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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2025-10-30 ( 34 items )  
7 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Named to the Massachusetts Pro Bono Honor Roll and High Honor Roll (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * 7 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Named to the Massachusetts Pro Bono Honor Roll and High Honor Roll * BOSTON - Oct. 29, 2025 - Seven attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Boston office were named to the 2024 Massachusetts Pro Bono Honor Roll and High Honor Roll. Administered by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) Standing Committee on Pro Bono more PR

Advent Exits Investment in Aditya Birla Capital (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- Advent International, a private equity investor, issued the following news release: * * * Advent exits investment in Aditya Birla Capital Mumbai, 29 October 2025 - Advent today announced that its affiliate, Jomei Investments, has sold its remaining equity stake in Aditya Birla Capital Limited ("ABCL"), marking the full exit of its investment in the company. Advent first invested in ABCL in 2020, partnering with the company to support its strategic transforma more PR

AI Infrastructure Investments Surge Across Key APeJC/* Markets Fueling a Wave of AI and GenAI Innovation (10)
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * AI Infrastructure Investments Surge Across Key APeJC/* Markets Fueling a Wave of AI and GenAI Innovation SINGAPORE, 29 October 2025 - Driven by an unprecedented surge in enterprise AI adoption and rapid advancements in infrastructure, the AI server and storage market in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan and China) is undergoing a major tran more PR

Akamai Inference Cloud Transforms AI From Core to Edge With NVIDIA (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Akamai Inference Cloud Transforms AI from Core to Edge with NVIDIA Provides scalable, secure, and low-latency AI inference globally, to power the wave of Agentic and Physical AI * Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) today launched Akamai Inference Cloud, a platform that redefines where and how AI is used by expanding inferen more PR

Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Spending to Reach $758Bn USD Mark by 2029, According to IDC (10)
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSrep) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Spending to Reach $758Bn USD Mark by 2029, according to IDC The global Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure market is on track for unprecedented growth, poised to reach $758 billion USD in spending by 2029, according to the latest findings from the International Data Corporation (ID more PR

Asia Pacific Leads the World in AI Adoption While Grappling With Job Fears, BCG Survey Finds (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSrpt) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * Asia Pacific Leads the World in AI Adoption While Grappling with Job Fears, BCG Survey Finds * Regional Adoption and Optimism Outpace Global Levels, Driven by Frontline Usage * Country Comparisons Reveal Contrasting National Attitudes Toward GenAI * Informal AI Use Is Widespread, but Few Companies Are Redesigning Workflows to Match * New BCG Survey S more PR

Benchmark Litigation US 2026 Recognize Partners and Practices Nationwide (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Benchmark Litigation US 2026 Recognize Partners and Practices Nationwide * Twenty-nine Goodwin lawyers and seven practice areas were recognized for excellence in the 2026 edition of Benchmark Litigation United States. This year's guide highlighted Goodwin's market-leading work and key victories across numerous practices, including Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation,  more PR

Boston University: Think Mushrooms Are a Pizza Garnish? You Haven't Read Spores of Doom (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- Boston University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 29, 2025, by senior writer Rich Barlow with associate professor of rhetoric Aaron Worth: * * * Think Mushrooms Are a Pizza Garnish? You Haven't Read Spores of Doom BU's Aaron Worth compiles weird tales about fungi in new anthology * "Mushrooms seem to be having a moment." Author Jeff VandeMeer's 2023 comment wasn't culinary, but cultural, writes Boston University's Aaron Worth in the introduction to his lat more PR

Burning things to make things (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Burning things to make things * Around 80 percent of global energy production today comes from the combustion of fossil fuels. Combustion, or the process of converting stored chemical energy into thermal energy through burning, is vital for a variety of common activities including electricity generation, transportation, and domestic uses like heating and cooking but it also yields  more PR

Companies are stepping up on water stewardship, but Ceres' latest benchmark urges faster action as water risks deepen (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * Companies are stepping up on water stewardship, but Ceres' latest benchmark urges faster action as water risks deepen * Ceres' latest benchmark of corporate water stewardship shows how companies from four water-intensive indust more PR

Don't Let Massachusetts Play Online Censor, TechFreedom Tells State High Court (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release: * * * Don't Let Massachusetts Play Online Censor, TechFreedom Tells State High Court Yesterday, TechFreedom filed an amicus brief urging the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to block a Massachusetts lawsuit that attacks Meta's social-media design features. The state contends that Meta's platforms are "addictive." This emotionally charged claim amounts, at bottom, to an attack on the spee more PR

