Boston artist Kofi Lost writes the Google Year in Search

This year, there wasn’t enough time to just breathe, he said. “Sometimes you just need to be able to sit and be like, some wild stuff happened,” said Lost, 22. “So in the video I didn’t want to feel like I was performing. I wanted it to feel like...

New medical technology gives hope to South Africa’s patients waiting for donor organs

A pioneering medical workshop held at the Indaba Hotel on October 23 in Fourways brought together transplant specialists from across South Africa and the globe to discuss how new machine perfusion technology is reshaping the field of organ...

Boston police investigating several retail thefts around city

BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police are investigating a larceny at the Lululemon store on Newbury Street that happened Sunday night. At 4:55 p.m., police responded to reports of a theft at the Newbury Lululemon store. Police said they were told two...

Scientists warn that space is becoming too crowded to manage safely

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded, and scientists are warning that space may soon become too risky to manage safely. A new study published in Acta Astronautica takes on a question that could define the future of spaceflight: How many satellites can...

Massachusetts needs new uniform assessments for high school graduation

Ed Lambert is executive director of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education. Massachusetts is fortunate to have one of the best public education systems in the country. Our students consistently outperform their peers in other states....

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announces she will run for reelection

Since January, however, her office has doubled as the state’s primary defense against actions it opposes from the Trump administration. She has taken part in at least three dozen lawsuits against the federal government since President Trump took...

Several Boston neighborhoods report sudden uptick in apartment vacancies

Boston, one of America’s renowned hubs for higher education, attracts thousands of students each year, in addition to scores of working professionals. Yet, more than a month after Boston residents moved into new apartments the first week of...

Massachusetts senators seek fiscal oversight of sheriffs in $2.3 billion bill

Massachusetts Senate Democrats advanced a $2.3 billion spending bill Monday that withholds most of the funding that sheriffs have requested, echoing an approach the House took last week. The Senate Ways and Means Committee released its final...

Pega Named a Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ and Recognized in Critical Capabilities Report for Business Orchestration and Automation Technology

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 24, 2025-- Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), The Enterprise Transformation Company TM, today announced that Gartner has named Pega a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Orchestration and Automation...

AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it's harming science

AI’s inclination to be helpful affects many of the tasks that researchers use LLMs for.Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/GettyArtificial intelligence (AI) models are 50% more sycophantic than humans, an analysis published this month has found. The...

Independent grocers nationwide adopt Instacart technology for in-store, online operations

Photo: Instacart October 24, 2025 Independent grocers across the United States are increasingly adopting Instacart's enterprise technology solutions, including Caper Carts, Storefront Pro and FoodStorm, to modernize both in-store and online...

Award for engineering firm with focus on 'sustainability and heritage'

A ROTHERHAM engineering company has been recognised for its work to “enhance the local environment through innovative and responsible building practices” with a major civic accolade. AESSEAL has been presented with the Stan Crowther Environmental...

Telangana eyes Rs 1 lakh crore investments in life sciences by 2030

Over the past 20 months, Telangana has attracted Rs 3.2 lakh crore in investments, including Rs 63,000 crore in life sciences. Exports from the sector touched Rs 26,000 crore between April and December 2024. The state aims to grow its life...

URI on finalist team of National Science Foundation in Regional Innovation Engines competition

Photo, top: Fiber optics – At the heart of the NSPIRE strategy is mobilizing technological innovation like that found at URI; here Alexandra Runyan ’23, a former URI ocean engineering graduate student, views the seafloor in real time using a novel...

Massachusetts kicks off STEM Week with $13.5M in grants

STEM Week got underway in Massachusetts on Monday with $13.5 million in grants awarded to programs across the state. That money will go to 66 high schools, colleges and organizations in the commonwealth. The grants will be used to fund everything...

Chemonucleolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation: History and Current State of the Technology

Introduction Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is defined as the extrusion of the nucleus pulposus (and/or annulus fibrosus) beyond the normal margins of the intervertebral disc, compressing the spinal nerve roots. LDH occurs in an estimated 1% to 3%...

Scientists Create LED Light That Kills Cancer Cells Without Harming Healthy Ones

Scientists have developed a promising cancer therapy that uses LED light and ultra-thin flakes of tin to eliminate cancer cells while protecting healthy tissue. Unlike traditional chemotherapy and other invasive treatments, this new method avoids...

Massachusetts Couple Loses Foster License Over LGBTQ Policy

Lydia and Heath Marvin – WBZ CBS News Boston screenshot A Woburn, Massachusetts couple lost their foster license after refusing to sign a Department of Children and Families (DCF) form requiring them to support gender-affirming care for LGBTQ...

TetraScience Launches Scientific AI Lighthouse Program with Takeda as Founding Partner

BOSTON, Oct. 23, 2025 — TetraScience today launched its Scientific AI Lighthouse (SAIL) program with Takeda as founding partner. This program introduces a new model designed to transform how biopharma R&D and manufacturing are conducted in the era...

Trump Claimed ​Wind Farms Kill Whales—and Then Quietly Axed Research Into the Issue

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