WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hearing, Warren Presses IRS Chief Counsel Nominee on Conflicts of Interests, 50+ Year Career Rotating Through Revolving Door * Donald Korb spent his career transitioning between the IRS and law firms, where he defended some of the biggest corporations being investigated by the IRS Warren on proposed ethics commitments for Korb: "By making these commitments, you would increase Am  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Attorneys Discuss US and EU Agree on Trade Framework Agreement with Implications for ESG & CSR Compliance * In a Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance article, attorneys examined a recent announcement that the US and European Union have agreed on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade. The Framework Agreement expands upon earlier offic  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova and ESB to modernize Dublin Bay power plant to help boost efficiency and grid reliability * GE Vernova's Gas Power and Power Conversion & Storage solutions selected to increase performance of the existing GT26 gas turbines powering ESB's Dublin Bay power station * Modernization is expected to add nearly 30 megawatts (MW) of reliable power, helping to improve stability of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides Mercy BioAnalytics in $59 Million Series B Financing * The Life Sciences and Technology teams advised Mercy BioAnalytics on the closing of a $59 million series B financing. The round was co-led by Novalis and Sozo Ventures, with participation from Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Funds, American Cancer Society BrightEdge, and iSelect Fund, as well as funds commi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Wins Corporate Firm of the Year, Corporate Attorney of the Year, and Impact Deals of the Year at the LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards * Goodwin practices and lawyers were honored at the 2025 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards, which took place on September 4 in New York City. Goodwin was named Corporate Firm of the Year, Gabriela Morales-Rivera was named Corporate   more

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Investment in and Adoption of AI Infrastructure Drives Increase in Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Growth Rate -- from 15.5% at the start of 2025 to 17.6% now, according to IDC According to the Worldwide Semiconduct or Technology and Supply Chain Intelligence service from International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide semiconductor rev  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * New Britain's Safety Action Plan to Enhance Mobility for All Residents * The City of New Britain recently developed a Vision Zero Safety Action Plan to build a safer transportation network and offer recommendations to improve road user safety. Working as a key su  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Parquest and Allen's Management Enter into Agreement for Qualium Investissement's Majority Stake in the Group * The Paris Private Equity team advised Parquest and Allen 's management on an agreement for Qualium Investissement to acquire a majority stake in the group, a leading player in private wealth management and multi-family office services. This transaction marks a   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Physicists devise an idea for lasers that shoot beams of neutrinos * At any given moment, trillions of particles called neutrinos are streaming through our bodies and every material in our surroundings, without noticeable effect. Smaller than electrons and lighter than photons, these ghostly entities are the most abundant particles with mass in the universe. The exact mass of a n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 4, 2025, confirmation hearing. The nominees are Ben Hobbs to be assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development for public and Indian housing, Ronnie Kurtz to be assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development for community planning and development, Stephen Miran to be a Fed member, Christopher P  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Urges Meta to No Longer Allow Minors to Use AI Chatbots * Markey wrote to Zuckerberg two years ago urging Meta not to roll out AI chatbots to teens; Meta did so anyways Letter to Meta (PDF) | 2023 Response from Meta (PDF) Washington (September 8, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today wrote to M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Eugene Gallagher, a retired associate professor from the University of Massachusetts Boston School for the Environment submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expressing strong opposition to a proposal that would combine exploratory and commercial deep-sea mining licenses. The writer argues that the single-license system would undermine environmental safeguards, contradict international best pract  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Warren and Sanders Press Big Bank CEOs on Padding Executives' Pockets, Undermining Financial Stability After Trump Admin Reduced Capital Requirements "Contrary to the rhetoric of your lobbyists, you have not used the full amount of your reduced capital buffer requirements to increase lending or impro  more