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CVS and Google Cloud to launch Health100, an AI-powered health platform
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (409+ words) WOONSOCKET, R.I. " CVS Health and Google Cloud have teamed up and will soon launch Health100, a free AI-powered digital platform that acts like a personal health assistant for consumers. Health100, which will be made public sometime this year, will use agentic AI and…...
US employers cut a surprising 92,000 jobs last month as unemployment rate rises to 4.4%
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (671+ words) WASHINGTON " American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped up to 4.4 percent. Hiring deteriorated from January, when companies, nonprofits and government agencies added a healthy 126,000 jobs, the Labor…...
Judge dismisses AI-powered lawsuit from Democratic candidate for N.H. governor
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (555+ words) CONCORD, N.H. " A judge in New Hampshire has dismissed a lawsuit from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan A. Kiper, who used artificial intelligence to draft a complaint alleging state lawmakers are unconstitutionally underpaid. Kiper isn't a lawyer and didn't hire one to plead…...
US vs. Anthropic: They’re both right — and wrong — about restricting AI use
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (920+ words) Massachusetts is a blue state, and so I'm betting that most of my readers aren't big fans of Donald Trump or Secretary of "War" Pete Hegseth. And yet the state's voters must realize that Trump and Hegseth aren't entirely wrong…...
It could take five years to fill all the empty lab space around Boston
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (666+ words) The first phase of the long-awaited $2 billion transformation of Somerville's Union Square brought a 25-story apartment tower and a seven-story lab building to what had for years been a metal scrapyard. The tower's 450 apartments are leased up, and trolleys trundle…...
Oscars 2026: How to stream ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ and all of the best picture nominees
15+ hour, 42+ min ago (372+ words) The 2026 Oscars arrive March 15, which means time is running out to catch up on this year's nominees. In a special edition of our weekend streaming guide, here's how to watch all of the films nominated for best picture. Emma Stone…...
‘This is a really meaningful innovation’: Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI startup
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (353+ words) It sounds like Ben Affleck has been working on a lot more than just Dunkin" commercials over the past few years. Netflix announced on Thursday that it has acquired InterPositive, Affleck"s company that creates AI-powered tools for filmmakers. The…...
Brown University researchers launch a public portal to track, analyze AI legislation
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (346+ words) PROVIDENCE " Researchers at Brown University have developed a database to track proposed AI-related legislation in federal and state governments across the country " a tool they say could help policymakers, journalists, and the public keep tabs on laws surrounding the rapidly…...
New head for arts presenting group
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (207+ words) Vivo Performing Arts, the presenting group formerly known as Celebrity Series of Boston, announced Thursday that it has selected Thor Steingraber as its next president and chief executive. Steingraber, who currently leads the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the…...
Gas prices in New England jump by as much as 24 cents in first days of war with Iran
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (372+ words) PROVIDENCE " Gas prices around New England rose sharply in the days immediately after the United States and Israel launched the war in Iran, with the cost per gallon jumping by as much as 24 cents over the past week, according to…...