CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A neural blueprint for human-like intelligence in soft robots * A new artificial intelligence control system enables soft robotic arms to learn a wide repertoire of motions and tasks once, then adjust to new scenarios on the fly, without needing retraining or sacrificing functionality. This breakthrough brings soft robotics closer to human-like adaptability for real-world applica  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * A New Method to Steer AI Output Uncovers Vulnerabilities and Potential Improvements * Using this steering approach, the research team conducted experiments on some of the largest open-source LLMs in use today, such as Llama and Deepseek, identifying and influencing 512 concepts within five classes, ranging from fears, to moods, to locations. The method worked not only in English, b  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- Advent International, a private equity investor, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Advent to sell Prisma and Newpay to Visa Sao Paulo, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina - Advent International, a leading global private equity investor, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Prisma and Newpay, subsidiaries of Group Prisma, a leading Argentine payments company, to Visa (NYSE: V). During Advent's ownershi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Akamai Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 and Full-year 2025 Financial Results Fourth quarter highlights - Revenue of $1.095 billion, up 7% year-over-year and up 6% when adjusted for foreign exchange/* - Cloud Infrastructure Services/** revenue of $94 million, up 45% year-over-year and up 44% when adjusted for foreign exchange/* - Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * The Government Cannot Coordinate an Attack on Pro-Life Ministries - We're Appealing By Olivia Summers If the government can publicly brand a religious ministry "dangerous," encourage complaints against it, and trigger investigations - all while claiming it's just "expressing a view" - then the First Amendment is in serious jeopardy. This week, a federal district court in Massachusetts dismissed o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Trump Accounts: List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children John Kartch and Rachel Loren Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cut. Senator Ted Cruz (R - Texas) led the Trump Accounts effort in congress. In addition to the $1,000 provided by the U.S. Treasury, individuals and compan  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Lawsuit * New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Live Nation's attempt to have all claims dismissed in an antitrust lawsuit filed by Attorney General James, a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general, a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following Q&A on Feb. 17, 2026, by Stephanies Vang with TJ McKenna, clinical assistant professor in science education: * * * BU Wheelock Launches Graduate Program in AI and Education New master's and certificate programs prepare educators to keep student learning, not technology, at the center of the classroom * BU Wheelock recently launched two new graduate programs in AI   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clark helps launch Robert Goddard centennial celebration * With just under a month to go until the 100th anniversary of Clark alumnus and professor Robert H. Goddard's launch of the world's first liquid fuel rocket, members of Worcester's political and academic communities gathered at a Feb. 17 press conference to discuss the First Launch Centennial and the various events planned. Clark celebrates the Fat  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clarkives: Franz Uri Boas, the 'father of anthropology' * The following is excerpted from "Changing the World: Clark University's Pioneering People, 1887-2000" (Chandler House Press, 2005), by former president Richard P. Traina. Often called the "Father of Anthropology," Franz Boas might more accurately be thought of as the father of systematic or academic anthropology-rescuing the infant field from the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Governor Pritzker takes important step toward advancing nuclear energy in Illinois SPRINGFIELD, Il. - Today, Governor Pritzker issued an executive order that will support the deployment of new nuc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news: * * * Colorado Electric Transmission Authority could unlock faster, lower-cost transmission, finds CATF Denver, CO - As Colorado's electricity demand grows and the state pursues ambitious climate and electrifi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Senate Democrats Investigate EPA's Attempts to Roll Back Climate Protections * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and 40 of their Democratic Senate colleagues in launching an investigation into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's decision to repeal the 2009 endangerment fi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Deidre Johnson Discusses Court Decision Vacating Expanded HSR Filing Rules in The National Law Journal U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Federal Trade Commission's expanded Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) merger filing requirements, ruling that the agency failed to demonstrate that the revised disclosure framework would prevent unlawful  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 19 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following commentary by President Emeritus Lawrence W. Reed: * * * Phillis Wheatley and Black Heroes of the Revolution These early heroes deserve considerable credit. * Out of a total population of 2.5 million at the time of the Declaration of Independence, black Americans numbered about half a million, or 20%. Most were enslaved, but at least 30,000 were free men and women. Slavery is always and everywhere an u  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Four Charged With $7 Million Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme * BOSTON - Four individuals, including one from Massachusetts, have been charged for their alleged involvement in a multi-state scheme to obtain millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds for themselves and others by submitting fraudulent applications to PPP lenders. The fol  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Global Nuclear Fuel's GENUSA awarded fuel supply contract by Vattenfall for Forsmark Plant in Sweden WILMINGTON, North