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Boston beats Silicon Valley when it comes to transit & bike sharing http://www.xconomy.com/national/2012/03/16/bikes-and-business-can-cities-cycle-their-way-to-prosperity/ 23 comments 16/3/2012

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FDA approves female contraceptive Twirla a product of Agile Therapeutics (AGRX) https://xconomy.com/new-york/2020/02/14/agile-therapeutics-wins-fda-nod-for-twirla-contraceptive-patch/ 7 comments 17/2/2020 stocks
Self-Driving Cars in Boston Blinded by Solar Glare at Traffic Lights https://xconomy.com/boston/2019/02/20/nutonomy-self-driving-autonomous-vehicles-boston-sun-glare-traffic-light/ 2 comments 20/2/2019 technology
Oh no... I hope you’re all out of CRSP. 96% of test subjects had natural immunity to CRISPR gene editing in latest studies, confirming the preliminary conclusions from January that sent the stock down. https://www.xconomy.com/boston/2018/10/29/pre-existing-immunity-to-crispr-found-in-96-of-people-in-study/ 146 comments 31/10/2018 wallstreetbets
The Fda is becoming more open to new ways of testing drugs http://www.xconomy.com/national/2017/05/30/woodcock-new-approvals-show-fda-is-adapting-to-precision-medicine/ 4 comments 3/6/2017 science
Here's What Convinced Me to Order a $2000 Glowforge Laser Cutter http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2015/09/24/heres-what-convinced-me-to-order-a-2000-glowforge-laser-cutter/ 4 comments 25/9/2015 technology
"In 1983, the top 20 percent of U.S. families held 81.3 percent of household wealth, according to an Economic Policy Institute briefing paper. By 2009, they held 87.2 percent." http://www.xconomy.com/national/2014/03/21/the-missing-middle-class-jobs-in-the-second-machine-age/ 33 comments 23/3/2014 politics
Don’t Panic, But We’ve Passed Peak Apple. And Google. And Facebook. http://www.xconomy.com/national/2013/06/14/dont-panic-but-weve-passed-peak-apple-and-google-and-facebook/?single_page=true 7 comments 17/6/2013 technology
We’ve Passed Peak Apple, Google, and Facebook -- "Apple will never again come out with a product as transformative as the iPhone. Google will never build anything more useful than its existing search engine...FB won’t ever be anything more than a place we share photos and links" http://www.xconomy.com/national/2013/06/14/dont-panic-but-weve-passed-peak-apple-and-google-and-facebook/ 9 comments 15/6/2013 technology
"MIT researchers looked at 150 of the school's spin-out companies in manufacturing businesses over a decade, and found many of them hit the same chasm: Once it was time to ramp up to large-scale production, they couldn't find domestic investors and had to go overseas. http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2013/02/28/mit-report-us-manufacturing-hits-a-wall-when-its-time-to-scale/ 53 comments 1/3/2013 business
"MIT researchers looked at 150 of the school's spin-out companies in manufacturing businesses over a decade, and found many of them hit the same chasm: Once it was time to ramp up to large-scale production, they couldn't find domestic investors and had to go overseas. http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2013/02/28/mit-report-us-manufacturing-hits-a-wall-when-its-time-to-scale/ 117 comments 1/3/2013 technology
MIT spinoff startup Levant Power is trying to help drivers cut fuel consumption—by turning their shock absorbers into a source of energy. http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/05/03/mit-spinoff-levant-power-on-track-to-produce-energy-boosting-shock-absorbers-for-cars-tanks-and-trains/ 3 comments 3/5/2010 technology