’s answer to public discontent over high prescription drug prices. A preview of the plan was leaked last week. Today’s announcement doesn’t stray far. The new plan would have the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]

When MIT and IBM launched a joint research lab in 2017, the New York-headquartered company pledged $240 million over a decade to chip away at the fundamental obstacles keeping artificial intelligence from transforming industries like healthcare and cybersecurity. Now, the Cambridge, MA-based MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is growing in personnel, funding, partners, and square feet, […]

Ginkgo Bioworks, a synthetic biology specialist that has become worth billions, has raised another $290 million to expand the breadth of a technology that tinkers with a cell’s genetic code and reprograms it—like programming a computer. Boston-based Ginkgo uses a combination of software and robotic systems to design organisms. It started out making microbes engineered […]

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The state Department of Health on Friday heard safe-staffing recommendations from industry stakeholders ahead of having to issue its own report by Dec. 31.Leaders from stakeholder groups such as...

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Wendy Silverstein, the co-head of WeWork’s real estate investment arm, has left the company, according to people familiar with the move.Silverstein stepped down from her position at the investment...

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The youngest workers on Wall Street believe their personal data is at risk, want to see government action against climate change and support legalizing medical use of marijuana.Those are some of...

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Uber is suing the city over its new aimed at reducing congestion, calling the regulations “arbitrary,” “unachievable” and a threat to the entire ride-hailing industry in New York.In a complaint...

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President Donald Trump's efforts to keep his tax returns private played out on both coasts Thursday, with a California judge handing him an initial victory and his lawyers in New York City arguing...

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Three major developers will pay tens of thousands of dollars in fines for violating state lobbying laws in donating to Mayor's Bill de Blasio's nonprofit group.New York state's Joint Commission on...

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The move could hamstring the Chinese tech giant if it prevents the firm’s customers from getting the latest versions of services such as Maps and Gmail.

Shareholders are voting on whether to push the tech giant to examine the human rights and financial risks of the surveillance technology.

Artificial intelligence may help doctors make more accurate readings of CT scans used to screen for lung cancer.

The great hope for people without a bachelor’s degree hasn’t yet spread beyond small-scale success stories.

When it comes to disinformation, all signs suggest the 2020 presidential campaign will make 2016 look like a mere test run, our columnist writes.

The price was relatively small, but the deal may have a big impact on the race between the United States and China to build more powerful computers.