Boston agrees to keep Uber trip data secret

Boston has agreed to keep secret detailed data from every Uber ride in the city, according to a contract between the city and the company. The agreement, signed on Jan. 12 and obtained by the Herald through a public records request, appears to comply...

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Hot Property: Ocean dreams come true at Seapoint

As we get through the aftermath of the Blizzard of 2015, why not dream of spending summers in this luxurious shingle-style Dartmouth compound at the tip of a peninsula that juts five miles into Buzzards Bay. Designed by renowned architect Robert A.M....

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Partners/AG battle looms

Partners HealthCare could be in for a knock-down, drag-out legal fight with Attorney General Maura Healey if they move to merge with three smaller hospitals, analysts said yesterday after a Superior Court judge scuttled a deal that would have let the...

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Ed Markey hails leases of waters off Mass. for wind energy

U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey hailed yesterday's lease sale of more than 354,000 acres of federal waters off the coast of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket to two companies for potential wind energy development, saying it could provide enough electricity...

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The Ticker

Audit: Baker did not violate law A New Jersey treasury audit has found Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker did not break pay-to-play rules when he donated to Republicans here in 2011. The audit says while Baker was an investment professional, he did not...

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Software license to cut wait times at registry

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles branches are notorious for their wait times, but how customers wait could soon change. Pasadena, Calif.-based QLess won the bid to provide a software platform that would let customers enter virtual RMV lines...

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Chamber of Commerce to focus on technology companies

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is turning over a new leaf, planning to focus on the technology sector and innovation economy as it outlines its priorities in the coming year. "We need to do more to continue to accelerate innovation and promote...

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Businesses stay clear of using Super Bowl name

PHOENIX — It is the game that must not be named — at least not without permission. For most people, the game Sunday between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks is the Super Bowl. But for many business owners, it's simply the "big game" or...

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Smart Spending: Why investors are applauding Amazon earnings

NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings roundly beat analyst expectations, sending the Seattle e-commerce giant's stock soaring 11 percent in premarket trading Friday. Here's a closer look at what investors applauded and hope continues....

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Barbie blues gave Mattel holiday disappointment

Slumping sales of Barbie did little to bring a happy holiday to her maker, Mattel Inc. Mattel's fourth-quarter earnings release Friday drilled down into the details of a weak performance that led to the resignation of its chairman and CEO. Barbie sales...

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