ReWalk Robotics to go public

The company behind a revolutionary $69,500 exoskeleton that lets paralyzed patients walk again is planning to go public. ReWalk Robotics, based in Israel and Marlboro, disclosed plans to raise 
$57.5 million through an initial public offering. The...

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E-coupon app ringing it up

For mobile commerce to be successful, consumers — not the merchants — have to be the driving force, and one of the few companies that has figured that out is our own Waltham-based e-Coupons service SavingStar, which is announcing a huge expansion on...

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New group helps artists brush up biz skills

A new hub for artists trying to mix their creativity with business savvy is holding its annual Marketplace tomorrow in Somerville. Jessica Burko, a mixed-media artist, photographer and founder and director of Boston Handmade, is holding the event from...

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Traditional exterior hides modern home

This stylish new townhouse is one of six similar available units that's bringing a contemporary look to a traditional but highly desirable Somerville neighborhood between Davis and Teele squares. Each unit at 39-43 Elmwood St. has four levels of living...

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Shares of Sarepta dive on DMD drug data

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plunged by as much as 28 percent yesterday after the Cambridge company released data showing that patients taking its drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy showed a progression of the muscle-wasting disease after nearly...

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GFC builds striking, sustainable condos

It's not easy to get contemporary architecture built in the area's traditional neighborhoods of two- and three-family houses. But one local development company has created a niche by hiring architects to create housing to attract design-conscious buyers....

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Uber secretive about Hub details

Uber, the private car service app taking Boston by storm, is so shrouded in secrecy that company officials won't answer basic questions such as how many complaints were made against drivers, how many have been fired for misconduct — or even how many...

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Casino hopefuls launch effort to fight repeal of gaming law

High-rolling casino developers, intent on protecting their Bay State investments, are planning to throw their weight behind a new political committee aimed at fighting the anti-casino ballot question, adding to the potential for a fundraising arms race...

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Sun Valley: Barry Diller goes biking, Rupert Murdoch makes it a family affair

Summer camp for billionaires is back in session as media and technology barons were out in force at the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Wednesday. UTA chairman Jim Berkus and IAC/InterActiveCorp chairman Barry Diller biked through...

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City, Haystack at odds on sale of parking spots

The upcoming Boston launch of a mobile app that helps drivers sell their city-owned street parking spaces­ already is running afoul of the city. Baltimore's Haystack Mobile Technologies bills its free app as empowering neighbors to exchange parking...

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Current BRA leader says Red Sox deal bad for taxpayers

The Boston Redevelopment Authority initially offered the Red Sox a "temporary" 10-year deal worth $10 million for game-day concession rights of Yawkey Way, but ultimately caved to the team's demands for permanent rights to the street for all Fenway events...

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Aereo tries a new legal approach in effort to survive Supreme Court defeat

Following its loss at the Supreme Court last month, Aereo is pursuing a new legal strategy in an effort to keep its broadcast streaming business alive. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan on Wednesday, Aereo's legal team is claiming that...

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World stocks stumble as gains reassessed

TOKYO — Asian stocks fell for a third day Wednesday and European markets traded tepidly as caution spread ahead of corporate earnings and after record highs on Wall Street. The just-started U.S. earnings season as well China's second quarter GDP figures,...

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Al Jazeera America chief: 'We will get there in this country'

Nearly a year after the launch, Al Jazeera America president Kate O'Brian is still dealing with the same question: How are you going to get over the inherent distrust among many Americans when they see the Al Jazeera moniker? In the cabler's first Television...

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StarWars.com relaunches as Disney grows 'Star Wars' franchise

Disney has relaunched StarWars.com as the company anticipates interest in all things "Star Wars" since greenlighting new movies and TV shows and pursuing new merchandising and licensing opportunities. Disney Interactive said the site is "designed for...

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World Cup: Germany-Brazil match scores Twitter records for sports chatter

Germany's 7-1 trouncing of host country Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinals Tuesday registered as the most-discussed sporting game ever on Twitter, with 35.6 million tweets posted worldwide during the match. The blowout also set a Twitter record...

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MIT finger device reads to the blind in real time

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired, giving them affordable and immediate access to printed words. The so-called...

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FCC names teams to review Comcast-TWC, AT&T-DirecTV mergers

Two lawyers formerly with the Justice Department's Antitrust Division will lead FCC review teams looking into the proposed mergers of Comcast and Time Warner Cable, and AT&T with DirecTV. Hillary Burchuk, trial attorney with the FCC's office of...

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Samsung earnings hit by slowing China sales

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. said operating profit declined to a two-year low in the second quarter, hit by the strong local currency and slowing demand for smartphones in China. The result highlights how dependent the company has become...

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Shares drift after US pulls back from highs

TOKYO — Stock markets drifted lower Tuesday after U.S. indexes pulled back from record highs and investors awaited fresh data from China and corporate earnings. In Europe, France's CAC-40 lost 0.4 percent to 4,387.15 and Germany's DAX dropped 0.6 percent...

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Smartwatch war: Samsung hits first, Microsoft, Apple due

With the latest smartwatch from Samsung arriving this week, lots of consumers are wondering whether it's time to shell out $199.99 for the latest piece of wearable technology. But the real battle of the smartwatches is coming this fall, when Microsoft...

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Oil slips below $104 as supplies set to increase

Oil fell below $104 per barrel on Monday as expectations of increased supply offset strong U.S. job growth. U.S. crude for August delivery was down 25 cents to $103.81 a barrel at 0620 GMT in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The...

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Asian stocks lower ahead of US earnings

BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday as investors looked ahead to U.S. corporate earnings following last week's strong job numbers. Oil declined but stayed above $104 per barrel. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was off...

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17 coal miners die after blast in west China

BEIJING — Seventeen coal miners have died after being trapped by a weekend gas explosion in northwestern China, an official news agency reported Monday. The miners were trapped Saturday by the explosion at a mine 120 kilometers (70 miles) from Urumqi,...

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Report: Ordinary Americans caught up in data sweep

WASHINGTON — When the U.S. National Security Agency intercepted the online accounts of legally targeted foreigners over a four-year period it also collected the conversations of nine times as many ordinary Internet users, both Americans and non-Americans,...

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Website sells work of disabled artists

Allen Chamberland has lived on disability for the past decade, but a startup that sells the work of disabled and homeless artists might just change that one day. About three years ago, Chamberland began doing paper cuttings, intricate designs cut out...

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How to handle emergency with push-button ignition

In your column you gave advice on what to do if someone experienced a stuck throttle. With a traditional key I understand the steps you mentioned. But our next vehicle may be equipped with a push-button ignition. How would we handle an emergency situation...

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17 coal miners trapped underground in west China

BEIJING — Rescuers on Sunday worked to free 17 miners trapped following a gas explosion at a coal mine in western China, the country's official news agency reported. The blast at the mine 120 kilometers (70 miles) from Urumqi, the capital of the sprawling...

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