CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 (TNSres) -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, announced today that the company will hold a conference call for investors on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will include the company's second quarter 2024 financial results and may include forward-looking fina  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy partner Sasha Thaler presents a CLE webcast on litigating wage and hour cases, available to stream starting July 15th, 2024. This program, hosted by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, is being offered for 3.0 hours of CLE credit. Wage and hour disputes often lead to putative class or collective actions, making it crucial for employers and legal practitioners to un  more

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, July 10 -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Nationally recognized expert on healthcare reform and transformation to lead MITRE's efforts to advance data-driven innovation and accelerate healthcare resiliency * * * McLean, Va. & Bedford, Mass. -- Dr. Stephen Ondra has been named vice president, Center for Transforming Health, and director of  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Flagship Pioneering, a bioplatform innovation company, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Flagship Pioneering, the bioplatform innovation company, today announced additions to its leadership team through key executive appointments and promotions. Today's personnel announcement accompanies Flagship's announced expansion of its capital base with a capital pool of $3.6 billion to support the origination and growth of an estimated 25 breakthroug  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Flagship Pioneering, a bioplatform innovation company, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Record Year with Key Partnerships, Global Expansion and Expanded Top Talent * * * Flagship Pioneering, the bioplatform innovation company, today announced it has expanded its capital base by $3.6 billion to support the creation and development of an estimated 25 breakthrough companies in human health, sustainability, and artificial intelligence  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Draper issued the following news: A celestial navigation system developed by engineering innovation company Draper recently completed a flight test that demonstrated its viability as a position, navigation and timing (PNT) data source for an Air Force navigation system Draper completed the five-day flight test campaign of its Stellar Celestial Alternative Navigation System, or SCANS, in February 2024. SCANS was tested on a U.S. Air Force twin turboprop airc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets led financing efforts for NorthBridge Partners * * * JLL Capital Markets announced today that it secured $27.8 million in financing for a four-building portfolio totaling over 300,000 square feet across the Greater Boston MSA. JLL represented NorthBridge Partners and arranged non-recourse acquisition financing through Bristol Cou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust's (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $238,758,657 in new low-interest loans and grants at its meeting on July 10, 2024. Below is information on the grants and loans approved at the meeting. The Trust, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), helps communities build or replace water   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 (TNSres) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on July 10, 2024: * * * New multi-sector partnership between the City, the Boston Public Health Commission, Boston Community Health Collaborative, and $10 million investment from Atrius Health Equity Foundation * * * Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today announced a new long-term health equity agenda to improve life expectancy, reduce racial and ethnic disparities, a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: * * * The NITE Committee will support City efforts to foster a more fun, equitable and family-friendly nightlife economy that benefits residents across neighborhoods * * * Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion recently announced the inaugural members of the Nightlife Initiative for a Thriving Economy (NITE) Committee. The Committee members were selected based on their deep p  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2024 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 71 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category. Additionally, two attorneys are featured in the "Hall of Fame," three attorneys are named "Leading Lawyers," four attorneys are recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyers" and one attor  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * This new tool offers an easier way for people to analyze complex tabular data. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News A new tool makes it easier for database users to perform complicated statistical analyses of tabular data without the need to know what is going on behind the scenes. GenSQL, a generative AI system for databases, could help users make predictions, detect anomalies,  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Two years after a decision by a coalition of countries to impose a Russian oil price cap, a new MIT Sloan paper shows that the cap has helped to keep global oil prices from spiking, but enforcement needs improvement. * * * The G7 world leaders' pledge to step up enforcement of the cap on Russian oil prices - and further punish violators  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Developed by MIT RAISE, the Day of AI curriculum empowers K-12 students to collaborate on local and global challenges using AI. * * * By Katherine Ouellette, MIT Open Learning During the journey from the suburbs to the city, the tree canopy often dwindles down as skyscrapers rise up. A group of New England Innovation Academy students wondered why that is. "Our friend Vic  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A chip the size of a pack of cards uses fewer resources and a smaller footprint than existing automated manufacturing platforms and could lead to more affordable cell therapy manufacturing. * * * Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have developed a novel way to produce clinical doses of vi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New findings challenge current thinking on the ocean's role in storing carbon. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News As climate change advances, the ocean's overturning circulation is predicted to weaken substantially. With such a slowdown, scientists estimate the ocean will pull down less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, a slower circulation should also dredge up l  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray has advised American Industrial Partners ("AIP") on its acquisition of an ownership position in Aker BioMarine's Feed Ingredients segment ("Feed Ingredients"). Feed Ingredients will be held by a newly established company which will be owned 60% by AIP and 40% by Aker ASA (via its wholly owned subsidiary Aker Capital AS). The business is the world's only industrial-scale krill harvester and br  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In an article for the New York Law Journal, litigation & enforcement partners Sarah Walters and Brian Blais, and associate Brad Rocheville examine the nuances of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) policies on "timely" corporate self-disclosure of misconduct, and the path to declination. "The level of cooperation that the DOJ expects--if a declination is to remain a possibility--involves company counsel esse  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: The European Supervisory Authorities are proposing the creation of two new fund categories, "sustainable" and "transition", under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, alongside a new classification of "non-categorised products". They have also recommended the implementation of a sustainability indictor, grading investment products from A to E. Asset management partner Eve Ellis and associate Teg  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised leading private equity firm TA Associates in its acquisition of the Association & Events and Nonprofit Solutions divisions from Community Brands. The acquisition will create a new strategic platform, Momentive Software, a provider of cloud-based software that powers mission-driven associations and nonprofit organizations. The announcement was made in a July 9 press release. Terms of t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed a $19,000 penalty to W.J. Graves Construction Co., Inc. for violations of Massachusetts air quality regulations due to nuisance dust conditions at its quarry and rock-crushing operation in Westford. In 2023, MassDEP received complaints of dust and visible emissions at the W.J. Graves Westfor  more