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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
This morning's top stories

Massachusetts voters could legalize psychedelics next month. What then?

If Question 4 is approved at the ballot box, advocates say it could help ease the mental health crisis. Opponents, meanwhile, worry about how such substances would be regulated.  Continue reading →

Rhode Island’s blue economy gets a boost from 401 Tech Bridge

“We pride ourselves on giving companies that opportunity to put things in the water, to put things in the environment, where they need to execute,” said director Erik Brine.  Continue reading →

With compromise near, Wu and business leaders dig back in on Boston tax plan

Boston business leaders and the Wu administration remained at odds Monday over the mayor’s contentious plan to hike commercial property tax rates and ease a sharp hike on homeowners and landlords.  Continue reading →

Microsoft launches AI agents, deepening rivalry with Salesforce

The AI tools, some acting autonomously and others in concert with a worker, can complete tasks like researching and sorting through sales leads or updating a customer support ticket after a phone call.  Continue reading →

GBH announces return of ‘Basic Black’ and a shakeup to ‘Morning Edition’

The announcement was among a number of programming changes GBH announced.  Continue reading →

Heady days for US stocks may be ending

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.  Continue reading →

New MassBudget president Viviana Abreu-Hernández is motivated by social justice

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.  Continue reading →

Only in Boston: $21 stands in the way of a deal on property taxes

A small disagreement on money — and a hefty dose of mutual antipathy — could scuttle a compromise between Mayor Wu and business leaders on how much residential tax bills will rise.  Continue reading →

Disney says it will hire a new CEO in ‘early 2026’

The timeline — the first Disney has described publicly — came as part of a board shake-up.  Continue reading →

Takeda announces more job cuts, bringing total layoffs in Massachusetts to 940 by next year

For the third time in five months, Takeda Pharmaceutical, the largest pharmaceutical company by headcount in Massachusetts, is laying off local workers.  Continue reading →