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A city locks down to fight coronavirus, but robots come and go

May 20, 2020 at 1:07 p.m.

In recent years, companies from Silicon Valley to Somerville, Massachusetts, have poured billions of dollars into the development of everything from self-driving cars to warehouse robots.

This was supposed to be the year driverless cars went mainstream

May 14, 2020 at 10:29 a.m.

Tech companies once promised that fully functional, self-driving cars would be on the road by 2020 and on the path to remaking transportation and transforming the economy.

How Outdoor Voices, a startup darling, imploded

March 11, 2020 at 11:43 a.m.

Heading into the new year, Outdoor Voices needed money. In January, the company pieced together a dismal financing that valued it at just $40 million — down from $110 million...

This company says it will fix your smile. It may shush you if it doesn’t.

January 22, 2020 at 9:42 a.m.

After a lengthy back-and-forth, SmileDirectClub said she would get her money back if she signed a nondisclosure provision as part of a general release form. (Erin Griffith and Peter Eavis/The...

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