Mass High Tech News

Victoria Brenneman transitioned from aspiring television producer to vice president at SimpliSafe. She now leads product management and an LGBTQ employee resource group.

A tech leader with a passion for AI is the new leader of a North Shore business school.

In an interview ahead of the Wednesday announcement, Sara Fraim said she remains committed to working with the board as they recruit and bring on a new CEO.

Year Up United will host up to four fellows from a cohort of 1,000 early-career professionals trained in Claude AI. The fellows will help update curriculum for young adults.

The deal would give Infinite Epigenetics access to over $400 million in cash and a Nasdaq listing. Nano already sold off both Desktop Metal and Markforged.

The all-cash deal for TheFork comes as Tripadvisor evaluates its portfolio and focuses on its Experiences category. The sale is slated to close this year.

This year was supposed to mark fertile ground for a fresh wave of initial public offerings. Could a small number of giant debuts take an outsized share of the capital?

To Provost David Quigley, AI needs to be confronted and discussed by every student at Boston College. And a new AI institute at the school is the perfect home base for provocative thought.

AI data centers are facing a growing backlash — and jobs are one of the focal points.

The Back Bay firm was the first institutional investor in Chewy. It typically invests in software, internet and consumer companies with revenue between $5 million and $50 million.

The company is backed by automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Hyundai and Kia, which are interested in its technology's potential to power their electric vehicles.

The facility targets near-term technology development, while researchers three floors above work on projects a decade out. The new Serendie Street Boston facility will employ 120 people across engineering and development roles.

The majority of the top 10 public companies in Massachusetts now explicitly mention artificial intelligence in their annual reports. Two years ago, AI was much less prominent.

A team at Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro's biggest profit engine, wants layoff protections, remote work options, and guardrails on artificial intelligence use.

Two technology companies based in the Bay State have raised massive late-stage rounds of funding, sending their valuations soaring, as the expected monster IPOs of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX could create challenges for other tech firms to go public.

The new CEO was one of three board members added last year after activist investor Jana Partners pushed for a sale.

The price tag for a lack of accountability can be huge, but there are ways business owners can be on guard.

AI is changing the game for how job applications are submitted and for how successful the submissions are.

The facility will be open to researchers across Massachusetts and is expected to house 220 permanent jobs. Construction starts this summer.

The move is part of a three-phase strategic plan aimed at becoming profitable. Investor Murchinson Ltd. has launched another campaign for control.