The economists at MassBenchmarks are taking a more dim view of the state’s economy almost halfway through 2024 and said Thursday that a recent slowdown in growth revives questions of whether the economy is headed for a recession or a soft landing. “The economy is not as strong as first thought and there is a […]
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DCU reaches agreement to extend naming rights
WORCESTER — ASM Global, the city, and Digital Credit Union reached an agreement on Tuesday to extend the naming rights partnership of the DCU Center arena and convention center through the end of June 2027. DCU agreed to become the facility’s naming rights partner in October 2004 with the official launch on March 1, 2005. […]
Media News Group sues OpenAI, Microsoft
By Ethan Baron ebaron@bayareanewsgroup.com The Mercury News and seven other newspapers sued Microsoft and OpenAI on Tuesday, claiming the technology giants illegally harvested millions of copyrighted articles to create their cutting-edge “generative” artificial intelligence products including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot. While the newspapers’ publishers have spent billions of dollars to send “real people to […]
Finding success as a small business in Fitchburg
In the midst of change and renovation, Zach Bos is finding ways to navigate through the tough, layered landscape in order to open his businesses in downtown Fitchburg. “In a lot of places that process for opening a business is determined by procedures. You’ve got documentation, you’ve got guides, you’ve got steps or road maps, […]
WBUR is laying off 7 employees, 24 workers taking buyouts at Boston NPR station: ‘A significant loss’
WBUR has announced that Boston’s NPR station is laying off seven employees and 24 others are taking buyouts. The station will also stop buying Peet’s Coffee.
Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary has Massachusetts congresswomen calling for equal pay
College basketball phenom Caitlin Clark’s starting salary in the WNBA has caught the eye of Massachusetts’ two congresswomen who are calling for the dismantling of the “gender pay gap.”
