Friday - July 18, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday July 18, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Arlington Public Schools and Regis College Partner to Enhance Staff Development and Recruitment Initiatives
WESTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Arlington Public Schools and Regis College Partner to Enhance Staff Development and Recruitment Initiatives New Partnership Expands Access to Affordable Undergraduate and Advanced Degrees * Regis College and Arlington Public Schools announce a strategic partnership that will support school employees with unique development programs, employee recruitment through access to Regis graduates, collaboration opportun  more

Customer Trust: Akamai Is a Customer Favorite in 2025 Zero Trust Platforms Report
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 18 (TNSrep) -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Customer Trust: Akamai Is a Customer Favorite in 2025 Zero Trust Platforms Report Report notes Akamai also received the highest scores available in the Segmentation and Control, Pricing flexibility and transparency, and Supporting services and offerings criteria of the evaluated providers * Akamai Technologies, Inc., the cybersecurity a  more

FuelEU Maritime: Key updates on fuel certification, methane slip, and exemptions
BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, posted the following news: [Category: BizConsulting] * * * FuelEU Maritime: Key updates on fuel certification, methane slip, and exemptions * Relevant for ship owners and managers. Two guidelines have recently been completed by the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF) and are now published. The two guidelines are: 1\. Report on calculati  more

Helping cities evolve
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Helping cities evolve * Growing up in Paris, Vincent Rollet was exposed to the world beyond France from an early age. His dad was an engineer who traveled around the globe to set up electrical infrastructure, and he moved the family to the United States for two years when Rollet was a small child. His father's work sparked Rollet's interest in international development and growth.   more

IDC Honors Asia's Top Financial Innovators at 2025 AFSC Amid Surge in AI and Digital Transformation Investments
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, July 18 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC Honors Asia's Top Financial Innovators at 2025 AFSC Amid Surge in AI and Digital Transformation Investments * SINGAPORE, 17 July 2025 - IDC Asia/Pacific proudly announces the winners of the 2025 Financial Insights Innovation Awards (FIIA), recognizing outstanding achievements by financial institutions that are shaping the future of  more

Innovative Urban Village Groundbreaking Brings New Life to East New York
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 17 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Innovative Urban Village Groundbreaking Brings New Life to East New York * The East New York community is one step closer to seeing the visionary Innovative Urban Village project take shape. On July 15, VHB joined Gotham Organization, Monadnock Development, and t  more

MIT's Mason Estrada to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT's Mason Estrada to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers * Like almost any MIT student, Mason Estrada wants to take what he learned on campus and apply it to the working world. Unlike any other MIT student, Estrada will soon be going to work on a pitcher's mound, and some day Dodger Stadium might be his office. Estrada, the star pitcher for MIT's baseball team, is signing a con  more

Nearly $400,000 Invested in Local Nonprofits by Berkshire Bank Foundation
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- The Berkshire Bank Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Nearly $400,000 invested in local nonprofits by Berkshire Bank Foundation * BOSTON, July 16 -- Berkshire Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Berkshire Bank, invested nearly $400,000 in communities through grants and other giving in the second quarter of the year. "We're committed to building a future where every community has the tools it needs to thrive," said Lori Kiely, managing  more

New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot * Teaching a robot new skills used to require coding expertise. But a new generation of robots could potentially learn from just about anyone. Engineers are designing robotic helpers that can "learn from demonstration." This more natural training strategy enables a person to lead a robot through a task, typically in one of three   more

This "smart coach" helps LLMs switch between text and code
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * This "smart coach" helps LLMs switch between text and code * Large language models (LLMs) excel at using textual reasoning to understand the context of a document and provide a logical answer about its contents. But these same LLMs often struggle to correctly answer even the simplest math problems. Textual reasoning is usually a less-than-ideal way to deliberate over computationa  more

Upper-Income Americans Plan More Spending Amid Market Highs, But Housing and Jobs Worries Cloud Mood of Other Consumers--Bain/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 (TNSrep) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Upper-income Americans plan more spending amid market highs, but housing and jobs worries cloud mood of other consumers--Bain/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes Optimism among better-off earners set to buoy near-term consumer spending, but longer-term outlook dogged by financial anxieties among medium- and lower-income households * BOSTON--July 17, 2025--Upper-income A  more