Apr 8, 2015
WORCESTER — As co-author of the best-selling “Freakonomics” book series, Stephen Dubner makes what has been called “the dismal science” — economics — less dismal for millions of readers. He brought a colorful, iconoclastic and hopeful...
Mar 5, 2015
Robin Chase, co-founder of the ride sharing company, Zipcar, spoke on Wednesday evening to the Worcester Economic Club at the Holy Cross Hogan Campus Center. The topic was, ‘Sharing: A Simple Approach for Maximizing ROI. Chase encourages everyone to look for excess...
Mar 5, 2015
WORCESTER — Robin Chase, best known as the founder and former CEO of Zipcar, the largest car-sharing network in the world, urges individuals, companies and governments to look for “excess capacity,” use their assets more efficiently and find ways to find...
Nov 25, 2014
Aaron Portnoy has been tracking down software vulnerabilities since he was a teenager. Once a Holden resident, Portnoy was enrolled at the Mass Academy of Math and Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he was expelled six months before graduation. “I was...
Nov 24, 2014
By Peter S. Cohan WALL & MAIN When I was growing up in Worcester, I had never even heard of North Brookfield. But in the last few years, I have learned of two interesting startups founded by natives of the 4,626-citizen Worcester County town. All I need is one...
Nov 20, 2014
In the world of cyber security, an entire industry has materialized around selling information about vulnerabilities in programs, alternately offering the ability to protect against these flaws in the programs and allowing them to be used as cyber weapons. “You...
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