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State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday July 08, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Ameresco Renews Agreement With the Government of Nunavut to Enhance Resource Visibility and Efficiency Across the Territory
FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, July 8 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco Renews Agreement with the Government of Nunavut to Enhance Resource Visibility and Efficiency Across the Territory Continued collaboration to deliver excellence in asset management in support of cost and resource savings efforts across the northernmost reaching Canadian territory * FRAMINGHAM, MA and NUNAVUT, CANADA -  more

Boston University Announces Budget Cuts, Layoffs Amid Financial Pressures
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 8 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Boston University Announces Budget Cuts, Layoffs Amid Financial Pressures BU leaders call it a "day of loss" for the community, while saying it is a "necessary step" to ensure a strong future for the institution By Doug Most Boston University on Monday announced it will reduce budgets for the coming fiscal year by an average of 5 percent across the University, and is laying off about 120 people and eliminat  more

Europe's Corporate Stress Test: 1 in 6 Firms Under Transformation Pressure, 6% at Risk of Restructuring
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 8 (TNSrep) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * Europe's Corporate Stress Test: 1 in 6 Firms Under Transformation Pressure, 6% at Risk of Restructuring * BCG's Transform and Special Situations Index Analyzes 1,700 Public European Companies, Identifying the Share Showing Signs of Operational Challenges and Financial Instability * Companies Facing Transformation or Restructuring Pressure Represent 3.5   more

IDC: AI Venture Funding in Asia/Pacific Reaches USD 15.4 Billion Despite Deal Slowdown
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, July 8 (TNSrep) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC: AI Venture Funding in Asia/Pacific Reaches USD 15.4 Billion Despite Deal Slowdown * SINGAPORE, 7 July 2025 - An IDC report, Powering the AI Wave: Venture Capital Trends and Strategic Vendor Pathways in Asia/Pacific's AI Landscape -- 2025 (file:///C:/Users/mdelacruz/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/  more

MIT chemists boost the efficiency of a key enzyme in photosynthesis
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT chemists boost the efficiency of a key enzyme in photosynthesis * During photosynthesis, an enzyme called rubisco catalyzes a key reaction -- the incorporation of carbon dioxide into organic compounds to create sugars. However, rubisco, which is believed to be the most abundant enzyme on Earth, is very inefficient compared to the other enzymes involved in photosynthesis. MIT c  more

Philippines PC Market Falls 12.2% in Q1 2025 as Education Demand Slows
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, July 4 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Philippines PC Market Falls 12.2% in Q1 2025 as Education Demand Slows Consumer and Private Sector Growth Offsets Education Slump; Acer, Lenovo, and HP Lead Market * MANILA - According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Devices Tracker, Q1 2025, the Philippines' traditional PC Market (des  more

Professor Emeritus Barry Vercoe, a pioneering force in computer music, dies at 87
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Professor Emeritus Barry Vercoe, a pioneering force in computer music, dies at 87 * MIT Professor Emeritus Barry Lloyd Vercoe, a pioneering force in computer music, a founding faculty member of the MIT Media Lab, and a leader in the development of MIT's Music and Theater Arts Section, passed away on June 15. He was 87. Vercoe's life was a rich symphony of artistry, science, and in  more

Study shows how a common fertilizer ingredient benefits plants
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study shows how a common fertilizer ingredient benefits plants * Lanthanides are a class of rare earth elements that in many countries are added to fertilizer as micronutrients to stimulate plant growth. But little is known about how they are absorbed by plants or influence photosynthesis, potentially leaving their benefits untapped. Now, researchers from MIT have shed light on ho  more