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SiliconSnark robot packs molecular tools into a delivery capsule in a Cambridge lab overlooking the Charles River.

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Arbor Biotechnologies Advances Three ALS Candidates, With Molecular Carry-On Luggage

Cambridge’s Arbor Biotechnologies advances three ALS gene-editing candidates, targeting brain delivery and 2027 filings. A serious bet, still preclinical.

SiliconSnark’s yellow robot interviews students building healthcare, robotics, energy, and civic tools at a hackathon.

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Hackachusetts 2026 Gives Massachusetts Students One Day to Outbuild the AI Hype

Hackachusetts 2026 brings student AI builders across Massachusetts together October 24–25. Here’s what SiliconSnark hopes to see—and how to share your project.

SiliconSnark robot checks software test reports beside coding assistants in Downtown Crossing.

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Mabl Gives AI Coding Agents a Boston Homework Inspection

Boston-based mabl adds verification tools for AI-written code, with test impact analysis, agent controls, and important limits on coverage and availability.

SiliconSnark robot reviews smartwatch research in a living room overlooking Boston and UMass Amherst.

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MassAITC Gets $24.5 Million to Give Aging-at-Home AI Some Adult Supervision

UMass Amherst and Mass General Brigham announce a nearly $24.5 million MassAITC renewal to test AI for aging at home, dementia care and caregiver support.

SiliconSnark robot reviews glowing flight routes above Boston Harbor, with Logan Airport and the skyline behind it.

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Boston’s ASI Raises $325 Million to Give Airport Chaos a Scheduling Conflict

Boston’s ASI raised $325 million at a $3 billion valuation to expand infrastructure AI. Airline results show promise; nationwide deployment is the test.

SiliconSnark robot consolidates duplicate customer records at a sunny Harvard Square breakfast table.

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Tamr Raises $21 Million to Stop AI From Inviting the Same Customer Six Times

Cambridge-based Tamr raised $21 million led by Volition Capital to expand AI data management, tackling duplicate records before enterprise agents use them.

SiliconSnark robot presents a catering tray filled with sandwiches and miniature Boston startups.

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Uber’s $2.3 Billion ezCater Acquisition Gives Boston Tech Something Better Than Free Lunch

Uber’s $2.3 billion ezCater acquisition agreement gives Boston tech a win, validating patient company-building and the surprisingly serious lunch business.

SiliconSnark robot operates a microscope beside glowing cell images in a Needham laboratory.

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Evident Buys CrestOptics to Give Biology Better Lighting and Fewer Excuses

Evident acquired CrestOptics on October 5, expanding live-cell microscopy. Its Needham operation links Boston biotech to a global scientific tools deal.

SiliconSnark robot beside electric boilers and steam pipes beneath Cambridge’s Kendall Square.

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Vicinity Energy’s $2.92 Billion Deal Makes Boston’s Underground Pipes the Hot Property

Vicinity Energy’s planned majority sale values the Boston company at $2.92 billion, putting district heating and Cambridge electrification in the spotlight.

SiliconSnark robot studies a Stratego board beside a compact computer, with MIT’s Great Dome beyond the window.

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MIT’s Ataraxos Beats Stratego Champions Without Requisitioning a Small Power Plant

MIT-linked Ataraxos beats elite Stratego players with far less compute. A new Nature paper shows real progress, with real limits beyond the game board.

SiliconSnark robot analyzes telephone audio with human reviewers in a bright Davis Square studio.

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Modulate Raises $25 Million to Hear What Your Hold Music Is Hiding

Somerville's Modulate raised $25 million for voice AI, expanding from game moderation into deepfake detection, fraud signals and AI agent supervision.

SiliconSnark robot prints employee badges beside Massachusetts lab and medical-device manufacturing scenes.

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Massachusetts Puts Nearly $40 Million Behind Biotech’s Most Radical Product, a Payroll

Massachusetts announced nearly $40 million in life-sciences tax incentives tied to 1,644 jobs, backing Insulet, Lila Sciences and statewide expansion.

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