WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- Boston Consulting Group, Massachusetts, issued a report arguing that the global video gaming industry is emerging from a three year post pandemic "winter" and heading into a new era of moderate but durable growth driven by converging platforms and new technologies. The study projects that industry revenues will climb toward roughly 350 billion dollars by 2030, even though annual growth will remain well below the boom years of the late 2010s. Drawing on a survey   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Loan and Check Fraud * BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and stealing both a U.S. Treasury tax refund check and a check from a New York law firm. Lonnie Smith-Matthews, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud; one count of the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Moves to Pause Offshore Wind Leases Despite losing in court, administration again attacks jobs, industry, clean energy * The Trump administration is trying again to halt the development of clean, affordable energy, putting in jeopardy thousands of jobs in New England and undermining the regulatory certainty that private investment across all industries depends on t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova awarded major contract to deliver HVDC technology for Adani's 2.5-gigawatt transmission corridor in India * Project to support evacuation of renewable power from India's Khavda renewable energy zone * With a transmission capacity of 2.5-gigawatt the project represents the highest-rated voltage sourced converter (VSC)-based HVDC system planned in India to date * Strengthe  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova signs agreement to supply turbines for Australian wind farm - Turbines will be used at 256 MW Carmody's Hill Wind Farm in South Australia - Project to use GE Vernova's 6 MW-158m workhorse turbine - Queensland wind farm deal includes five-year full-service agreement * Sydney, Australia - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Au  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- The Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed a comprehensive inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects held in its collections and determined that cultural affiliations exist with multiple federally recognized Tribes, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The determination states that repatriation may proceed on or after Jan. 16,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- The Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects held in its collections and determined that a cultural affiliation exists with several federally recognized Tribes, in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The notice establishes that repatriation may take place on or after Jan. 16, 2026, foll  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- The Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects in its collections and determined that a cultural affiliation exists with multiple federally recognized Tribes, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The notice, published by the National Park Service, states that repatriation may occur on o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- The Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has issued a notice of intended repatriation covering a collection of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony following a review conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The notice was published by the National Park Service as part of its administrative role, while responsibility for the determinations rests solely with the Peabo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Looking Ahead: Predictions for Cancer in 2026 * "This is an exciting time for brain tumor research. Technologies like single-cell spatial transcriptomics are revealing how tumors grow, evolve, and interact with their microenvironment, uncovering treatment-resistant niches and cellular communication patterns. These insights will guide precision medicine, while advances in im  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Looking Ahead: Predictions for Neuroscience and Neurology in 2026 * "Noninvasive brain imaging will cross a critical threshold: detecting subtle circuit-level changes before symptoms appear. This will enable proactive, precision-tailored interventionsadjusting neuromodulation, fine-tuning medications or introducing behavioral strategies at the earliest signs of deviation fr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Looking Ahead: Predictions for Science and Medicine in 2026 * "In 2026, medical AI will move from the 'Peak of Inflated Expectations' to the early 'Slope of Enlightenment' on the Gartner Hype Cycle a sign that hype is giving way to reality. As real-world evidence grows, many AI tools will fall short of expectations, exposing issues like bias and workflow fit. This reckoning  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Novel A1 Tool Offers Prognosis for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer * A team led by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham has developed and validated an artificial intelligence (AI)-based noninvasive tool that can predict the likelihood that a patient's oropharyngeal cancera type of head and neck cancer that develops in the thr  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * One pull of a string is all it takes to deploy these complex structures * MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration into their curved, fully formed shape with only a single pull of a string. This technique could enable the rapid deployment of a temporary field hospital at the site of a disaster such a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Oriflame Closes Transformative Recapitalisation Transaction, Delivering Approximately EUR500 Million Debt Reduction * Ropes & Gray has advised leading global beauty company Oriflame in connection with its comprehensive recapitalisation, marking a significant new chapter for the company's future. The transaction delivers a substantially de-levered and sustainable balance s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Signature Patterns of Brain Activity May Help Predict Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury * MRI scans of key neurological connections can strengthen standard prognostic methods for assessing outcomes after moderate to severe brain injury. After traumatic brain injury (TBI), some patients may recover completely, while others retain severe disabilities. Accurately evaluati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, DeLauro Renew Bill to Ban Unpredictable Scheduling Practices * Legislation would require many employers to provide work schedules two weeks in advance and compensate workers when their schedules change last minute Bill Text (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Schedules   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schakowsky, Renew Fight to Pass Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act * Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), have reintroduced the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act to strengthen protections for part-time workers and allow them to better balance their work schedules with personal an  more