Europe's construction industry is turning a corner as early signs of recovery point to strengthening medium-term prospects -- Bain & Company (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Europe's construction industry is turning a corner as early signs of recovery point to strengthening medium-term prospects -- Bain & Company * * Europe's construction market has stabilized with signs of emerging momentum in key economies * The recovery underway is fueled by pent-up residential demand and infrastructure investment * The medium-te more PR

IAM Global Leaders 2026 Recognizes Six Goodwin Partners (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * IAM Global Leaders 2026 Recognizes Six Goodwin Partners * Six Goodwin partners have been recognized for excellence by IAM Global Leaders Guide 2026. The annual guide recognizes lawyers not only for their expertise and experience related to creating, protecting, managing, transacting, and enforcing critical patent rights, but also for their ability to innovate, inspire and  more PR

ICYMI: Senator Markey Op-Ed on MSNBC: "I'm a U.S. Senator. 'House of Dynamite' Exposes a Brutal Truth." (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Markey Op-Ed on MSNBC: "I'm a U.S. Senator. 'House of Dynamite' Exposes a Brutal Truth." * New START Treaty with Russia expires in 100 days, after which there will be no agreed limits on U.S. and Russian nuclear forces for the first time in decades Read the full piece on MSNBC Washington (October 28, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a co-chair of the bicameral more PR

IDC: India's Enterprise Infrastructure/* Market Reaches New Heights on the Back of Hyperscaler Investments and Data Localization Push (10)
NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC: India's Enterprise Infrastructure/* Market Reaches New Heights on the Back of Hyperscaler Investments and Data Localization Push Bangalore, 29 October 2025 - The India enterprise infrastructure market is undergoing a robust transformation as hyperscalers, cloud service providers, and domestic data center operators intensify their i more PR

Injectable antenna could safely power deep-tissue medical implants (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Injectable antenna could safely power deep-tissue medical implants * Researchers from the MIT Media Lab have developed an antenna about the size of a fine grain of sand that can be injected into the body to wirelessly power deep-tissue medical implants, such as pacemakers in cardiac patients and neuromodulators in people suffering from epilepsy or Parkinson's disease. "This is th more PR

Innocap Welcomes Bain Capital into its Shareholder Group as Platform Surpasses US$100 Billion in Assets (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Innocap Welcomes Bain Capital into its Shareholder Group as Platform Surpasses US$100 Billion in Assets * Ropes & Gray is advising Bain Capital Tech Opportunities in its strategic growth investment in Innocap Investment Management Inc., a Dedicated Managed Account platform for institutional investors. Financial terms of the minority investment were not disclosed. The deal w more PR

Institute for Clinical & Economic Review Issues Report Highlighting Rising U.S. Drug Launch Prices and Patient Access Challenges (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, Boston, Massachusetts, issued a report examining the rising launch prices of new drugs in the United States and the growing obstacles patients face in accessing these therapies. The comprehensive analysis reviews pricing trends for 154 new FDA-approved drugs between 2022 and 2024, finding a 24% inflation-adjusted rise in median annual list prices and a striking 51% increase in net launch prices over the three-year p more ST

Introducing Assumption's 2025-26 Social Media Ambassadors (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- Assumption University issued the following news: * * * Introducing Assumption's 2025-26 Social Media Ambassadors This semester, the Office of Integrated Marketing is introducing a new team to help with content creation and creativity: the Social Media Ambassadors. The ambassadors are a group of five students who are passionate about Assumption's vibrant community and are working to share it with the world. They help the social content team tell the Assu more PR

IP Transactions Attorneys Host Right of Publicity Roundtable (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * IP Transactions Attorneys Host Right of Publicity Roundtable * IP transactions partners Erica Han and Dan Freshman, IP transactions counsel Evan Gourvitz, senior counsel Dennis Coleman, who founded the firm's sports law practice, and IP transactions associate Jackie Malmed hosted a Right of Publicity Roundtable on October 28 in New York City. The Ropes & Gray attorneys jo more PR

McGovern Statement on Appalling Reports of Summary Executions in Sudan (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern Statement on Appalling Reports of Summary Executions in Sudan * WASHINGTON Today, Congressman James P. McGovern, Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos human rights commission, released the following statement in response to appalling new reports of summary executions and other serious atrocities in El Fasher, Sudan: > >"I'm horrified and outraged by reports coming out of Sudan that RSF (Ra more PR

Moulton Calls Out Trump Administration for Refusing to Fund SNAP Ahead of November 1 Deadline During Visit to Local Food Bank in Salisbury (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Calls Out Trump Administration for Refusing to Fund SNAP Ahead of November 1 Deadline During Visit to Local Food Bank in Salisbury * SALISBURY, MA \- Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) visited Our Neighbors' Table in Salisbury today to tour the facility, meet with staff and volunteers, and speak about the urgent crisis facing millions of families across the country with the Supplemental  more PR

