Futurism

MARCH 8, 2025

At Boston University, striking graduate students and faculty with the Service Employees International Union Local 509 forced the administration to backtrack after suggesting AI could do the instructors' work while they organized for better working conditions.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Apply now to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt in September TechCrunch+ roundup: Using predictive LTV, Boston VC survey, active learning for ML teams by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch Selected applicants will have a chance to lead a roundtable discussion or participate in a breakout session followed by an audience Q&A.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

NextView Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital fund, has raised an $89.6 The fund, which has offices in New York as well as Boston, invests in consumer and software-as-a-service enterprise startups at the pre-seed and seed stage. More Boston coverage. A hot Boston VC Summer. 13 Boston investors reflect on COVID-19.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

These are informal local groups of those working in the nonprofit sector that meet on a regular basis to network and connect with colleagues, share information, and develop a local professional support network. Tech Clubs are driven by local leaders who step up to organize and plan group events with the support of NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2005

Kaliya Hamlin is in town for the Symposium on Social Architecture and hosted a dinner/meeting for folks about starting a local Planetwork group in the Boston area. Deborah Finn has an excellent post about it.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

At that time, the app offered local news coverage in 12 cities, including New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami, and more. But today, Amazon says it’s expanding local news to “88 major cities” across the US, “including popular local stations from news distributors such as ABC Owned Television Stations, CBSN, TEGNA, Cox, The E.W.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 19, 2024

(Photo courtesy of Bank of America) There’s a big difference between running a marathon and achieving a high jump – unless one is talking to the Boston Athletic Association, organizers of the Boston Marathon. million total claimed by the Boston Athletic Association. The final donation tally leapt from $40.2 While 2024’s $45.7

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2012

NTEN's local meet up groups have been popping up all across the US over the last few months. While each group has its own local flavor, most meet monthly to discuss nonprofit technology topics, learn from peers, and connect with the local nptech community. flickr: Eva the Weaver. Don't see your city on the list?

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Launching in February 2004 for students at Harvard University it quickly became a popular site and expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy Leagues, and Stanford University. Localize your Posts if they are Relevant to a Specific Audience. Facebook has it’s roots in education. Reward your Fans with Deals and Perks.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2012

in schools, libraries, local governments, and nonprofits, it was tough to choose just one to profile this week, but I chose YouthBuild Boston because of my fondness for green tech. YouthBuild Boston's Work. YouthBuild Boston works with inner city at-risk teenagers to do real-world construction projects.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

SOS already has a number of vending machines in the wild, dotted around the map in its native Boston. The latest round was led by the cleverly named For Later , which is the investment arm of Boston-based retail incubator For Now. The company just closed a $3.4

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The app is live in around 400 building in New York City and has plans to start expanding to other major cities soon including Boston, Miami and Los Angeles. They are also able to request door hangers which Sonmez says the app has had particular success with.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

While this is happening around the world, few startup hubs in the world are reveling in a greater boost to their ability to attract capital than Boston. However, data indicates that Boston’s startup activity in fundraising terms has reached a new, higher plateau, funneling record sums into the city’s upstart technology companies this year.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Amazon announced today that it’s doubling the number of local stations it supports through its news app on Fire TV, meaning more users will be able to easily find local news coverage for free. The company said in a blog post that this week’s coverage expansion will make local news available in 158 total US cities. Image: Amazon.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The story has been largely the same inside the United States, with Boston having a solid year, along with the Midwest and Atlanta. As startup funding increases around the world, The Exchange has poked its head into markets as far-flung as Southeast Asia , Europe , Africa , Latin America and elsewhere.

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The Verge

APRIL 29, 2021

The New York Police Department has canceled its trial of a robot dog made by US firm Boston Dynamics after receiving fierce criticism regarding the “dystopian” technology. Spot, as the machine is called by creators Boston Dynamics, has never been weaponized, and doing so would break the company’s terms of service.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

City Spotlight: Boston Register for the free event here! Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify Boston has had a thriving tech startup ecosystem for a while, but things can change fast. Register for the free virtual event here.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 5, 2012

I just moved Real Bullets Branding to Boston last year. Try to find cities that offer a low cost of living and lots of access to local talent through decent universities and graduate programs. Brush Up on Local Laws. Survey the Local Customers. Who Do You Know? Caitlin McCabe , Real Bullets Branding.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

NetSquared Local is growing! We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own ! We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own ! What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? Event Reports. Thursday, July 4.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

We are deep into June already, but NetSquared Local isn’t taking a vacation! NetSquared Local believes that the best way to build a strong, self sufficient community of #nptech practitioners is for us to go outside and get face-to-face. We challenge you to join a NetSquared Local group or start your own ! Event Reports.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

As the startup’s operations are extremely local, Too Good To Go is starting with specific metropolitan areas in the U.S. with New York City and Boston. According to USDA’s Economic Research Service , it represents 30 to 40% of the food supply. In September, the company started its operations in the U.S. In the U.S.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 3, 2013

NetSquared Local members meet monthly in 50 cities around the world with the goal of helping each other solve their tech challenges and finding a tribe of people who shares our passions. Saturday, June 1 is the National Day of Civic Hacking and Net2 organizers in Honolulu, Boston and New Haven are jumping into the fray! Event Reports.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 18, 2006

I had a great meeting with Timothy Anderson, the head of the World Computer Exchange , on a recent visit to Boston. They operate on a partial subsidy basis: the local schools have to find some of the money, WCE funds some of the cost, and then a sponsor needs to be found to supply the last $25 or $40 of the cost per PC.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

The same is true in some countries as well when we more closely consider local venture activity. Is the Boston area’s software-and-biotech focus doing better than, say, the Bay Area’s startup machine? The North American market is perhaps the most active startup region in the world.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Boston, MA: Turning Traditional Donors Into Online Evangelists. Don’t have a local NetSquared Local group? Interested in learning more? Join Manchester’s Steven Flower or Burlington’s Amanda Levinson this week to find a cure for what ails you.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Nikes use of local color seems to be part of a larger branding trend that emphasizes small-scale authenticity over brute-force bigness. cities by companies that are not located in those places, and adjusting for the population of each city, a measure of local trademark popularity can be calculated. Next come Washington, D.C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

(Note: My collection of vlog and blog posts on the NTC Boston 2005 can be found here ). He described the nonprofit sector in MA at four levels: Level 1: Mega Charities (Harvard) Level 2: Charities of general philanthropic interest (2578 in MA -- the Catalogue is focusing on these) Level 3: Local philanthropic (e.g.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It’s no secret that funding is harder to come by in this economy, and that’s just one reason why we’re thrilled that Kerty Levy, managing director at Techstars, will share her expertise at TechCrunch Early Stage on April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts. What will the funding scene in these major metropolitan areas look like this year?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Participatory Analysis with Data Placemats in Nonprofits. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Nonprofit Communications Strategies That Get Results. Boston, Massachusetts: TSNE, TNB, and TNB Labs Super Roundtable: From Data to Decisions at Your Nonprofit. Monday, April 3, 2017.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2024

Two days after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the Boston Foundation set up a special fund to provide rapid-response support to local nonprofits serving communities disproportionately affected by the outbreak.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

“We were coming from the provider side and understood that though healthcare is local, people don’t know the difference in hospitals or the ins and outs of local networks,” Eran told TechCrunch. Seniors need trust there, and when there are local advisers to meet over the phone or at home, you gain that trust.”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

From day one, we’ve had the idea of eventually converting all of our dark stores to micro fulfillment centers that will have local marketplaces to deliver their items.”. “We understand the business model is not about delivering just groceries,” Alexandrov told TechCrunch. “We We are creating new habits of customers.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

When Vipul Patel lost half of his college credits while transferring from Florida Institute of Technology to Boston University, he began digging for answers. While seemingly innocuous, the tables gave him key data of where Boston University draws a line around accepting credits from other institutions — and where it contradicts itself.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

It’s still a bit of a legal maze, but more cities are coming around to the idea of letting local home chefs bring in more income by selling homecooked meals to those nearby. Because of varying local laws, Shef works a bit differently from market to market. IoT and data science will boost foodtech in the post-pandemic era.

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The Verge

MARCH 16, 2021

Apple announced today that Apple Maps has been updated with vaccine locations from VaccineFinder, a site run by Boston Children’s Hospital that provides information on vaccine eligibility and availability. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Google is also offering more ways to find information about vaccination.

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2020

Boston-based micromobility startup Superpedestrian is launching a shared electric scooter-sharing service called Link, which is built around the super durable and smart e-scooters the company announced in late 2018. It appears that whatever is left of Zagster has gone under. Ericson did not respond to a request for comment.)

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Candid

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At Candid, we partner with libraries and nonprofit resource centers across the country to provide nonprofit organizations and local communities with free access to Candid’s educational resources, trainings, and products. Candid community partners are strengthening the local nonprofit sector and helping their communities.

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