Hiawatha Bray

The longshoremen’s strike that has shut down ports in Boston and other cities isn’t just about money and jobs. It’s also a fight over the future of maritime shipping technology.

The longshoremen’s strike that has shut down ports in Boston and other cities isn’t just about money and jobs. It’s also a fight over the future of maritime shipping technology.

The tool could potentially allow law enforcement agents, cyber criminals, or just a guy at the bar to obtain anybody’s vital information in just over a minute.

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Revvit’s company logo is a turtle. But its founder believes more, cheaper chargers will speed up consumer adoption of EVs.

The two companies’ researchers will combine recent Toyota advancements in artificial intelligence with Boston Dynamics’ new version of its famous Atlas robot.

For now, the company's AI system still relies on human assistance to decide whether someone is friend or foe. But that could change.

Waltham-based Evolv Technology, which makes weapons detection systems used in sports arenas worldwide, remained down after the company’s stock plunged 40 percent on Friday.

In Medford, a startup called Lithios says it’s creating a clean and relatively cheap way to access vast amounts of lithium that’s presently sloshing around in briny water beneath the southern United States.

There’s a lot at stake for Massachusetts companies, especially those doing business with China.