CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 8 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Akamai Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results Second quarter revenue of $1.043 billion, up 7% year-over-year and up 6% when adjusted for foreign exchange/* Cloud Infrastructure Services/** revenue of $71 million, up 30% year-over-year and up 29% when adjusted for foreign exchange/* GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.71  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Death Count for 2025 LA County Wildfires Likely Hundreds Higher than Official Records Show An estimated 440 deaths are attributable to the Los Angeles wildfires that set the area ablaze in January 2025--a much higher toll than the 31 deaths reported in Los Angeles County records, according to the first-ever study estimating excess mortality during that period. * Official Cal  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Eco-driving measures could significantly reduce vehicle emissions * Any motorist who has ever waited through multiple cycles for a traffic light to turn green knows how annoying signalized intersections can be. But sitting at intersections isn't just a drag on drivers' patience -- unproductive vehicle idling could contribute as much as 15 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions from  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- Wentworth Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Innovators Antoine Picon and Carlo Ratti to Keynote ACSA Conference at Wentworth By Greg Abazorius Two of the world's leading thinkers on technology and the built environment, Antoine Picon and Carlo Ratti, have been selected as the keynote speakers for the upcoming 2025 Intersections Research Conference, themed "AI Design Practices." The conference, hosted by the Wentworth School of Archite  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Northeastern summer program inspires future STEM leaders through research and mentorship By Alena Kuzub Northeastern's Young Scholars Program introduces high school students to career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Shiza Hussain, a 17-year-old rising senior at Foxborough High School in Massachusetts, has long been drawn to the sciences and the challenges of climate c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Pokemon-inspired calculator helps startup cofounders divide equity By Kate Rix A Northeastern grad student in Vancouver used lessons from competitive Pokemon to create a tool that helps entrepreneurs fairly split ownership of a new company. When Norman Yuan heard about the project for his computer science capstone course, he immediately thought of Pokemon. Yuan is a graduate student at Northeastern Un  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU earns $2.8 million NIH grant for national AGING Initiative Award will advance research on older adults with multiple chronic conditions By Angela Yeager The National Institutes of Health has awarded Oregon Health & Science University $2.8 million to lead the Advancing Geriatrics Infrastructure & Network Growth, or AGING, Initiative. The AGING Initiative, started in 2014 at the University   more