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Boston Scientific Delivers Robust Q3 Despite Tariff Headwinds: Analyst
On Wednesday, Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) reported third-quarter 2025 revenues of $5.07 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $4.97 billion. The medical technology giant reported adjusted earnings of 75 cents, beating the...

What the Options Market Tells Us About Boston Scientific
Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity...

Boston Beer: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — Boston Beer Co. (SAM) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $46.2 million. The Boston-based… BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — Boston Beer Co. (SAM) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $46.2 million. The...

Biotech recovery in Q3 2025 as venture funding grows 70.9% from Q2 2025
GlobalData’s Venture Capital Investment Trends In Pharma – Q3 2025 report revealed that the biotech industry witnessed a 70.9% increase in total venture financing deal value from $1.8bn in Q2 2025 to $3.1bn in Q3 2025, signaling a potential market...

Boston Consulting Group’s chief AI ethics officer shares his views on the risks and opportunities of AI
AI may be the topic du jour, but there’s still a lot of hesitancy around adopting the rapidly changing technology. More than one in three US workers are afraid that AI could displace them, and some HR leaders are concerned about its unknown...

Researchers help break thermal conductivity barrier with boron arsenide discovery
University of Houston researchers have made a discovery in thermal conductivity that overturns an existing theory that boron arsenide (BAs) couldn't compete with the heat conduction of a diamond. Instead, the team found that high-quality crystals...

AI grading error affects hundreds of MCAS essays in Massachusetts: Here’s what went wrong
Massachusetts’ adoption of artificial intelligence to score statewide standardized tests has revealed technical vulnerabilities, affecting approximately 1,400 student essays, NBC Boston reports. The error, discovered over the summer, prompted the...

Former Boston Celtics Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups Charged In Massive NBA Gambling Bust
BOSTON — Former Boston Celtics Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones and Terry Rozier were among those set to appear in federal courts across the country on Thursday after being charged in what FBI officials said was a years-long gambling investigation...

Mass. faces 'probability of recession' says risk management expert at Boston University
The Massachusetts economy, built on its robust ‘ed-med’ and tech sectors, is really feeling the federal policy shifts from the Trump Administration. As lawmakers in Boston continue to calculate the financial hit the state is taking from the...

Academic Data Science Alliance Rebrands as Alliance for Data Science and AI
Oct. 23, 2025 — The Academic Data Science Alliance is expanding to better reflect the evolving landscape of its field and the needs of the community by becoming the Alliance for Data Science and AI (ADSA). This change recognizes a fundamental...

A Planet's Oeuvre: How Mars Symphony Melds Music and Science
Ibbett currently serves as an assistant teaching professor at WPI in Worcester, Massachusetts, and he is also the project director of the Multiverse Concert Series and resident composer at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. When...

This Boston-area metro remains top affordable home market in US
A New England metro located about an hour north of Boston has retained its title as the nation’s top affordable housing market for the second quarter in a row. Manchester-Nashua, NH, once again clinched the No. 1 spot in the Fall 2025 Wall Street...

Synechron acquires Boston-based ServiceNow consultancy RapDev
Synechron, a New York-headquartered IT consulting firm, has acquired Boston-based ServiceNow specialist RapDev, alongside two other ServiceNow consultancies: UK-based Calitii and India-based Waivgen. Synechron says it will combine the three firms...

Why People Are Choosing New Hampshire Over Massachusetts?
When someone asks, “Is New Hampshire a good place to live?” It’s not a rhetorical question. In recent years, many people (especially from Massachusetts) have begun making the move north of the border, seeking a different quality of life. As we’ll...

Hundreds of MCAS exams scored incorrectly due to A.I. glitch in Massachusetts
(WJAR) — An A.I. glitch is being blamed for a grading error with MCAS exams. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says nearly 200 schools were impacted. Hundreds of essays were scored incorrectly on the MCAS exams...
Leukemia Survivor Introduced to Lifesaving Donor by Former NFL Player at Boston College Donor Drive
Gift of Life Marrow Registry BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Boston College student body was witness to a profoundly emotional moment this week as a leukemia survivor met the stranger who saved his life through a stem cell...

These Analysts Increase Their Forecasts On Boston Scientific After Upbeat Earnings
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) reported better-than-expected third-quarter results on Wednesday. The company posted quarterly revenues of $5.07 billion on Wednesday, beating the consensus estimate of $4.97 billion. The medical technology...
Wu Announces Expansion of the Boston Family Days Program
By Simone Kramer Mayor Michelle Wu announced an expansion of the Boston Family Days program last month that will provide more students and families free entry to multiple cultural venues this fall. City officials say the program has grown each...

Massachusetts biotech hub is limping amid layoffs and low investment
If the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a canary in the coal mine for the shape of the U.S. biotech industry, then hold onto your hats. Long home to some of the most concentrated and prolific hubs of biotech R&D, Massachusetts is witnessing a...
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Named One of “America’s Greenest Companies 2026” by Newsweek
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 23, 2025-- Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) a leading global manufacturer of plumbing, heating, and water quality solutions, has been named one of America’s Greenest Companies by Newsweek...