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1 month ago

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed - Elon Musk had been seeking the ouster of his fellow OpenAI co-founder, CEO Sam Altman, among other changes to the company.

2 hours ago

Hearings to focus on why a UPS cargo plane engine fell off, causing deadly crash -- Federal safety investigators will hold hearings this week examining why the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane last year, causing a crash that killed 15 people.

2 hours ago

Negotiators reach a deal to end strike on Long Island commuter rail -- Governor Kathy Hochul said in the deal "delivers raises for workers while protecting riders and taxpayers" and that service would start back up beginning Tuesday at noon.

2 hours ago

BOLD TYPES - After private equity career, Will Thorndike bets on researchers instead of CEOs - Through his Cromwell Harbor Foundation, Thorndike has launched the "Chrysalis Prize" to reward academic researchers for innovation and cross-disciplinary approaches.

8 hours ago

Edmund Phelps, who upended the way we view inflation, dies at 92 -- He earned the Nobel Prize in economic science in 2006 for work that helped upend the conventional wisdom about the balance of inflation and unemployment.

8 hours ago

NextEra Energy to acquire Dominion, creating a utility giant -- Talking Points business briefs

8 hours ago

Boston wants to use nearly $70 million in reserve funds to plug city, BPS budget deficits -- The move to dip into the city's so-called rainy day fund is the starkest indication yet of Boston's strained financial situation.

13 hours ago

Why are millions of dollars flowing through a two-person Lexington news outlet? A look at the newsroom's unorthodox business.

3 days ago

Early cancer detection is key to survival, and for area hospitals it's an increasing focus

15 days ago

In bid to stay afloat, Roxbury's Black Market raises money, and eyebrows

17 days ago

Breaktime's Connor Schoen talks tackling youth homelessness -- 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.

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2 years ago

Explore the 2025 Tech Power Players list -- The Globe's fourth annual list of the most influential people in tech shows an innovation scene ready for a comeback.

11 months ago

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11 months ago

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5 months ago

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12 days ago

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1 month ago

Drug companies spurned by Supreme Court on price negotiation law

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America's Test Kitchen lays off 24 employees, 10 percent of its workforce

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Breaking bad: Ex-Goodwin Procter lawyer allegedly ran a decadelong insider-trading scheme

5 hours ago

Federal jury sides with OpenAI in feud with Elon Musk

8 hours ago

Justice Department announces a $1.7 billion fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

8 hours ago

New England Council chief Jim Brett recognized for his neighborhood volunteerism

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Breaking bad: Ex-Goodwin Procter lawyer allegedly ran a decadelong insider-trading scheme

10 hours ago

26 medical research projects at Rhode Island universities and hospitals just got a boost

11 hours ago

Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives

12 hours ago

R.I. unemployment rate in first quarter is highest in nearly five years

15 hours ago

Across Massachusetts, residents are pushing back against their new neighbors: data centers

17 hours ago

One day of the week reflects Boston's changed downtown: Mondays

17 hours ago

Harvard and MIT sold edX for $800m five years ago. How are they spending the money?

6 days ago

NY governor pleads with unions to resume talks amid commuter rail strike

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For Trump, soaring prices test voters' finances and patience

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