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Amazon is tired of ringing doorbells. It wants a ‘key’ to your apartment building
The online shopping giant is pushing landlords around the country — sometimes with financial incentives — to give its drivers the ability to unlock apartment-building doors themselves with a mobile device.
‘We’re very bullish on Boston’: Three questions with Berkshire Grey CEO Tom Wagner
The Bedford company, which makes robots to sort packages at warehouses, is going public on Thursday by merging with a SPAC.
Natick couple stalked and harassed by eBay files suit
Ina and David Steiner drew the ire of top eBay executives, including former CEO Devin Wenig, for publishing an online newsletter called EcommerceBytes that reported on the company and its industry.
MIT spinoff scores $8 million to advance self-driving cargo trucks
Venti Technologies, based in Boston, is developing autonomous vehicles for use in seaports, rail yards, and factories.
Rocket fire of the vanities: Bezos space trip brings criticism from Earth-bound philanthropists
While billionaires like Jeff Bezos are dreaming of a science-fiction future in space, charities back on Earth are wondering when they’ll open their eyes, and wallets, to the many needs here.
Rapid7 acquires Israel-founded cybersecurity firm for $335 million
IntSights is the fourth company in a string of acquisitions made by Rapid7 as it looks to enhance its platform’s ability to detect and respond to cyberattacks.
Weapons-detection company Evolv goes public after closing SPAC deal
The Waltham security-tech firm is the latest to be traded publicly after a merger with a blank-check company. Evolv was backed by Bill Gates and other prominent investors.
Walmart signs on with local robot maker to automate distribution centers
Symbotic, based in Wilmington, is putting its robots and software inside 25 of the retailer's regional distribution centers.