CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, today announced a new native connector between Akamai API Security and Akamai Connected Cloud. This integration simplifies and accelerates the discovery and protection of APIs by enabling customers to send a copy of their Akamai Connected Cloud  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * This First-of-its-kind 11.7Mwe Energy Asset plant in the U.S. will be powered by co-located LFG-to-Electric Plant Facility is designed to reduce 62,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually while increasing energy resiliency and supporting California's renewable energy and decarbonization goals * * * FRAMINGHAM, MA & PITTSB  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Litigation & enforcement partner Amy Jane Longo has partnered with other local SEC alumnae to launch the Women in Securities Enforcement ("WiSE") SoCal, a new professional network. WiSE SoCal aims to bring together the exceptional women practitioners in securities enforcement, compliance and litigation practices to create a dynamic community to share experiences, insights, and opportunities, including provi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * The new Illicit Virtual Asset Notification (IVAN) global public-private partnership identifies and counters criminal threats and activity in real-time * * * Circle announced today that it holds an inaugural three-year seat on the board of directors of the new Illicit Virtual Asset Notification partnership. The group, known as IVAN, brings together   more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: DNV, in collaboration with leading partners from various sectors, including business, research, and technology, is undertaking a groundbreaking project aimed at managing sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) in the UK's electricity transmission network. SF6, widely used to insulate live electrical parts, interrupt the flow of electrical   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP announced that the firm has once again achieved Mansfield Certification Plus status from Diversity Lab after completing the 2023-2024 Mansfield Rule certification program. The Mansfield Rule Certification program aims to boost the representation of historically underrepresented lawyers in law firm leadership. The Mansfield Rule has become the standard by which law firms track and measure that the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Framingham -- Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration, state legislators, local officials and educators celebrated free community college in Massachusetts with the launch of MassEducate. Governor Maura Healey was joined by Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Senate President Karen Spilka, Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, Commissioner of Higher Education Noe Ortega, community college pres  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * NASCIO Recognizes Massachusetts' work on the Digital Roadmap * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that Massachusetts has received the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) award for Government-to-Citizen Digital Services. The award recognizes the state's efforts to continually improve the experience for residents accessi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 2 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets led the refinancing efforts for LINX, a Class A, fully leased facility in Watertown, Massachusetts * * * BOSTON, Sept. 30, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged a $94 million refinancing for LINX, a 185,015-square-foot, Class A life sciences building in Watertown, Massachusetts. JLL worked on behalf of the bo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: On Monday, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that qui tam relators, who have been allowed to file lawsuits under the False Claims Act, are essentially acting as "officers of the United States," and thereby violating the U.S. Constitution's Appointments Clause requiring such officers to be appointed by the president, a court or the head of a federal department. Litigation & enforcement partne  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: As a result of a derailment on the Green Line on Tuesday, October 1, the MBTA is providing shuttle buses between North Station and Union Square and between North Station and Medford/Tufts. At this time, it's unclear when service will resume. Shuttle bus service will be free and accessible for all riders. The MBTA and its regulatory partners are investigating this incident.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * With more than 30 years of industry-related experience in the public and private sector, Caljouw begins his tenure on November 4 * * * Governor Maura Healey announced today the appointment of Michael T. Caljouw as Commissioner of the Division of Insurance (DOI), an agency overseen by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) within t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz's intellectual property litigation group was named "Litigation Department of the Year" for the IP specialty category in the 2024 New England Legal Awards. The awards recognize attorneys and firms in Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Mintz's IP practice provides a full range of legal services to protect client ideas, technology, products, and brands. Led by M  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * New MIT Sloan research has found that politically conservative users tend to share misinformation at a greater volume than politically liberal users and this could explain why conservatives were suspended more frequently -- thus an asymmetry in sanctions is not evidence of biased policies on the part of social media companies. * * * A ne  more

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, issued the following news release: * * * MITRE, Industry Collaborate to Improve Collective AI Defenses * * * McLean, Va., Oct. 2, 2024 - MITRE's Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Center) collaborated with more than 15 companies to increase community knowledge of threats and defenses for AI-enabled systems, culminating with the launch of the AI Incident  more

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, issued the following news release: * * * Expanded model helps identify threats and implement tailored security for embedded devices * * * McLean, Va., & Bedford, Mass., October 1, 2024 -- The full public release of the EMB3D Threat Model is now available at https://emb3d.mitre.org/. Initially launched in spring 2024, the model now includes essential miti  more

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, issued the following news release: * * * Several safety features topped 90% market penetration by 2023 model year * * * Bedford, Mass., and McLean, Va., October 2, 2024 - The Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS) has released an updated report detailing the expanded deployment of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised New Mountain Capital in its strategic minority growth investment in Portage Point Partners, a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm serving middle market stakeholders. The transaction was announced in an Oct. 2 press release. New Mountain Capital is a New York-based investment firm that emphasizes business building and growth, rather than debt, as it pursues   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Pega University Program helps clients and partners more effectively find and train new Pega IT talent * * * Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leading enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation platform provider, today announced an expansion of its Pega University Program to find and cultivate new Pega-certified professionals  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: A recent article published in Report on Research Compliance (RRC) focuses extensively on commentary provided during a recent Ropes & Gray webinar entitled "ORI Issues Final Changes to Research Misconduct Regulations: Key Reforms and Lingering Complexities." The RRC article analyzes changes in the final rule issued on September 12, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of R  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers researchers examine healthcare utilization and costs among adults living with dementia in municipalities with dementia-focused senior centers * * * Living with dementia in communities with senior centers providing access to adult day health and social services was associated with fewer hospitalizations and lower health care use and Medicare costs, according to researchers from Rutgers Un  more