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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's EPA Administrator Peddles False Solutions for New England Energy Prices, Markey Leads Region's Senators to Call Out Trump Admin Policies as the Real Cause of Rising Energy Costs Boston (August 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), J  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-MA Welcomes Massachusetts City's Vote to Divest from Companies Profiting from Israel's Gaza Genocide * The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the state's leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed passage of a "Values-Aligned Local Investments Ordinance" by Medford, Massachusetts, barring i  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ED Secretary McMahon Reveals Massive Backlog of Unresolved Complaints From Students and Borrowers, Warren Presses for More Answers on Trump's Attacks on Public Education * "The American people deserve to know how your policies are impacting services and programs that millions of students and families across the country rely upon." ED Response | Warren Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Tod  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Administrator Zeldin Completes Region One Swing, Visiting All Six New England States * WASHINGTON - On Monday, August 4, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin completed his travel to EPA's Region One where he visited Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine on the heels of his first stops in Massachusetts, to meet with regional staff a  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 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Managing IP 2025 Recognizes Goodwin and 20 Lawyers for Excellence in Intellectual Property * Twenty Goodwin lawyers and several practices have been recognized for excellence across a variety of patent, transactional, and trademark matters in Managing IP's 2025 rankings. For over 30 years, Managing IP's rankings have been based on a comprehensive review of experience, worklo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Moulton Host Tour of Historic Salem Maritime Site, Celebrate Passage of Bill to Designate Salem Maritime Site as National Historical Park into Law Boston (August 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) today celebrated the recent passage of their Salem Maritime National Historical Park R  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 8 -- The ADA Forsyth Institute issued the following news: * * * New ADA Forsyth research project examines role of bacterial trio in clear aligner-related gingivitis progression Clear aligners are popular options for orthodontic patients, offering a convenient and comfortable way to align teeth compared to traditional metal braces. These custom-made plastic trays fit snugly over all teeth for most of each day, typically for one to two years. Because aligners cov  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Blasts Trump for Tearing Up Union Contracts for VA Employees * As a Parent, Caregiver, Former Service Industry Worker, Pressley Has Been a Consistent and Strident Champion for Workers and Organized Labor Earlier This Year, Pressley Condemned Trump's Attack on Unions and Collective Bargaining Rights for Federal Workers BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a longstanding  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Leads Oversight Dems Call for Congressional Hearing with Survivors of Epstein Abuse Pressley is a Survivor of Sexual Abuse, Continues to Demand Transparency, Accountability, and Healing * BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Oversight Committee and a survivor of sexual abuse, led committee Democrats in calling for a Congressional hearing to prioriti  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Secretary Wright Lays Bare Administration Plans to Tamper with Past Climate Science Reports * WASHINGTON--According to news reports, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright has publicly laid bare the administration's plans to alter previous National Climate Assessment (NCA) reports. The NCA is a quadrennial report mandated by Congress since 1  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Aug. 8 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: * * * Snoozing Cephalopods May Wear Their Dreams on Their Skin By Meghan Willcoxon A dog napping on the couch often twitches its feet, flicks its ears and thumps its tail. Watching this behavior, it's easy to say the dog is lazily pantomiming a vivid dream: He's chasing a squirrel; she's running to greet her human. An octopus napping in its tank isn'  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Blumenthal, Garcia Launch Investigation into DOGE Employees Embedding Into Top Government Roles * Trump Administration may have violated civil service laws by converting DOGE employees to permanent federal workers "Although Elon Musk has departed, his influence remains, as DOGE and its employees attempt to become a permanent part of the federal government" Text of Letter (PDF)   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Garamendi, Congressional Leaders Demand Air Force Provide Details on Qatari Jet Funding * "It appears that funds for programs that the Air Force has continually claimed are among its top national security priorities are now being used as accounts for presidential whims, while the egregious lack of transparency hides the true costs of these programs from taxpayers." Text of Letter   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Wyden, Welch Warn Google and YouTube CEOs Against Breaking Anti-Bribery Laws in Potential Settlement with Trump Administration * Google faces dozens of federal labor and antitrust enforcement cases and stands to benefit from how the Trump administration proceeds in these matters. "If YouTube settles President Trump's dubious lawsuit in exchange for favorable action by the  more