Boston tech
Massachusetts AI Coalition Launch Shows Bay State Is Serious About Scaling AI
The Massachusetts AI Coalition aims to make Boston a global AI hub. Here’s why this launch is a big deal for the ecosystem.
Boston tech
This Week in Snark
This Week in Snark: CES 2026, Screenless Tech Delusions, Robot Reality Checks, and the Boston Debate
A CES-heavy week in tech snark: screenless gadgets, worst-in-show winners, PlayStation cars, humanoid robots, and why Boston tech discourse is spiraling again.
Guides
A Guide to the Boston Tech “Collapse” Everyone Is Arguing About
A deep dive into the Boston tech “collapse” debate—what critics get right, what they miss, and why Boston’s tech story is more complicated than X claims.
AI
Boston Dynamics + Google DeepMind at CES: When Humanoid Robots Stop Being a Demo
At CES 2026, Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind announced a partnership to bring Gemini AI to humanoid robots—and this one actually matters.
AI
Boston Didn’t Win the Tech and Financial Capital Debate. It Didn’t Even Get Invited.
No mention, no snub, no debate. Boston’s disappearance from the tech and financial capital conversation says more than any ranking ever could.
Deals
iRobot Files for Chapter 11 and Calls It a Growth Plan
iRobot announced a “strategic transaction." Translation: Chapter 11, wiped-out shareholders, and a quiet reboot for a Boston tech icon.
Deals
Warner Music Just Hit ‘Play’ on the Future of AI Music — And Suno, the Boston Darling, Is Finally Getting Its Spotlight
Warner Music Group and Boston-based Suno strike a groundbreaking licensed AI music partnership, giving artists control and new revenue while redefining how music is created, shared, and discovered.
Deals
Verizon Buys Boston’s Starry, Proving Hope Still Travels Faster Than Fiber
Boston-based Starry, once a wireless broadband underdog, is getting a second life as Verizon acquires it to expand fixed wireless access to millions of urban households by 2028.