For Intuitive Surgical, Success Builds On Success; For Philip Morris, The Opposite

Doing what it did to fund the expansion of its Arizona expansion, chipmaker Intel has taken a big outside investment in exchange for partial ownership of the facilities.

In the vibrant landscapes of cities like Seattle, narratives around women, leadership and community engagement stand tall and fierce. Yet, beneath this vibrancy lies the shadow of gatekeeping, an unspoken reality that haunts many leaders, particularly women, as they navigate their ascent in business, the community and the workplace. Gatekeeping means using someone to block direct communication between an individual and a person in power.

The company will use the funding to expand into new markets.

Julie Thurlow, president and CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, and Sears Merritt, head of enterprise technology and experience at MassMutual, were named co-chairs of the Mass Fintech Hub.

In a month full of VC funding, here are the companies that raised the most money in May.

From the Washington Business Journal. In a bid to reverse steep declines in revenue and readers, the Washington Post is shaking up its newsroom leadership and launching a new division aimed at capturing new audiences. The Post announced late Sunday that Executive Editor Sally Buzbee has stepped down and that Matt Murray, the former editor in chief at the Wall Street Journal, has replaced her and will serve in the role until the 2024 presidential election.