CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 19 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Akamai AI Brand Presence Optimizes Content and Raises Visibility in Agentic Search * Optimizing brand content for AI search and agentic traffic * As its own first customer, Akamai increased citations by 85% and brand presence by 364% * AI bot traffic grew more than 300% year over year * As more people turn to AI to search and navigate the internet, Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) today introduced AI Br more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 19 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Akamai Announces Pricing of Upsized Offering of Convertible Senior Notes Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) ("Akamai"), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today announced that it has priced its private offering of $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes") and $1.5 billion in aggre more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 18 -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Akamai Announces Proposed Offering of Convertible Senior Notes Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) ("Akamai"), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today announced that it proposes to offer, subject to market factors and other conditions, $1.3 billion in aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes") and more PR

NORWOOD, Massachusetts, May 19 -- Analog Devices, a manufacturer of data conversion and signal processing technology, issued the following news release: * * * Analog Devices to Acquire Empower Semiconductor, Expanding its Next-Generation High-Density Power Portfolio for the AI Era * Addresses a critical challenge in AI - delivering high-density, energy-efficient compute as power and thermal demands limit system scale *Further advances ADI's position as a leading strategic, system-level grid-to-core power partner for hyperscalers and AI sili more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Families Begin Travel for Memorial Day Weekend, Senator Markey Demands DOT Ban Expensive Airline Family Seating Fees * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today wrote to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy urging DOT to finalize a draft rule to ban family seating fees on airlines within 60 days. In 2024, Sen more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S EFFORT TO REMOVE REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING RACIAL INEQUITIES IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general today opposing the U.S. Department of Education's proposal to remove certain reporting requirements related to racial and ethnic disparities in special education,  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 20 -- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, a provider of commercial property, casualty, healthcare and executive and professional lines and marine insurance, issued the following news release: * * * BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE INTRODUCES CASUALTY INSURANCE POLICIES IN SWITZERLAND BOSTON, ZURICH - Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced the launch of two new Casualty Insurance policies in Switzerland: one multinational and another for domestic risks, both tailored for large corpor more PR

NEWTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Informa TechTarget Announces 2026 Archer Award Winners for GTM Excellence in EMEA This year's awards celebrated results-driving teams across 11 different categories * Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT), an indispensable partner for go-to-market success in the B2B sector, today announced the winners of the 2026 EMEA Archer Awards, the company's annual aw more PR

NEWTON, Massachusetts, May 19 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release: * * * Informa TechTarget Celebrates its Best Journalism Awards Performance to Date, With 57 Award Wins Across Three Prestigious Editorial Awards Programs Informa TechTarget's investment in exceptional journalism yields a record 53 ASBPE Azbees, and notable recognitions by the SIIA Jesse H. Neal Awards and the BSME Talent Awards * Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT), an indisp more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 26-049) on April 28, 2026 entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program Grants Awarded to the City of Newburyport, Newburyport, Massachusetts": Here are excerpts: * * * Objectives The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded the City of Newburyport (Newburyport) two grants totaling $2,199,216 through the Comprehensiv more PR

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts, May 20 -- The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health issued the following news release: * * * National COSH Warns Against Weakening Independent Mine Safety Oversight Following FMSHRC Firings and Layoffs Concerns grow that disruptions to federal mine safety oversight could discourage miners from reporting hazardous conditions. * Phoenix, AZ - The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) is expressing serious concern following the reported firing of Federal Mine Safety and He more PR

LOWELL, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * UMass Lowell Awarded $4.1M Grant to Develop Climate-Resilient Housing Innovation Testbed Funding Will Lead to the Creation of Scalable Housing Solutions Within the UMass Lowell-Led Buildsmart Housing Innovation TechHub * The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) awarded UMass Lowell more than $4.1 million to develop a housing innovation testbed, where innovators can reimagine how to retrofit existing homes and desig more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 24 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: * * * New Worcester Polytechnic Institute Research Could Give Used Electric Vehicle Batteries a Second Life as Higher-Performance Materials $1 million Department of Energy-supported project builds on WPI's leadership in battery recycling research and aims to strengthen U.S. battery supply chains, lower recycling costs, and improve sustainability for the electric vehicle industry * As demand for electric vehicles and energy storage systems more PR