With the nation’s fastest-growing economy and an all-star business roster of household names and up-and-comers, Washington — the Evergreen State — soars above the competition as America’s Top State for Business in 2017. The home of Amazon and Costco, Boeing and Expedia, as well as rising stars like Adaptive Biotechnologies, online marketplace OfferUp and space […]
Read moreIt is a good time to raise money in Massachusetts. Start-ups in the Bay State attracted some $5.8 billion in venture capital last year, according to the National Venture Capital Association and research firm PitchBook. That is the best fundraising year in the state since 2007, and it helps Massachusetts to a three-way tie with […]
Read moreThe economic news in Connecticut is downright lousy these days. Gov. Dannel Malloy is waging a bare-knuckle budget battle with state legislators in Hartford, even as that capital city teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. Both sides are trying to staunch the projected $2.7 billion deficit for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 without […]
Read moreThere is no mistaking West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice for anything but a local. His plain talk, delivered in a heavy drawl, is fast becoming a trademark of a governor barely six months into his first term. And the talk is often accompanied by theatrics. Like when the Republican-controlled state legislature passed a budget this […]
Read moreTwitter named Ned Segal its new chief financial officer on Tuesday, renewing a focus on profit growth at the struggling social media brand. Segal last served as senior vice president of finance for Intuit’s small business group. Segal is also a Wall Street veteran, having spent years at Goldman Sachs. Twitter shares rose 3 percent […]
Read moreAG Gangadhar, the head of the engineering department where former Uber employee Susan Fowler worked, has left the car-hailing startup. The circumstances of his departure are unclear. But, as director of the infrastructure engineering group, Gangadhar was among the managers Fowler referenced in her explosive blog post about the year of sexism, sexual harassment and […]
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Apple has patented some super-strong, translucent finishes for housing electronic devices, building on speculation that an upcoming iPhone will have a reflective finish. An Apple patent application published on Tuesday depicts an “optically reflective layer,” creating a metallic-looking housing for a laptop or phone. According to the patent, a reflective layer would be combined with […]
Read moreAlphabet has officially launched Gradient Ventures, a new firm within Google that will invest in early-stage artificial intelligence start-ups. The announcement on Tuesday is the latest sign of Alphabet’s growing interest in AI, a futuristic technology that’s also gaining significance at Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft. Axios reported on the new program in May, but […]
Read moreSony Music and Spotify have finally reached a licensing agreement. As first reported by Billboard and confirmed to The Verge by a source close to the situation, the deal will go into effect immediately. Sony Music, one of the biggest record companies in the world, owns RCA and Columbia and represents artists from Journey to […]
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Amazon stock was lower on Prime Day and some of the retailers it has been crushing were moving higher Tuesday, but the longer term trend shows its competitors hitting rock bottom. Amazon’s own stock was down about 0.7 percent Tuesday, as the company offered shoppers hundreds of deals on the shopping holiday it concocted to […]
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