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Russia strikes Kyiv in daylight after hitting Ukrainian capital with a more common nighttime barrage

Explosions rattled Kyiv during daylight Monday as Russian ballistic missiles took aim at the Ukrainian capital, hours after a more common nighttime barrage of the city by drones and cruise missiles.

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5 innovators to watch in R.I.’s life sciences industry
Rhode Island’s life sciences are already starting preclinical spinoffs, creating apps for specific patient populations, and conducting ground-breaking medical research. Here’s a look at a few we’ve featured recently.

With debt limit deal in hand, McCarthy and Biden turn to task of selling it
A day after striking a deal in principle with President Biden to suspend the debt limit, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his leadership team began an all-out sales pitch on Sunday to rally Republicans behind a compromise that was drawing intense resistance from the hard right.

Takeaways on debt ceiling: McCarthy’s balancing act, Biden’s choice and the challenges ahead
After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck an agreement to avert a potentially devastating government default.

Introducing the top New England CEOs, venture capitalists, and founders of 2023
Our second annual list spotlights leaders who have kept the region's technology scene vibrant in a challenging climate, telling a story about where the industry stands, where it’s been, and where it’s going.

The Boston tech sector’s defining characteristic in 2023? Resilience.

These entrepreneurs represent what distinguishes the city's tech industry — perseverance, determination, and confidence to take the long view.

Climate change is a major problem. These Boston leaders have solutions.

From fusion power to solid-state batteries to a more eco-friendly steelmaking process, local tech companies are driving sustainable innovation.

By the numbers: A look at jobs, hiring, diversity, and funding in Mass. tech

The tech industry plays an outsized role in the region's economy, from the flow of venture capital to where workers get their paychecks.

No. 1: These restaurant-focused entrepreneurs are the Toast of tech

Steve Fredette, Aman Narang, and Jonathan Grimm have built technology to help eateries in Boston and beyond.

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Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.
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Framingham is reinventing itself. Again.
The On the Street series looks at the past, present, and future of neighborhoods in Greater Boston.

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With SparkCharge, Josh Aviv is providing electric vehicle charging on-demand
Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city’s business community to talk career paths, accomplishments, and visions for Boston’s future.

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The Boston Globe's tech unicorn tracker lists startups headquartered in Massachusetts that have a valuation of at least $500 million.

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Slack CEO looks to artificial intelligence for help in rolling out new products

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Wu plan to hike affordable housing requirements gets praise, pushback ahead of key hearing

The plan would increase the amount of affordable units required in new buildings, though developers say it would squelch construction.

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Massachusetts must take charge of its narrative

The story of the last two years in Mass. has been this: If you like a state with high housing prices, a crumbling public transit system, barren downtown neighborhoods, and a new tax on income above $1 million, we are the place for you.

Biden, McCarthy reach final deal to prevent default, now must sell to Congress

With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday were finalizing a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling while trying to wrangle enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week.

Greater Boston YMCA taking a look at its properties, to see what might become more than simply a Y

The nonprofit has hired a real estate firm to study the development potential of its sites in Boston and several nearby suburbs.

Turkey’s Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade

A third term gives Erdogan an even stronger hand domestically and internationally, and the election results will have implications far beyond Ankara.

Biden and McCarthy signal confidence that debt-limit deal will be approved by Congress

“I think we’re in good shape,” President Biden said on Sunday, before taking a call with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to “make sure all the Ts are crossed and the Is are dotted.”

Russia launched ‘largest drone attack’ on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed

Ukraine’s capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s war, local officials said, as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday.