One of the first groups to begin raising money for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings was a collection of founders, venture capitalists, and employees from the local tech and innovation community, and startup- and entrepreneur-focused nonprofit TUGG helped lead …
Ten things you may have missed Friday from the world of business
Investing: Goldberg seeks to toughen proxy-voting guidelines
Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg on Thursday proposed a series of activist proxy-voting guidelines at a state pension fund committee meeting, pressing for greater diversity on corporate boards, higher environmental standards, and other issues. …
IdeaPaint’s new app, Bounce, takes brainstorming off the wall
It’s little surprise that the idea for Bounce, the new app from IdeaPaint, the Boston-based maker of dry erase paint, came out of a brainstorming session. The company, which has been shellacking walls with their product since launching in 2008, …
Nara Logics expands its artificial intelligence offerings to banking industry
Nara Logics, a Cambridge-based developer of an artificial intelligence recommendation engine, announced today that it has expanded its AI-driven data analysis services to the financial and banking industries.
Nara, which uses neuroscience-informed computer software to analyze and organize data sets, …
Smarterer opens its API, allowing sites to embed its skill assessment tests
For Boston-based Smarterer, life after its acquisition by Pluralsight is not only quite good, but very productive. On Thursday, the company announced that it will be opening up its API so that other websites can use Smarterer’s multiple choice skill …