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DA arraigns Swartz on hacking charges
By Marc Levy
Published: November 30, 2011
Programmer, writer and open-information activist Aaron Swartz was arraigned today in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn for what authorities are calling computer intrusion, fraud and data theft — trying to provide unpaid access to the contents of Jstor, a not-for-profit archive of scientific journals and academic work. He was released by Middlesex Superior Court Clerk [...]
Zynga wants those stock options back, Journal says
By Marc Levy
Published: November 10, 2011
The online game maker Zynga, which has some 35 workers in Central Square, is suddenly the poster child for a new kind of bad entrepreneurial behavior: the forced ungifting of stock options.
Cheung wins fellowship for summer study in Switzerland
By admin
Published: November 4, 2011
City councillor Leland Cheung has been selected as a 2012 recipient of the Eisenhower Fellowship and will travel to Basel, Switzerland, next summer to study innovation, technology and economic development strategies for the city.
VCs put $4 million on expansion of Alewife startup Modo Labs
By Marc Levy
Published: November 2, 2011
Modo Labs, a maker of smartphone apps based on open-source software that are serving businesses and universities around the world — including a notable one right here in Cambridge, namely Harvard — got $4 million in venture capital Tuesday.
I want to see that three-hour e-mail search
By Marc Levy
Published: November 1, 2011
A three-hour search for two names in the city’s e-mail archives? Maybe there’s a better way. Let’s see.
Area IV candidates forum features talk on race, development
By Bob Sprague
Published: October 29, 2011
An Area IV forum for City Council candidates produces clashes over race and some news: Councillor Ken Reeves said he had filed an order to take an undeveloped 10,000-square-foot parcel at 161 Harvard St. by eminent domain.
Game maker Zynga touts ‘Made in Cambridge’
By Marc Levy
Published: October 11, 2011
From the ads, it looks like Zynga is excited about its new game, “Adventure World,” and only slightly less excited that the game was, as the ads say, “Made in Cambridge.”
Apple iPhone 4s disappointing? Get real.
By Marc Levy
Published: October 10, 2011
Anyone disappointed in the Apple iPhone 4s rollout should get real — and learn to appreciate a reality that brings to life a gadget such as this that fits in your pocket, no matter what that gadget is called.
In running lottery, School Committee loses a player
By Marc Levy
Published: October 6, 2011
A chronicler of Cambridge innovation moves out of Cambridge, citing a culprit that speaks to a matter of unique pain for the city.
‘Fake Bob Healy’ starts tweeting
By Marc Levy
Published: October 4, 2011
In the grand tradition of fake Twitter accounts — “grand tradition” meaning this is a fad that started at least several months ago — a “Fake Bob Healy” has emerged.