LONDON, England, Jan. 18 -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * AI-powered life science district could add PS3.5bn to UK economy, modelled on Boston's Kendall Square * A life science boom in central London could add PS3.5bn to the economy and create 20,000 life science jobs. The innovation district at the heart of Euston and King's Cross, is already home to world-leading UK life science and technology companies such as Synthesia, Autolus and Google DeepMind. Bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: At Boston MLK Breakfast, Pressley Honors King, Calls for Collective Resistance Against Hate and Authoritarianism * "In the midst of this anti-Blackness on steroids, attacks on Black people, Black bodies, Black votes, Black history, Black power and progress, what calms me is knowing that somebody already wrote the blueprint for our survival." "Though we find ourselves at an acute crossroads more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality says Oxfam * Billionaires 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 percent in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $18.3 trillion - its highest level in history, according to a more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * The Government of Bermuda Announces Plans to be the World's First Fully Onchain National Economy with Support from Circle and Coinbase * Davos, Switzerland : Today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the Government of Bermuda announced their plans to transform Bermuda into the world's first fully onchain national economy  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * How Northeastern is expanding Massachusetts' life sciences industry * How Northeastern is helping expand the life sciences industry in Massachusetts Northeastern trains students for entry level jobs through the Pathmaker program. by Erin Kayata January 19, 2026 When Jonathan Kibirige moved to Andover, Massachusetts, from Uganda in March, he wanted a change from working in shipping logistics. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * New Method Predicts Asthma Attacks Up to Five Years in Advance * Researchers at Mass General Brigham and Karolinska Institutet have identified a new method to predict asthma exacerbations with a high degree of accuracy. The study is published in Nature Communications. Asthma is one of the world's most common chronic diseases, affecting over 500 million people. Asthma exac more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Polar weather on Jupiter and Saturn hints at the planets' interior details * Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two planets host very different types of polar vortices, which are huge atmospheric whirlpools that rotate over a planet's polar region. On Saturn, a single massive polar vortex appears to c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- President Trump issued the following statement on the birthday of Benjamin Franklin: * * * Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin--printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public servant and patriot, and one of the most consequential Americans to ever live. On what would have been his 320th birthday, we honor his restless genius, his steadfast devotion to liberty, and his legendary contributions to our national story. Born on Januar more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Secret military work puts grad apprentice in the spotlight * Victoria Sinel said her career had "grown exponentially" during her combined study with Northeastern and employment at IBM. by Patrick Daly January 19, 2026 LONDON -Victoria Sinel was so sure she wasn't going to win at the Women in Tech Excellence Awards that she had her phone in hand ready to film the would-be winner. So when they call more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * TIME Studios and Circle Announce New Docuseries The Culture of Currency with Wyclef Jean * The Four-Part Documentary Series Explores the Intersection of Culture and Human-Centered Financial Innovation NEW YORK, January 19, 2026 - TIME Studios, in partnership with Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world's lead more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Whitehouse, Welch and Schatz Launch Probe Into Big Banks' Role in Trump Administration's Scheme to Control Venezuelan Oil Profits U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Committee on Fi more PR