Massachusetts’ economic outlook took a steep turn in February, with the AIM Business Confidence Index dropping from 55.6 to 50.4—its steepest decline since March 2020.

Coming out of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting last month, one takeaway was clear: Manufacturing and supply chains are at a pivotal moment that echoes the rise of the internet a generation ago.

Hi all! Happy New Year!

Just like every year, CES in Las Vegas never disappoints. While there were some incredible announcements, here are my Top 3 most disappointing product introductions:

Happy Holiday Season!

Over the past weeks, I was frequently asked what companies can do to avoid potential additional tariffs. There are several options, from reclassifying HTS codes and tariff engineering to considering Boston’s FTZ (Foreign Trade Zone), amongst several others.

What a week! With the latest political changes, the discussion about additional import tariffs went from zero to dumpster fire faster than a bad Tinder date.

Happy Fall!

For all you innovative robotics entrepreneurs, this is hands down the best robotics / hardware accelerator in the US and possibly globally. You have nine more days to apply.

Happy September all!

Yep, we had the first couple of crisp nights in Boston, and hooray, it killed most of the mosquitoes! For a species that primarily exists as prey, I am still baffled as to why it got such a nasty stinger?

Ok, off to more practical things.

OpenAI is about to release its own search engine in a direct challenge to Google. Why google your concerning health symptoms when you can “SearchGPT” them?

I hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful summer break!

Have you taken an Uber/Lyft ride lately or gotten your food delivered this way? The numbers on the gig economy in Massachusetts show a clear consumer behavior trend with ride-sharing and food deliveries. In our poll, please tell us your thoughts about the CA Supreme Court ruling that drivers will remain independent contractors.

Happy summer, everyone! I hope you all enjoy this fantastic summer weather on the East Coast (okay, it’s a mixed bag for our friends in Europe ).

We are quite late with our newsletter this month, but work, EM 24, and Copa America caused some publishing distractions.