Robert Harris biked by an empty storefront and was struck with inspiration—though he didn’t know just what that inspiration was. It was last summer, and he was riding to his Cambridge home from a ...

If you sell anything online, whether physical goods or services, you’re probably keenly aware of the 2-3% (plus $0.30) lost through transactional fees every time someone makes a purchase with their ...

Noca, an online payments start-up we wrote about last year, is officially launching its payment service today. Formed by ex-Visa employees, Noca originally offered a micro-payments system via two ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business. When ...

Once upon a time in Chicago, back in the mid-1980s when the average price of a North Side home was about $70,000 (sigh), there was a scruffy neighborhood of two-flats and corner taverns called ...

United States, 7th Jan 2026 – Noca AI today announced the availability of its enterprise AI agent platform designed to support organizations in automating and managing business workflows through ...

In the seemingly endless exercise to produce new, different, and even “healthier” versions of alcoholic drinks, the alcoholic drinks industry has invented or repackaged light beer, hard ciders, ...

5-10 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 4-11 p.m. Fridays; 1-11 p.m. Saturdays; 1-9 p.m. Sundays. Starters, soups and salads, $6-$15; entrees, $13-$31; sides, $6; desserts, $7 ...

There’s an urban myth that 90 percent of restaurants close within the first year. Turns out, it’s more like 26 percent, but still, it’s a daunting figure, especially in this economy. But there’s one ...

Tired of discovering a restaurant’s delectable desserts after already stuffing ourselves full of appetizers and entrees, we’re on a mission to find the places where diners should order dessert first.