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The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange prepared for the social media platform Reddit's initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday in New York City.

Reddit, the self-anointed ‘front page of the internet,’ soars in Wall Street debut

Reddit soared in its Wall Street debut as investors pushed the value of the company close to $9 billion seconds after it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Sandy K. Lacey, executive director of the Howe Innovation Center at the Perkins School for the Blind, fills in an awards check for Smart Beacons, one of the three winning teams.

How hard is it to make mobile apps more accessible?

Dozens of students from around the country came to MIT for a hackathon to address challenges faced by people who are blind or deaf.

Change Healthcare provides technology used to submit and process insurance claims. It handles about 14 billion transactions a year and works with claims from several insurers.

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

The health care giant said it is testing software for submitting medical claims and already has largely restored systems for handling pharmacy claims and processing payments.

Four things to know from Elon Musk’s interview with Don Lemon

Over the course of slightly more than an hour, the two men jousted over subjects ranging from the political consequences of immigration and the benefits and harms of content moderation to Musk’s symptoms of depression and his use of ketamine to alleviate them.

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The symbol of the United Nations outside UN headquarters.

The UN adopts a resolution backing efforts to ensure artificial intelligence is safe

Reddit signage is seen on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor, prior to Reddit's IPO on March. 21.

Five things to know about Reddit as the social network makes its public market debut

An Apple store in Beijing, China, on Friday, Feb. 2.

Apple has kept an illegal monopoly over smartphones in US, Justice Department says in antitrust suit

A passenger waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Feb. 18, 2021.

Federal officials want to know how airlines handle — and share — passengers’ personal information

IBM signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

IBM eyes first record since 2013 as AI optimism fuels 19 percent rally

TECH POWER PLAYERS 50

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.

What distinguishes Boston’s tech sector is perseverance, determination, and confidence to take the long view — qualities exhibited by the diverse entrepreneurs, financiers, and intellectuals on The Boston Globe’s Tech Power Players 50 list.

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

From left to right: Steve Fredette, Aman Narang, and Jonathan Grimm.

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

Siyu Huang, founder and CEO of Factorial Energy.

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

Thanks to the local changemakers driving innovation, the tech industry in all its forms plays an outsize role in Boston’s economy, from the flow of venture capital funds to where workers get their paychecks.

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

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TECH LAYOFFS

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector
Dozens of companies have reduced their workforces, ranging from the regional offices of the tech giants to startups that have only been in a business a few years.

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Felipe Polido, cofounder and head of robotics at Reframe Systems in Andover, showed off one of the company's robots. Reframe Systems wants to leverage robots working alongside humans in an assembly line to build small houses in a factory before the houses are trucked to a site.

The housing market is a nightmare. An Andover startup wants to use robots to help fix it.

Reframe Systems wants to leverage robots working alongside humans in an assembly line to build small houses in a factory and then truck the houses to a site.

Can a Cambridge venture capital firm reinvent health care?

General Catalyst is buying Summa Health with a plan to infuse the Akron, Ohio, health system with technology and new ideas. Will it work?

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Spotify — and most other streaming services — pay royalties to the rights holders of the music on its platform, a number which is determined by “streamshare."

Spotify paid $9 billion in royalties in 2023. Here’s what fueled the growth.

Spotify's “Loud & Clear” report noted record accomplishments, including the highest annual payment from any retailer to the music industry. 12:13 a.m.

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Billboards, rented by Curie.Bio, a young venture capital firm with offices in Kendall Square, are advertising to attract entrepreneurs who might need $5 million or $10 million to get a company started.

The venture capital landscape in Boston has changed over the last decade. Just look to the billboard over Mass. Pike.

Curie.Bio is advertising to attract entrepreneurs looking for money to start companies. It speaks to a local funding shift from tech to life sciences. 5:43 a.m.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left federal court in July 2023 in New York.

Prosecutors seek from 40 to 50 years in prison for Sam Bankman-Fried for cryptocurrency fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried is scheduled to be sentenced in Manhattan federal court on March 28 for his November conviction on fraud and conspiracy charges. 3:06 p.m.

A sign informed customers about the outage at a McDonald's restaurant in Maroubra, Australia, a suburb of Sydney.

McDonald’s system outages have been reported worldwide. The chain says they’re getting fixed.

Chicago-based McDonald’s Corp. said the problems were not related to a cybersecurity attack, without giving more details on what caused them. 8:49 a.m.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has built bipartisan support for a bill that would require more crypto service providers to verify customer identities — a measure the industry staunchly opposes.

As crypto industry looks to widen its influence in Washington, Elizabeth Warren emerges as a target

The senator is a major critic of the wealthy industry, but toppling her in Massachusetts would be a challenge. 8:16 a.m.

Content creator and entrepreneur Britney Branch produces video for multiple digital platforms. She used the common area of her building to record and produce her work, all shot and edited on her phone.

‘I guess I have to keep posting’: Inside the lives and finances of Boston influencers

Several Boston influencers told the Globe they made six figures from social media last year, showing it is a lucrative career for Gen Zers. 5:57 a.m.

DraftKings expanded its lawsuit against former senior vice president Michael Hermalyn, who joined rival Fanatics last month.

DraftKings says former executive tried to poach staff from billionaire rival’s mansion

The Boston company is embroiled in a lawsuit against Michael Hermalyn, its former senior vice president, seeking to block him from helping Fanatics expand its online betting business. 7:24 p.m.

Steve Mnuchin, former US Treasury secretary, pictured in 2018.

Former Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTok

Mnuchin didn't provide details on who else may be included in the investor group he plans on forming or TikTok's possible valuation. 4:47 p.m.

Reddit, the self-anointed ‘front page of the internet,’ soars in Wall Street debut

How hard is it to make mobile apps more accessible?

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

Four things to know from Elon Musk’s interview with Don Lemon

Latest headlines

The UN adopts a resolution backing efforts to ensure artificial intelligence is safe

Five things to know about Reddit as the social network makes its public market debut

Apple has kept an illegal monopoly over smartphones in US, Justice Department says in antitrust suit

Federal officials want to know how airlines handle — and share — passengers’ personal information

IBM eyes first record since 2013 as AI optimism fuels 19 percent rally

Introducing the top New England CEOs, venture capitalists, and founders of 2023Our 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.

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

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

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

More from Tech Power Players

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A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sectorDozens of companies have reduced their workforces, ranging from the regional offices of the tech giants to startups that have only been in a business a few years.

innovation economy

The housing market is a nightmare. An Andover startup wants to use robots to help fix it.

Can a Cambridge venture capital firm reinvent health care?

Latest Headlines in Technology

Spotify paid $9 billion in royalties in 2023. Here’s what fueled the growth.

The venture capital landscape in Boston has changed over the last decade. Just look to the billboard over Mass. Pike.

Prosecutors seek from 40 to 50 years in prison for Sam Bankman-Fried for cryptocurrency fraud

McDonald’s system outages have been reported worldwide. The chain says they’re getting fixed.

As crypto industry looks to widen its influence in Washington, Elizabeth Warren emerges as a target

‘I guess I have to keep posting’: Inside the lives and finances of Boston influencers

DraftKings says former executive tried to poach staff from billionaire rival’s mansion

Former Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTok

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.

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector
Dozens of companies have reduced their workforces, ranging from the regional offices of the tech giants to startups that have only been in a business a few years.