CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A "scientific sandbox" lets researchers explore the evolution of vision systems * Why did humans evolve the eyes we have today? While scientists can't go back in time to study the environmental pressures that shaped the evolution of the diverse vision systems that exist in nature, a new computational framework developed by MIT researchers allows them to explore this evolution in   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A new way to increase the capabilities of large language models * Most languages use word position and sentence structure to extract meaning. For example, "The cat sat on the box," is not the same as "The box was on the cat." Over a long text, like a financial document or a novel, the syntax of these words likely evolves. Similarly, a person might be tracking variables in a piece  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * AI-driven Process Control and Optimization Solutions Spur Operational Excellence * According to ARC's recent research, the advanced process control and online optimization market is experiencing a significant upswing, fueled by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into process control strategies. Industry analysts project steady annual growth over the next fi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- Boston Consulting Group, Massachusetts, issued a report that projects the US luxury and exotic automotive market will nearly double in value by 2035, reshaping how high-end brands court wealthy buyers. The study estimates that the market will grow from about $110 billion today to between $180 billion and $215 billion, driven by rising demand for vehicles priced above $100,000 and an expanding ecosystem of services, experiences, and secondary-market activity. Acc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSrpt) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * AI-Driven Cyber Threats Are Outpacing Defense Capabilities * BCG's global survey finds 60% of companies may have faced AI-enabled attacks in the past year, but only 7% are using AI in defense * 53% of executives now rank AI cyber threats among their top three organizational risks * Only 5% of companies report a significant increase in cybersecurity bu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSrep) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * When AI Acts Alone: What Organizations Must Know About Managing the Next Era of Risk * Autonomous agents pose new risks that are harder to manage given less human oversight and a lack of adequate behavioral monitoring * AI-related incidents rose 21% in the past year, underscoring that these risks are not theoretical * BCG presents a four-part framewor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * Updated federal legislation offers a clean trade strategy to boost U.S. manufacturing and competitiveness * Ceres welcomes the introduction of the latest version of t he Clean Competition Act by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle and LianLian Global announce collaboration to explore next-generation cross-border payments * NEW YORK, DECEMBER 17, 2025 An affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) ("Circle"), a global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC through its regulated entities, signed a Memorandum of Understanding ('MOU')  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Clark Urges GOP To Extend ACA Tax Credits: "Now Is the Time To Do It" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Bloomberg's Balance of Power to discuss Republicans' continued refusal to reverse massive health premium hikes. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On Democrats' Discharge Petition Extending ACA Tax Credits: "We are at 214, which means w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center recognized for exceptional outcomes in donor stem cell transplants * Adult program operates within Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center Dana-Farber Cancer Institute' s adult stem cell transplant program and Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Cen  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Digital innovations and cultural heritage in rural towns * Population decline often goes hand-in-hand with economic stagnation in rural areas and the two reinforce each other in a cycle. Can digital technologies advance equitable innovation and, at the same time, preserve cultural heritage in shrinking regions? A new open-access book, edited by MIT Vice Provost and Department of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former TSA Security Officer Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance * BOSTON - A Worcester man has been charged with fraudulently obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) while employed as a TSA Security Officer full-time. Ismael Rosado Jr., 40, was charged with one count of wire fra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advances Legal Pricing with Global Rollout of PERSUIT's Fixed Fee Benchmarking * Goodwin has become the first firm to roll out PERSUIT's Fixed-Fee Price Benchmarking product on a global scale, reinforcing its reputation and focus as a pioneer in innovation, value delivery, and client-centric legal service delivery. This deployment marks a major milestone in how i  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * X-ray Space Telescope Gives Sharpest-Ever Glimpse at Growth of a Rapidly-Spinning Black Hole The first results on the iconic active galactic nucleus MCG-6-30-15 captured with the XRISM mission show the most precise signatures yet of its supermassive black hole's extreme gravity and the outflows that shape its galaxy. * Astronomers have obtained the sharpest-  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 18 -- Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, a law firm, issued the following news on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * HLB Files Pro Bono Amicus Brief Defending Access to Lifesaving Vaccines Hooper, Lundy & Bookman filed an amicus brief on December 16, 2025, in American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy, a case pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging recent actions by Secretary Kennedy that would operate to reduce access to lifesaving vaccines, in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * House Rejects McGovern's Bipartisan War Powers Resolution, Shamefully Surrendering More Power to the White House * WASHINGTON Today, House Republicans (and sadly, one spineless Democrat) shamefully rejected Congressman McGovern's War Powers Resolution, which would have directed President Trump to cease all hostilities within or against Venezuela. "I'm furious that cowardly lawmakers have o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warren Highlights Impact of Education Department's Dismantling on Students, Calls on Congress to Act * Warren: "No nation is a great nation if it shortchanges its children." Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), in a forum held by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) titled " Dismantling Education: What the Trump Administration's Ille  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Law360, Tim McCrystal Discussed the Top 2025 Health Care Deals and Trends * Health care partner and practice co-chair Tim McCrystal provided insight in two Law360 articles recapping the most significant health care and life sciences transactions and trends of 2025. Tim named the Walgreens Boots Alliance $23.7 billion take-private acquisition by private equity firm Syca  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Massachusetts pension fund adopts labor policy for private markets * On December 4, the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (MassPRIM) Board unanimously adopted [1] a Responsible Workforce Management Policy for private market investments. Given the pension fund's strong proxy voting guidelines for public investments, PRIM staff and board members recogniz  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Neal on the House Floor: "The Republican Bill Was Put Together with Bubblegum and Elmer's Glue" Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) spoke on the House floor to slam the Republican health care bill, which does nothing to lower costs for families or protect the tens of millions who will see their   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * New study finds rate of U.S. coastal sea level rise doubled in the past century, contradicting a recent U.S. Energy Department report * Woods Hole, Mass. (December 17, 2025) A July 2025 report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) claims that U.S. tide gauge measurements "in aggregate show no obvious acceleration in sea level rise beyond the historica  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New study suggests a way to rejuvenate the immune system * As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as quickly, making people more susceptible to a variety of infections. To try to overcome that decline, researchers at MIT and the Broad Institute have found a way to temporarily program cells in the liver   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: Medical] -- The Broad Institute posted the following news: * * * New study suggests a way to rejuvenate the immune system * As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as quickly, making people more susceptible to a variety of infections. To try to overcome that decline, researchers at MIT and the Broad Institute have found a way to temporarily program cells in the liver to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Persisting Symptoms After Concussion (Post-Concussion Syndrome) * In people with a concussion, most symptoms go away within the first few weeks after injury. But about 15% to 30% of these individuals experience symptoms that last beyond the expected recovery period. This has been called post-concussion syndrome or post-concussive syndrome and is now more accurately referred  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Post-COP30, more aggressive policies needed to cap global warming at 1.5 C * The latest United Nations Climate Change Conference ( COP30 ) concluded in November without a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels and without significant progress in strengthening national pledges to reduce climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions. In aggregate, today's climate policies remain far too unamb  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Real Estate Attorneys Featured in Law360 on Office Market Trends and Innovation * Real estate partners Jack Creedon and Sally Davis were recently featured in Law360 articles covering major trends in the real estate market and the growing role of technology. Jack described the office market's recovery as "very selective," with investors remaining cautious and   more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Software Defined Architecture Gains Traction in Real World Distributed Control Systems Applications * Many Distributed Control Systems suppliers have released a new generation of offerings in which the industrial control system is virtualized and "software-defined" to a much greater degree than in previous models. Many of the leading global DCS vendors have briefed ARC   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Statement from Senator Warren on the D.C. Circuit's Agreeing to Hear CFPB Case En Banc Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement on the D.C. Circuit's agreeing to hear the CFPB case en ba  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Stress-Related Brain Signals Drive Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in People with Depression and Anxiety * Patients with depression are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and a new study suggests that stress may help explain why. Research from Mass General Brigham suggests that this increased risk is driven by stress-related brain activity, nervous system dysregulatio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Study Illuminates How an Antiviral Defense Mechanism May Lead to Alzheimer's Disease * One of the main proteins that contributes to Alzheimer's disease is called phospho-tau (p-tau). When p-tau gets too many phosphate groups attached to it (a process called hyperphosphorylation), it starts to stick together and form clumps called "tangles" inside of brain nerve cells. A new  