Carolina - Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF, a GE Vernova-led alliance with Hitachi, Ltd. and affiliate of GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH)) and ENUSA today announced the awarding of a contract to provide fuel reloads for Vattenfall's Forsmark Nuclear  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Hanscom AFB fitness duo excels in DEKA world championship By Jaima Fogg A two-man team from Hanscom AFB competed in the 2025 DEKA World Championship held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in December. Kurt Peterson and Stephen Strosser, from the 66th Air Base Group Operational Support Team, placed third in the elite DEKA Mile men's team event. "The DEKA World Championship is an annu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 (TNSxrep) -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Youth Mental Health in the AI Era: How GenAI Enters Help-Seeking Pathways New National Research Reveals How Context Shapes AI's Impact on Youth Mental Health Surgo Health, Young Futures, and The Jed Foundation (JED) find uneven risks and opportunities across youth AI engagement * Washington, DC -- As generative artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prominent in young people's lives,  more

LIVERMORE, California, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Transistor-like membranes enhance ion separation By applying voltage to electrically control a new "transistor" membrane, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) achieved real-time tuning of ion separations -- a capability previously thought impossible. The recent work, which could make precision separation proce  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADERS JEFFRIES, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE GOVERNOR ABIGAIL SPANBERGER TO DELIVER DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * Senator Alex Padilla Will Deliver the Democratic Response in Spanish House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today announced that Governor Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democrat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADERS JEFFRIES, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE GOVERNOR ABIGAIL SPANBERGER TO DELIVER DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * Senator Alex Padilla Will Deliver the Democratic Response in Spanish House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today announced that Governor Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic Response to President T  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Legal Business Highlights Ropes & Gray's European Private Equity Expansion Legal Business has spotlighted Ropes & Gray's rapid European private equity growth, marking a significant milestone for the firm. After 15 years in London, the firm launched offices in Paris and Milan in 2025, demonstrating its commitment to meeting client demand across continental Europe. Key themes  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Slams Trump Administration's Brazen "Board of Peace" Power Grab * Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today wrote to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, demanding answers about the Trump administration's so-called "Board of Peace" which was originally intended to oversee a peace deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but has since morphed into a brazen power grab by President Donald  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * MassDEP Launches Real-Time Ocean Monitoring in Boston Harbor to Aid Navigation and Prevent Oil Spills The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) today announced the successful installation of a new horizontal current meter station and a meteorological station in Boston Harbor, located at the Massachusetts Port Authority (  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 20 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Acting AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Protect Energy Affordability Programs in New Jersey Multistate Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Attempts to Slash Critical Energy Affordability Projects Funded by Congress * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Trump's Latest Gift to the Ultra-Rich SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's latest giveaway to big corporations: "The Trump Administration will stop at nothing to unlock new ways for their wealthy friends to skirt t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Senator Alex Padilla to Deliver Democratic Spanish Response to President Trump's State of the Union Address * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he will deliver the Democratic Spanish language response to President Trump's State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.-08) and Senate De  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces $1.1 Million in Grants to Restore Northeast Forests and Rivers * WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 19, 2026) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and partners today announced more than $1.1 million to support projects in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont that will improve grassland habitat, enhance populations of golden-winged warbler and improve fish passa  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani Announces Six Appointees to the Rent Guidelines Board * The nine-member board will set rent adjustments for approximately one million rent-stabilized apartments, lofts and single-room occupancy units in New York City * Today, New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the appointment of six new members of the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), including a new Chair who w  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions * It happens every day -a motorist heading across town checks a navigation app to see how long the trip will take, but they find no parking spots available when they reach their destination. By the time they finally park and walk to their destination, they're significantly later than they expected to be. Most  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Markey Introduces SPARK Act to Supercharge Minority Entrepreneurship Nationwide Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), alongside Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-7) today introduced the Strengthening Place-based Access  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024 * Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new annual statistics on real personal consumption expenditures, real personal income, and regional price parities for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for 2024. Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) highlights  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * RI Takes Vital Step to Restore Health of Mashapaug Pond * CLF will continue to advocate for the long-term health of Mashapaug Pond and track the implementation of the pollution permit. Photo: James Crowley February 19, 2026 (Providence, RI) - The state Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has issued a long-awaited Clean Water Act permit requiring industrial and commercial faciliti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:23-cv-10589; D. Mass., filed Mar. 17, 2023): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cutter Financial Group, LLC and Jeffrey Cutter, No. 3:23-cv-10589 (D. Mass., filed Mar. 17, 2023) On February 10, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a final judgment against Massachusetts-based investment adviser Jeffrey Cutter and his advisory firm, Cutter Fina  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "From Regulator to Roadblock: How FDA Bureaucracy Stifles Innovation" at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2026, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Annie Kennedy, Chief Mission Officer, EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, Washington, DC * Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann MD, Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Ataxia Center, Boston, MA * Bradley Campbell, President & CEO, Amicu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Seven Gang Members and Associates Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Crimes * BOSTON - Federal complaints were unsealed yesterday against seven members and associates of the Brockton-based Harvard Street Gang and their Randolph-based affiliates for drug and firearm charges: 1. Lue Andrade, a/k/a "Poncho," 31, of West Bridgewater, is ch  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * The StopEACOP Coalition Welcomes Landmark Climate Trial Against TotalEnergies in France * 19 February 2026 The StopEACOP coalition welcomes the opening of France's first major climate trial against an oil and gas multinational, as proceedings begin on Thursday, 19 February, at the Paris Co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44236) on Feb. 17, 2026, entitled "Supreme Court Appointment Process - Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Hearings Supreme Court nominations since 1949 have routinely received public confirmation hearings before either the Senate Judiciary Committee or a Judiciary subcommittee./38 In 1955, hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of John M.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Teach Plus New Mexico Applauds Passage of Senate Bill 29 to Strengthen Math Education Santa Fe, NM, February 19, 2026--Teach Plus New Mexico applauds the State Legislature for passing Senate Bill 29, a decisive step to strengthen math education across the state.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Secures 31 Agreements with Colleges and Universities to End Partnerships with The Ph.D. Project * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has secured thirty-one resolution agreements (RAs) with institutions of higher education to cease their partnerships with The Ph.D. Project, an organization  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * U.S. EPA sued over illegal repeal of climate protections Health, environmental groups challenge the Trump EPA's harmful, unscientific, and illegal repeal of the endangerment finding and eliminatio  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 19 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAB leads study to mitigate the medication adherence barriers in those living with HIV * Aadia Rana, M.D. Medication adherence remains a challenge across all chronic conditions, commonly imposed by financial, physical or educational factors with impact on personal health outcomes. In infectious diseases like HIV, in addition to impacting individual health, reduced adherence to medications also results   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Warren Presses Treasury Secretary Bessent and Fed Chair Powell to Rule Out Taxpayer-Funded Bailout for Cryptocurrency Billionaires "Any government response to Bitcoin's recent crash must be centered around bolstering safeguards for individual crypto holders." "American taxpayers should not be on the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on Turmoil in Private Credit Market Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued a statement on the news that Blue Owl restricted withdrawals from one of its private credit funds: "Do I hear a cock  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Gallego, Colleagues Push Fed Vice Chair Bowman on Troubling Leadership of Fed's Supervision and Regulation Division "This is a toxic mix of actions that leaves our banking system vulnerable to more bailouts and financial crashes, which will harm American families already struggling in President Trump's econom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Garcia Press National Park Service on Key Role in Trump Ballroom Fundraising Members of Congress ask whether NPS is facilitating corruption Lawmakers cite concerns that ballroom funding structure possibly designed to evade judicial review, NPS may be violating its own donation rules * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Robert Garcia (D-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Merkley Slam Education Secretary McMahon's Attempts to Block Congressional Oversight, Renew Push for Data on Student Loan Servicers' Performance "Under your tenure as Secretary, ED has not only ignored repeated Congressional requests for servicer performance data but now appears to have progressed to active obstruction of efforts to obtain this information directly from the servicer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Senators Launch Investigation into Trump Labor Department Slashing Worker Protections, Putting American Workers at Risk New data reveals OSHA performed 20% fewer inspections and issued 42% fewer fines for severe workplace violations in 2025 * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Investigate Trump's Repeal of Bedrock Climate Safeguard * Senators sound alarm over political motivations to undermine climate science and harm public health Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues in launching an investigation into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's decision to r  more