Homes need a lot more digital smarts nowadays to manage rooftop solar, backup batteries and electric vehicle chargers. It’s nice if those distributed energy resources (DERs) can be integrated with household electrical load controls via …
Written by Emma Foehringer Merchant
The legislation also would have raised the state’s renewable portfolio standard to 40 percent by 2030.
Massachusetts lawmakers began 2021 by passing legislation imposing limitations on the state’s emissions in coming decades, codifying a broad, …
Written by Jeff St. John
Written by Rebecca Sun
The new partnerships are part of the multi-year, $100 million commitment Comcast made in June to combat institutional injustice and inequality.
NBCUniversal has identified 10 nonprofit organizations that are the latest beneficiaries of parent company Comcast’s …
Written by Michal Lev-Ram
Last June, Apple announced it would earmark $100 million for its new Racial Equity and Justice initiative, an effort to “challenge the systemic barriers to opportunity and dignity that exist for communities of color and particularly for the …
Written by Ben Adams
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is getting into the life science funding biz with the launch of its venture arm Binney Street Capital.
Dana-Farber is certainly no stranger to backing biotechs and teaming up with other VCs; …
Written by Julia Adams
When you land an interview, you often feel instant joy. Unfortunately, this joy can soon be replaced by anxiety—and that can wreak havoc on your confidence. The good news is there are several distinct ways to fight …
Written by Elizabeth J. Altman, David Kiron, Jeff Schwartz, and Robin Jones
Workforce ecosystems can help leaders better manage changes driven by technological, social, and economic forces.
Ask leaders today how they define their workforces, and you’ll immediately hear some …
Written by Jeff Schmitt
Three years is a long time to wait. Over that time, Bain & Company has been busy. The firm invested heavily in its greatest strength: people. It doubled-down on its 24-carat training and mentoring programs. It …
Written by Jessica Bartlett
One of the nation’s largest physician groups is in the works to acquire the state’s largest independent doctor group, a decision that would further cement the national group’s presence in Massachusetts.
Optum, the for-profit health provider …
Written by Nick Paul Taylor
Bluebird bio is planning to spin off its oncology assets into a new publicly traded company. The move follows a series of operational missteps that have delayed patient access to once-hyped therapies.
Today, bluebird’s pipeline …
