Boston: Reclaiming Its Place as a Technology Hub
Patricia O’Neill The battle for bragging rights as the United States’ epicenter for technology innovation has been waging between Boston and Silicon Valley since the 1980s. Remember Route 128 proudly …
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Lavin Lift Strap, Invented for Family, Lightens Load for Caregivers
View the Slideshow Sarah Schmid When Manuel Lavin’s father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease a few years ago, his mother was adamant about her desire to keep him at home …
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Xconomy Boston’s Top 10 Stories from Q3 2013: Editor’s Picks
View the Slideshow Gregory T. Huang Herpes, PowerBars, and IPOs. Apple, Amazon, and acoustics. What more can you ask? Well, we’ve seen them all around town in the past three …
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What Can Washington Do to Revitalize Biotech? Q&A With Gov. Inslee
Luke Timmerman Seattle biotech isn’t what it used to be. A decade ago, Seattle was basking in the glory of one of the biggest pharmaceutical success stories ever—etanercept (Enbrel). The …
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The Year in Innovation: Xconomy’s Top 13 Stories of 2013
Gregory T. Huang If you only have time to read a few of our articles from the past year, these are the ones. These are editor’s picks (mine). They are …
View ArticleWelcome to Zappos-Style Health Innovation
Rushika Fernandopulle Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s effort to revitalize downtown Las Vegas includes last month’s launch of a new clinic, run by Iora Health and spearheaded by physician Zubin Damania. …
View ArticleWhy Would Amazon Want its Own Smartphone, Anyway?
Curt Woodward It’s been called one of the worst-kept secrets in the mobile technology industry, but it’s still generating a lot of buzz—Amazon.com, the king of online commerce and …
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Amazon data confirms that Fitbit dominates wearable electronics
How can you leverage mobile to increase profitability for your company? Find out at MobileBeat, VentureBeat’s 7th annual event on the future of mobile, on July 8-9 in San …
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Madison’s Tech Future: 5 Ways It Could Succeed, 5 Ways It Could Fail
Jeff Engel Silicon Valley wasn’t built overnight. Neither were smaller, newer tech startup hubs like Austin, TX, and Boulder, CO. In the Midwest, Madison, WI, hasn’t yet reached that level, …
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Amazon’s Fire Phone: One Big Piece of a Real-World Shopping Push
Curt Woodward Anyone who’s fallen into a wormhole of product recommendations can testify that buying things on Amazon.com is already pretty easy. With an Internet connection and a bank …
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Amazon’s Fire Phone might be a boon for health apps
Above: The Amazon Fire Phone. Image Credit: Amazon Amazon released a new device last week, the Fire Phone, that features four sensors, one at each corner of the …
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Xconomy Boston’s Top Stories of Q2 2014: Editor’s Picks
Gregory T. Huang Here are my picks for our top local stories of the past quarter (April-June), and why. Not a ranked list, just in reverse chronological order: 1. MA …
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Amazon meets with FDA, shows signs of entering digital health sector
Image Credit: Robert Scoble/Flickr While the details are hard to come by, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that Amazon is getting ready to make some sort of play in consumer health. …
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Xconomy Boston’s Top Stories of Q3 2014: Editor’s Picks
Gregory T. Huang It’s the start of a new quarter: time to look back on some of our top stories from July to September. A lot has happened in the …
View ArticleWhat Seattle Needs (Part 2): Dealing With Amgen’s Upcoming Departure
Stewart Lyman Reality bites: Amgen’s (NASDAQ: AMGN) decision to leave Washington state is a serious blow to our local bioscience ecosystem. Those who think that all of those people …
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