NRCC: House Dem Calls on Platner to End His Campaign - Where's Jared Golden? (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * House Dem Calls on Platner to End His Campaign. Where's Jared Golden? Massachusetts Democrat Jake Auchincloss called on Graham Platner, the racist, communist, Nazi-tattoo-sporting cop-hater running for Senate in Maine, to end his campaign. Auchincloss is calling on Platner to drop out from a state over. Meanwhile, fellow Maine Democrat Jared Golden has said absolutely nothing about Platner more PR

Shannon Capone Kirk Featured in Reuters Article on Judicial AI Policies (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Shannon Capone Kirk Featured in Reuters Article on Judicial AI Policies * In a Reuters article examining how U.S. courts are adapting to AI and the call for uniform guidelines, Shannon Capone Kirk, Managing Principal and Global Head of Advanced E-Discovery and AI strategy, was featured for her insights on the evolving landscape of court directives governing AI use by lawyer more PR

Singles Day 2025 goes global as Chinese e-commerce players outgrow domestic market (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Singles Day 2025 goes global as Chinese e-commerce players outgrow domestic market * SHANGHAI - October 30, 2025 - Upcoming Singles Day promotions indicate rising globalization of Chinese e-commerce, a sign of maturing growth in the domestic market. Chinese e-commerce players now face new challenges as they move into their next phase of growth, acco more PR

Six-million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica offers unprecedented window into a warmer Earth (10)
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Six-million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica offers unprecedented window into a warmer Earth * Woods Hole, Mass. A team of researchers, including those from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ( WHOI ), has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica, according to a new study published more PR

Study Finds Improvement in Knee Pain with Exercise and Physical Therapy (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Study Finds Improvement in Knee Pain with Exercise and Physical Therapy * Key Takeaways * Mass General Brigham researchers showed that all trial participants with knee osteoarthritis, meniscal tear, and knee pain improved. * Participants who received a home exercise program as well as standard or sham physical therapy (PT) had a small additional improvement compared w more PR

Study: Identifying kids who need help learning to read isn't as easy as A, B, C (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Study: Identifying kids who need help learning to read isn't as easy as A, B, C * In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten a process that is meant to identify students who may need extra help learning to read. However, a new study by MIT researchers suggests that these screenings may not be working as intended in all schools. The research more PR

This is your brain without sleep (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * This is your brain without sleep * Nearly everyone has experienced it: After a night of poor sleep, you don't feel as alert as you should. Your brain might seem foggy, and your mind drifts off when you should be paying attention. A new study from MIT reveals what happens inside the brain as these momentary failures of attention occur. The scientists found that during these lapses more PR

UMass-Lowell: Faculty Unite to Advance STEM Teaching and Research (10)
LOWELL, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news: * * * Faculty Unite to Advance STEM Teaching and Research Inaugural STELAR Conference Brings UML Educators Together for Hands-On Learning and Collaboration By Ed Brennen Faculty, staff and graduate students from across UMass Lowell came together for the inaugural STEM Teaching, Educator Learning and Research (STELAR) Conference, an afternoon devoted to sharing innovative approaches to more PR

Union of Concerned Scientists Experts Attending COP30 in Brazil, Available for Interviews on UN Climate Talks (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Union of Concerned Scientists Experts Attending COP30 in Brazil, Available for Interviews on UN Climate Talks * WASHINGTONExperts from the U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) will be attending this year's annual United Nations climate change talks (also referred to as COP30), which are being held in Belem, Brazil from November 10-21. They will joi more PR

Veterans Day 2025: KU Lawrence campus events to honor military service (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Veterans Day 2025: KU Lawrence campus events to honor military service * LAWRENCE In honor of Veterans Day, the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence will host/participate in a variety of events Nov. 8-12. Events are open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Nov. 8 * Lawrence Veterans Day parade, 11 a.m., Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence. All veterans, Gold Star families, family members  more PR

Warren, Schumer, Health Influencers Sound Alarm on Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Health Influencers Sound Alarm on Government Shutdown * Video of Press Conference (Youtube) Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) hosted a press conference alongside health care creators in the U.S. Capitol to sound the alarm on the government more PR

WHOI's Michael Spall awarded AGU Harald Sverdrup Lecture recognizing outstanding contributions to ocean science (10)
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * WHOI's Michael Spall awarded AGU Harald Sverdrup Lecture recognizing outstanding contributions to ocean science * Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 29, 2025) The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is proud to announce that Michael Spall, a Senior Scientist in Physical Oceanography, has been selected to deliver the Harald Sverdrup Lecture, presented by the more PR