Amazon Seaport Sublease: Half of New Tower Put on Market
The Amazon Seaport sublease puts more than half of One Boston Wharf Road on the market before Amazon moves in, pushing Seaport office availability to 27.9%.
Business & Finance
Business and finance news from The Boston Report: companies, IPOs, bankruptcies and deals, including Boston-area business, explained so you get the key facts.
Emmys Prime Video Deal: Amazon Lands Awards for Six Years
Amazon closed a six-year global deal for the Emmys, free on Prime Video each September, reportedly worth $20M-$25M a year. What changes for the telecast.
Paramount Warner Bros Merger Closes, Creating Skydance
Paramount Skydance closed its $110B Warner Bros Discovery takeover Oct. 6, forming Skydance (NYSE: SKYD). What it owns and what happens to HBO Max.
Uber ezCater Acquisition: $2.3B Deal for Boston Catering Firm
The Uber ezCater acquisition, a $2.3 billion all-cash deal, will fold Boston’s workplace catering platform into Uber Eats. Here’s what the deal means locally.
Schneider Electric PTC Deal: $22.6B Buyout of Boston Firm
Schneider Electric will buy Boston’s PTC for $205 a share, about $22.6B. Terms, the $700M break fee, market reaction and what it means for Boston.
ChatGPT Visual Ads Will Appear Beside AI-Generated Images
OpenAI will test labeled display ads beside ChatGPT image generation in the U.S. later this month, and adds measurement and brand-safety partners.
Atomic Series A: Boston AI Supply Chain Raises $12.5M
Boston’s Atomic raised a $12.5M Series A led by Klass Capital and Madrona for AI that makes purchasing decisions. Customers, ARR growth and claims.
Harvey Boston Office: Legal AI Firm Plans 40 Local Hires
Legal AI company Harvey is opening a Harvey Boston office this fall, plans at least 40 hires, and aims to sit near the downtown law firms it already serves.
Commercial Wharf Hotel Proposed on North End Waterfront
US Wharf LLC proposes a Commercial Wharf hotel of about 35–45 rooms with a public restaurant and new Harborwalk links on Boston’s North End waterfront.
GREAT Trust Gaza Reconstruction: Companies, Funding
GREAT Trust Gaza reconstruction explained: the 38-page plan, firms named (BCG, Blair Institute), the $70-100B funding model and $71.4B cost estimate.