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BlackBerry stops the music

BlackBerry says it is silencing its streaming music service barely two years after it launched.

The Canadian company emailed BlackBerry Messenger Music subscribers this week to notify them that the cloud-based service will stop working on June 2. BlackBerry said Thursday the decision follows a "strategic business review" of its offerings.

BBM Music launched in August 2011 as a $4.99-per-month service that allowed BBM users to swap song recommendations and share music with friends.

Grumpiness takes flight

Researchers say consumer complaints to the U.S. Transportation Department surged by one-fifth last year, even though other measures such as on-time arrivals and mishandled baggage show airlines are doing a better job. Here's why travelers are unhappy: Airlines keep shrinking the size of seats to stuff more people onto planes and more ticket-holding passengers are being turned away because flights are overbooked.

Today

 Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach is the keynote speaker at a seminar on combination medical device products at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington.

TOMORROW

 SeaChange International releases quarterly earnings reports.

 The Wentworth Institute of Technology hosts a "Pitchfest" event on campus where students present their startup ideas in the hopes of receiving funding.

 MassDOT Board and Transportation Secretary and CEO Richard Davey discusses the state's transportation overhaul plan at a community meeting in Walpole.

 HomeStart, a local nonprofit dedicated to ending and preventing homelessness in the greater Boston area, has announced that Lois Cornell, left, has joined its board of directors. Cornell, a Natick resident, is currently the senior vice president of human resources and general counsel at Tufts Health Plan.

 Spring Consulting Group has announced that Ryan Ralston has been elected secretary-treasurer of the Captive Insurance Companies Association. Ralston was elected during the organization's recent annual conference in Palm Springs, Calif.

 BIND Therapeutics of Cambridge has hired Dr. Gregory I. Berk as the company's chief medical officer. Berk previously served as chief medical officer of Intellikine, which was acquired by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

 City Sports has hired Ted Manning as the company's new chief merchandising officer. Manning joins the company following nearly two decades with outdoor retailer Eastern Mountain Sports, most recently as their executive vice president.

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