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LevaData Supply Management Platform Nets Bain Endorsement

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California startup LevaData just got a big boost. The partnership with LevaData comes as Boston-based Bain, through its supply chain management consulting practices, works with companies looking to digitalize their supply chain network. Bain & Co. on Tuesday (Oct.

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The Robots Are Coming – And Some Are Already Here

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Although they look kind of dog-like, they’re actually quadruped robots designed by Boston Dynamics and leased by Ford. Although Ford is leasing them, Boston Dynamics has recently started selling the robo-mutts for $75,000 apiece. And while Boston Dynamics is one of the better-known names in the robot game, it’s far from the only one.

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Second Day, Second Wind On Innovation Debates

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With blizzard Stella faded like Blanche Dubois’ southern charm, Boston still had its winter chill. But on the second day of Innovation Project 2017, eyes were beyond Beantown and cast toward the world at large. What would a discussion about payments, innovation, cybersecurity and all manner of commerce be without a few laughs?

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18 Corporate Innovation Labs In Healthcare

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One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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Entrepreneurial Upscale Chefs Are Plating Recovery Plans

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Always at the head of the pack is Chef Thomas Keller, whose award-winning French Laundry in Yountville, California is a mecca of foodies worldwide. It started outdoors on June 22 in Boston, for example, with parts of the city and surrounding suburbs commandeering sidewalks for café seating. A Tasting Menu Of Creative Approaches.

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Revving The Engine For Digital Licenses

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The plate, available in California and due to be rolled out in other states through 2018, is a self-lit LCD screen with a display that can be changed to, for example, showcase advertising along the (government-issued) license plate number. Boston noted that within the plate there is a GPS unit, which means the plate “knows” where it is.

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Merchants Gone Wild: The Surcharge Edition

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Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. This newfound friction is the result of the City of Boston passing a bill that bans plastic bags and gives merchants the right to charge for ones made of paper. Innovation by Any Other Name. Back here in the U.S.,