Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order requiring data centers with peak demand above 25 megawatts to supply their own clean power meeting state renewable energy standards, or fund new generation or pay into a ratepayer protection fund. The order also discourages communities from signing non-disclosure agreements with developers and pauses a recently enacted data center sales tax exemption while regulators implement the new rules.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-09
A woman who received a gene-edited pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital last November has now gone 285 days without needing dialysis, breaking the previous 271-day record set by Tim Andrews. The kidney was engineered by eGenesis using Crispr gene editing to remove pig genes that trigger immune rejection and add human genes, and she is the fifth patient to receive one of the company's kidneys.
wired.com
· 2026-09-03
Hasbro has notified regulators that attackers gained unauthorized access to an employee account, exposing personal and financial details of staff. Massachusetts filings show at least 436 employees in that state had Social Security numbers, financial account data, card numbers, and driver's license information compromised. Hasbro says it disabled the compromised account, cut off unauthorized access, and added new safeguards, though it hasn't disclosed the full scope of the breach or when it was discovered.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-08-28
Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton are clashing over artificial intelligence ahead of Tuesday's Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary. Moulton has seized on Markey's admission during a debate that he didn't know if he used AI on his devices, using it to argue for generational change, while Anthropic-backed nonprofit Public First Action has funneled $500,000 to a pro-Markey PAC citing his record on AI regulation.
cnbc.com
· 2026-08-27
Researchers acknowledge that although SSRIs remain among the world's most widely prescribed medications, the precise biological mechanism by which they relieve depression is still not understood. The debate intensified after US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed the drugs are overprescribed and carry withdrawal risks comparable to heroin, sparking pushback from some clinicians while others said he raised a legitimate concern.
nature.com
· 2026-08-26
Between late 2016 and August 2026, China brought 27 new nuclear reactors online, while the United States added only two in the same period. MIT nuclear engineering professor Jacopo Buongiorno notes that China has become the global leader in building nuclear power plants, part of a broader strategy to support its shift toward a fully renewable grid.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-23
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