Car-free commuting push pays off in Kendall Square

Software engineer Mike Reed stored his bicycle in a secure cage inside a Kendall Square parking garage.

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Despite the rapid expansion in the area, traffic has actually dropped on streets.

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The Games have turned into the latest, and perhaps largest, runway for some of the world’s biggest designers hoping to reach a new audience and extend their brands.

Yellow lights gauge the mood of Olympic tweets on a recent night at the London Eye with the help of technology from Boston’s Sosolimited.

MIT grads’ technology gauges Olympic mood

A Boston company devised a system that uses social media to gauge Olympic fervor and turn London’s Eye, the Ferris wheel on the River Thames, into a giant mood ring.

Nate Solder is expected to assume the left tackle position vacated after Matt Light’s retirement.

For Patriots’ Nate Solder, work ethic started at home

Solder, expected to become Tom Brady’s left tackle this season, learned what hard work meant at his parents’ bed and breakfast in Colorado.

In Maine, a US first in tidal energy

The nation’s first commercial tidal energy project was dedicated Tuesday in Eastport, Maine, marking the beginning of a new industry with a lot of potential.

PayPal bringing tech to Financial District

The arrival of the Web giant is a potential breakthrough deal for a commercial area that has been stagnant as Boston’s legal and investment firms shrink or relocate.

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Silence no way to fight guns

Not a single member of our congressional delegation is highlighting our successes in Mass. and telling Washington to get its act together on gun control.

Romney’s tone on China hardened over a decade

Before Mitt Romney held public office, he argued that critics should overlook China’s human rights record and allow the country to host the Olympics.

38 Studios ‘living high’ on RI dollars, Chafee says

The state says the firm spent $118 million between its founding in 2006 through the end of 2011 and had no revenue.

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Daniel Nava (center) is congratulated in the dugout after he scored the go-ahead run on a single by Mike Aviles in the ninth inning against the Rangers.

Mike Aviles lifts Red Sox in ninth

The shortstop’s clutch RBI single in the ninth inning helped the Red Sox top the Rangers in Texas and snap a four-game losing streak.

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PayPal plans to move into its space by October.

PayPal move bringing tech to Financial District

The arrival of the Web giant is a potential breakthrough deal for a commercial area that has been stagnant as Boston’s legal and investment firms shrink or relocate.

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