Mass High Tech News
New Realtime Robotics CEO wants to build the 'factory of the future'
The company makes software that helps manufacturers coordinate robots in industrial settings. It plans to expand into electronics assembly and aerospace.
The National Beat: How healthcare companies are using AI
Read more about how healthcare companies are integrating artificial-intelligence tools into their practice. Also, we highlight the company that topped the latest Inc. 5000 list for its impressive growth.
Cambridge-Seattle biotech InduPro raises $77 million to advance cancer treatment pipeline
The startup is dosing its first patient in a Phase 1 trial for a treatment aimed at lung cancer and other solid tumors.
Commentary: State's AI investment could be wasted without sales fundamentals
Sales teams with weak operations end up sending more bad emails faster or asking the wrong questions. The state investment requires preparation to deliver ROI, a local sales executive writes.
Battery maker raises $750M in one of the year's largest Mass. fundraises
Form Energy is both an alum of MIT's The Engine, where it got its start under a different name, and Greentown Labs.
At Underscore's startup showcase, AI agents were all the rage
Four out of the seven startups that completed the fellowship program organized by Underscore to honor its late co-founder John Pearce are building agents or services for the AI world.
Suffolk University launches 'AI co-majors' for degrees
Students can begin adding the applied artificial intelligence add-on to their degrees next year. The add-on is intended to prepare them for a changing work environment.
QuEra Computing, Zapata partner to prove business value of quantum computing
The partnership brings together QuEra's announced quantum hardware device and Zapata Quantum's software capabilities. Both have ties to tech giant Nvidia.
New Inc. 5000 list has fewer Mass. companies
The number of Massachusetts companies on the Inc. 5000 list has dropped for the third year in a row.
Rapid7 lays off 12% of staff as new CEO pushes shift to core platform
The cuts come shortly after Wael Mohamed took over as CEO from Corey Thomas. Mohamed joined the board last year after a settlement with activist investor Jana Partners.
Tech, accessibility and advocacy continue Pete Frates' mission
NWN and the Pete Frates ALS Foundation partner to advance ALS awareness and research through technology and workplace accessibility initiatives in Boston.
Hubspot faces largest single-day stock drop in 12-year NYSE history amid AI concerns
Changes to HubSpot's own suite of AI products and demand shift from customers resulted in a quarter that "did not fully materialize," CEO Yamini Rangan told investors.
Klaviyo acquisition reunites CEO with Drift co-founder
With Agency AI, Elias Torres had promised investors to get to $1 billion in revenue with 100 people. Instead, he joined an old friend.
EdX founder Anant Agarwal discusses his new AI grading startup
An MIT professor and founder of one of the largest online learning projects is joining a new company to keep furthering his personal mission of education for all.
MIT spinoff Found Industries opens new Cambridge HQ
The Department of Energy just selected Found Industries as part of a $5.4 million program to recover gallium — a critical metal with countless applications in consumer electronics — from domestic feedstocks.
Boston tech unicorn Creatio plans 200 new hires as AI drives commercial growth
The software company reached a $1.2 billion valuation in 2024 and expanded its Boston office to 12,000 square feet this spring.
Wayfair lands yet another physical store as part of expansion
The e-commerce firm added another location to its slate of openings planned between this year and 2027, with stores coming to Denver, Yonkers, and Princeton, among others.
Why this Boston AI unicorn is betting on a different business model than OpenAI's
The MIT spinoff became a unicorn in 2024 with a $250 million round led by AMD. Its models live on devices, not in the cloud — and that can make all the difference.
Massport converting historic No Name Restaurant site into bluetech incubator
The Massachusetts Port Authority is converting the vacant space into an R&D facility for marine tech startups. The incubator is expected to open in 18 to 24 months.
Analog Devices discloses data breach
Some of the chipmaker's files were stolen following an "unauthorized access" to certain company systems on June 23, according to a public filing.
