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How the brain builds sentences, neuron by neuron (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-17 | by Kozlov | get Neuroscience Brain Model Kit → | tags: brain, neurons, frontotemporal cortex

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Massachusetts bans sale of precise location data in new privacy rights bill (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-08 | by Zack Whittaker | get Privacy Rights Bill Guide → | tags: location, location data, massachusetts

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Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-08 | by Zack Whittaker | get Privacy Protection Smart Device → | tags: location, location data, massachusetts

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First pig liver and kidneys transplanted into a person — could ease organ shortages (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-29 | by Fieldhouse | get Xenotransplantation Pig Organs Kit → | tags: pig liver, xenotransplantation, massachusetts general hospital

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The Genius of the Barn Owl's Feathers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-28 | by The Mit Press Reader | get Barn Owl Feather Model → | tags: barn owl, feathers, silent flight

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A beloved vegetarian restaurant chain is closing all of its locations, joining the list of retailers to shutter under the weight of suffocating costs (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-28 | get Vegan Cooking Cookbook → | tags: clover food lab, boston, vegetarian

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Samsung is using Galaxy Watch 8 to study what Ozempic, other GLP-1 drugs might secretly do to you (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-28 | tags: samsung, galaxy watch 8, ozempic

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Elizabeth Warren wants to tax AI data centers as power bills climb (techspot.com)

2026-05-28 | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: elizabeth warren, ai data centers, time magazine

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Samsung is testing Galaxy Watch 8 to prevent muscle loss on GLP-1s like Ozempic (engadget.com)

2026-05-28 | by Mariella Moon | get Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 → | tags: galaxy watch 8, samsung health, glp-1

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AI and simple blood tests could catch lung cancer earlier (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Keener | get Blood Test for Lung Cancer → | tags: lung cancer, low-dose ct, massachusetts general hospital

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Uber, Lyft Drivers In Massachusetts Form First US Ride-Share Union (slashdot.org)

2026-05-26 | get Ride-Share Driver Union Kit → | tags: uber, lyft, ride-share

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Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts certify the nation’s first ride-hailing union (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-26 | get Ride-Hailing Union Badge → | tags: uber, lyft, massachusetts

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Uber, Lyft drivers in Massachusetts form first US ride-share union (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | get Ride-Share Driver Union Kit → | tags: uber, lyft, massachusetts

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Massachusetts Rideshare Drivers Just Officially Unionized. Sort of (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-26 | get Rideshare Driver Union Sticker → | tags: massachusetts, rideshare, unionization

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MIT Expert Warns Courts “Will Basically Have to Grind to a Halt” as They’re Overwhelmed by AI-Generated Lawsuits (futurism.com)

2026-05-23 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get AI Legal Research Tool → | tags: mit, chatgpt, ai lawsuits

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Wood Burning Is Reintroducing Lead Pollution Into the Air, Scientists Find (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | get Wood Stove Air Purifier → | tags: wood burning, lead pollution, university of massachusetts

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Kalshi’s $22 billion problem (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | get Kalshi Trading Platform → | tags: kalshi, prediction market, massachusetts

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Woman Convicted for Attacking Police With Swarm of Furious Bees (futurism.com)

2026-04-28 | by Joe Wilkins | get Bee Repellent Spray → | tags: beekeeping, honey bees, massachusetts

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Millions of Americans Are Talking to AI Instead of Going to the Doctor, and It’s Giving Them Horrendously Flawed Medical Advice (futurism.com)

2026-04-17 | by Victor Tangermann | get AI Medical Consultation Device → | tags: google, large language models, jama network open

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A blind man made it possible for others with low vision to build Lego sets (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-07 | by Casey Writes About The Environment | get Lego Braille Bricks → | tags: lego, braille, bricks for the blind

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How a blind man made it possible for others with low vision to build Lego sets (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-07 | by Casey Writes About The Environment | get Lego Braille Brick Set → | tags: lego, braille, bricks for the blind

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America's First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Project Finally Finishes Construction (slashdot.org)

2026-03-15 | by Posted | get Offshore Wind Turbine Model → | tags: offshore wind, revolution wind, massachusetts

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Slate Auto changes CEO months ahead of affordable EV launch (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-09 | by Sean O'Kane | get Electric Vehicle → | tags: rebuild manufacturing, massachusetts, april 2025

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Conduent data breach grows, affecting at least 25M people (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-24 | by Zack Whittaker | get Identity → | tags: conduent, ransomware, social security

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Free Bi-Directional EV Chargers Tested to Improve Massachusetts Power Grid (slashdot.org)

2026-02-07 | by Posted | get Electric Vehicle → | tags: energy, grid, massachusetts

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Legislators Push to Make Companies Tell Customers When Their Products Will Die (wired.com)

2026-01-22 | by Boone Ashworth | get Smartphones → | tags: connected, device, devices

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PhDs Can't Find Work as Boston's Biotech Engine Sputters (slashdot.org)

2025-12-30 | get Biotechnology → | tags: biotech, boston, downturn

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MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-16 | get Smartphone → | tags: died, loureiro, massachusetts

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Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-15 | get Robot vacuum → | tags: chinese, filed, irobot

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Meta battles Mass. in court over allegedly designing apps to be addictive to kids (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-08 | get Facebook → | tags: actions, addictive, amendment