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Tech Finally Catches Up With Consulting As MIT Sloan MBAs’ Top Choice

It’s not called the Massachusetts Institute of Consulting, but for years that industry has been the top destination for MBAs graduating from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Now consulting must share the top spot with a more apropos contender: technology. …

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Brazil’s new fintech startup Cora raised $10 million on the strength of its founding team

By Jonathan Shieber | TechCrunch | December 4, 2019

It didn’t take much for the founders of Cora, Brazil’s newest startup to tackle some aspect of the broken financial services industry in the country, to raise their first $10 million.

Igor Senra …

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How Industry 4.0 Will Improve Sustainability

Power Magazine | November 15, 2019

As the world continues to face climate uncertainties, industrial companies are looking for ways to ensure they are as sustainable as possible while maintaining profitability. POWER’s recent Distributed Energy Conference included a session on sustainability …

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Novartis pivots Shanghai R&D site from early discovery to development

By Amirah Al Idrus | FierceBiotech | November 18, 2019

Novartis is calling it curtains on early drug discovery at its R&D site in Shanghai in a companywide move to “rebalance” its discovery and early development efforts. The company plans to add …

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Amazon is planning a $40M robotics hub near Boston

By Ron Miller | Tech Crunch | November 6, 2019

Amazon announced a plan today to build a $40 million, 350,000-square-foot robotics innovation hub in Westborough, Mass. The new facility will bring 200 technology and advanced manufacturing jobs when it opens in …

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To grow its direct business, Nike is looking to get more out of its app users

By Anna Hensel | Modern Retail | November 14, 2019

While other retailers like Target and Walmart have consolidated the number of apps they offer in recent years, Nike has centered its app strategy around building a handful of apps to serve …

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A McKinsey LGBTQ+ leader who’s helping to build a global alliance

McKinsey & Company | October 8, 2019

“I’ve often been called the mother hen for our southern office’s LGBTQ+ community,” jokes Diana Ellsworth. But this McKinsey partner takes seriously her opportunity to be open and authentic about who she is.

A …

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This City Is Proof That Big-Name Colleges Can Fuel an Equally Impressive Startup Scene

By Emily Canal | Inc. | November 4, 2019

Boston’s frigid winters can’t stop its piping-hot entrepreneurial scene, thanks to an endless supply of top-shelf talent from area colleges. Here’s the tea on Inc.’s No. 15 Surge City.

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MIT’s new sustainability garden creates a buzz

By Nicole Morell | MIT Office of Sustainability | November 25, 2019

Tucked beside Walker Memorial, just across from the Charles River, is a new space for the MIT community, native plants, and some important supporters — pollinators. The Hive Garden, a first-of-its-kind …

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The Four Banks with the Safest Jobs Now

By Sarah Butcher | eFinancial Careers | November 25, 2019

As revenues falter, 2020 threatens to be another year in which struggling banks ditch entire divisions to save money. At the same time, however, a new breed of cost-efficient operator is emerging, …

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