The ‘New’ You Need

The fun, innovative, newsy stuff happening right around you.

Happy Monday, ITK readers! What did y’all get up to this weekend? I saw Anoushka Shankar live and the show was all kinds of awesome!

Alright, ready for some news bites? But first, share the love, please!Departed: Boston bid a hearty farewell to April. Did you see that 53 Boston startups raised over $2B last month?

After a dull March, M&A activity picked up in April with a couple of Massachusetts companies changing hands. Software, cannabis and robotics are some of the industries with notable acquisitions last month. We’ve rounded up the BostInno Departed from April 2019.

Tomorrow’s Ideas: The eighth-annual Presidential Innovation Challenge at Harvard University concluded with an ambitious display of innovative enterprises. Among the winning ideas — which ultimately took home some $410,000 in prize money, last week — were a keyboard designed to prevent cyberbullying, a mug that doesn’t tremble when your hands do and a support network for tenants in deficient housing. Read more: Meet the Winners of Harvard Innovation Labs’ Presidential Challenge

E(T)iquette: File this under daily dose of T update: The MBTA wants to give riders a lesson in etiquette and manners. Don’t worry, this is not MBTA being uppity — quite the opposite. It’s the result of user poll which suggested most riders would prefer a message reminding people to “let riders out” before boarding a train.

The News You Need

The fun, innovative, newsy stuff happening right around you.

Remarkably unremarkable: Pete Buttigieg rises in the polls as the first major openly gay candidate for president
“It was both a remarkable and entirely unremarkable sight: Pete Buttigieg’s husband shaking hands with voters who had lined up outside the Somerville Theatre to hear from the first credible gay candidate for president.”

The FBI Is Offering a $10,000 Reward for Info on the Somerville Bank Robber

“The agency announced Thursday that ‘up to $10,000’ is on the table for anyone who can identify a man accused of robbing the Middlesex Federal Savings Bank in Davis Square Wednesday. Police say he fired his gun inside the bank, and later shot at officers, before fleeing.”

Broad, Brigham scientists say they’ve created safe, more precise gene editing approach
“The research expands on the gene editing technology CRISPR, through which cuts can be made into a DNA strand to insert good genes or cut out harmful genes.”

Where to Eat/Drink

The events in Boston to hit up today, tomorrow.

Tacos: Not Just on Tuesday: File this under “OMG” — the list of top-notch tacos in Boston.

AAAAAAAND: Spring’s FYI to you – beer garden season is now open.

What to Do

The events in Boston to hit up today, tomorrow.

Dragon Boating: “Interested in dragon boating? Join Boston 1 on the water! No prior experience necessary … we’ll teach you everything you need to know.” Deets here.

Silent Book Club: “At the beginning of each meeting, there will be a 30 minute period to order food/drinks and mingle, followed by an hour of silent reading, and concluding with a half hour of more socializing and wrap-up.” Details here.

Weather

Stick your head out the window. Or read below

Baby, it’s (_) Outside: Don’t mean to jinx this day, but HAVE YOU LOOKED OUTSIDE? It’s sunny and bright. Highs of 60, lows of 50 degrees today.

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