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Teen builds an award-winning virtual reality prototype thanks to free MIT courses * When Freesia Gaul discovered MIT Open Learning's OpenCourseWare at just 14 years old, it opened up a world of learning far beyond what her classrooms could offer. Her parents had started a skiing company, and the seasonal work meant that Gaul had to change schools every six months. Growing up in sma  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Demands Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Save Americans' Health Care * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, criticized the Republican health care plan being considered on the House floor and called for an immediate vote on bipartisan legislation to prevent health care premiums from surging for 20 m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnostics for Servicemembers * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced the Improving Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnostics for Warfighters Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of advanced diagnostic technologies t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Threatens to Dismantle Leading Climate and Weather Research Center * News reports indicate that the Trump administration intends to dismantle the National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), one of the United States' leading weather and climate research institutions. The Trump administration is apparently   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Two Massachusetts Men Charged with Large-Scale SNAP Benefits Trafficking * BOSTON - Two men have been arrested and charged in an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars' worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through small retail stores they operated in Boston. Defendants' monthly SNAP redemptions allegedly   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Chemists Develop Unique Tool for Studying RNA Fluorescent method is best yet for observing the mysteries of RNA inside the cell, in real time and in color * An innovative three-color method for capturing images of mRNA inside live mammalian cells has been developed by UMass Amherst chemists. Because RNA is both incredibly important to human life and health and poorly un  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Climate Safe Havens Could Be One of Eath's Best Defenses Against Global Warming--But How Well Do They Work? UMass Amherst leads major international effort to increase species' chances of survival * From Maine's Acadia National Park to the wilds of Australia--and in thousands of places in-between--geological conditions exist that slow the effects of climate change on the local ecology  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Lopez-Cevallos, Pinto-Alvarez Co-Author Chapter for New Textbook on Global Health and Healthcare Systems Daniel Lopez-Cevallos, associate professor of community health education in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, and a team of researchers that includes doctoral candidate Mariana Pinto-Alvarez, have contributed a chapter to the textbook "Health and Healthcare Systems: A Global V  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Secures Wins on Service Member Safety, Transparency at Defense Department in FY 2026 Defense Policy Bill * Executive Summary of Final FY26 NDAA Following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, announced she secured key wins, inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Warren Seeks Records on Whether Big Banks Secretly Sold Americans' Mortgages to "Zombie" Debt Collectors, Leading to Foreclosures U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the independent, nationwide monitor o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Blumenthal Demand Bondi Recuse from Warner Bros. Deal Review Amid Apparent Conflicts of Interest, Trump DOJ Cloud of Corruption * Attorney General Pam Bondi's former lobbying firm, Ballard Partners, reportedly representing both Paramount and Netflix; advised Paramount on Skydance merger AG Bondi's ethics agreement includes pledge not to participate "in any particular matter invol  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Deluzio Pressure Bessent to Limit Stock Buybacks By Defense Contractors * "Americans deserve a defense industry that prioritizes innovation and competition to help the U.S. military protect Americans, rather than one focused on shoveling more money out the door for shareholders and executives." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Garamendi Press Energy Secretary on Mismanagement and Taxpayer Waste in Plutonium Pit Production Program * Without transparency, accountability, and action around the pit program, the Department of Energy may be enabling the waste of billions of taxpayer dollars. "In rushing to production, NNSA has developed an excessively risky program structure, with management concerns around   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Lujan, Smith Press Trump Trade Representative to Reveal Whether Giant Corporations Influenced Trade Priorities * "USTR has engaged in unprecedented secrecy while negotiating trade dealswith the exception of sharing insider information with Wall Street and business executives." Americans deserve to know what the Administration's negotiating priorities are and how industry perspect  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders to Labor Secretary: New Unemployment Benefits Pilot Program May Lead to Delayed, Disrupted Benefits * Senators warn Labor Department's limited capacity could result in improperly denying Americans their benefits or exposing their personal data "Unemployment benefits are a vital income support for workers as they look for a new job...Mishandling these claims can mean delay  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Extending ACA Tax Credits: "We Are Ready To Vote, Mr. Speaker." * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, with 218 signatures on Democrats' discharge petition, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to demand an immediate vote on legislation to stop the GOP's premium hikes. Below is a transcript of her remarks: "My question to the Republican Party is: What are you d  more