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Cision Canada
11-06-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
The Boston Globe Names Starburst Cofounder and CEO Justin Borgman to 2025 Tech Power Players 50 List
Among Top Tech Leaders in New England Honored in Globe's Fourth Annual List of Boston's Biggest Innovators BOSTON, June 11, 2025 /CNW/ -- Starburst, the data platform for apps and AI, today announced that its Cofounder and CEO, Justin Borgman, has been named to The Boston Globe's fourth annual Tech Power Players 50, a list of the most influential, accomplished, and interesting people working across technology in New England. This year's list of Tech Power Players honors 50-plus leaders across AI, quantum computing, consumer tech, cybersecurity, health tech, sustainability, and beyond. Eighteen innovators will join the ranks of the region's Tech Power Players for the first time, demonstrating exemplary contributions to the industry and considerable career impact on technology and business in New England. "It's an honor to be recognized alongside so many trailblazers in the Boston tech community," said Borgman. "As the industry pivots toward AI-driven applications, Starburst is playing a foundational role by providing the high-performance, federated data access needed to fuel intelligent experiences, without the cost or complexity of centralizing data. This recognition is a testament to our team's work in redefining what's possible in modern data architecture." Candidates for this year's list were selected based on the impact of their actions and accomplishments in fostering change and growth across the region. The list is vetted and decided on by the Globe's business and technology team, led by Gregory T. Huang, the Globe's business editor. "The Globe is proud to recognize the tech leaders whose forward-thinking ideas and energy for change are making a difference in this moment," said Huang. "Our region is at a crossroads in technology, and these leaders are playing a dynamic role in shaping our future success." In its fourth year, Tech Power Players 50 is a signature project of The Boston Globe's award-winning business and tech journalists. Since 2021, the Globe business and tech team has expanded its coverage to encompass the dynamic and far-reaching influence of The Hub — a region with a distinguished history in tech and an ambitious future in innovation — with offerings that include the Innovation Beat and Trendlines newsletters, profiles of prominent figures in Bold Types, investigations of consumer concerns in The Fine Print, and more. Read and experience the full Tech Power Players 50 list at and in a commemorative issue of Globe Magazine available on June 15. About Starburst Starburst is the data platform built for flexibility, delivering fast, secure access to all your data, wherever it lives. Whether on-premises, across clouds, or in hybrid environments, Starburst provides choice and control to your architecture. Built on an open data stack with Trino and Apache Iceberg, it unifies distributed data without complex or costly migrations, unleashing the full power of the data lakehouse for analytics and AI. With our Lakeside AI architecture, enterprises gain federated access, governed collaboration, and full data lineage, laying the foundation for scalable, compliant AI innovation. Starburst empowers data-intensive and security-conscious organizations to unlock the full potential of their data while ensuring performance, governance, and control. Enterprises in 60+ countries, including Comcast, Citigroup, and 4 of the top 5 global banks, trust Starburst to maximize data value. Our strategic partnerships with AWS, Dell Technologies, and top cloud providers ensures seamless interoperability across environments. From insights to action to AI, Starburst fuels innovation at every level. Learn more at
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Trendlines: The smallest markets are winning the NBA finals
Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers is defended by Luguentz Dort #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter in Game One of the 2025 NBA Finals. -Welcome to Trendlines, your weekly installment of what's trending up and what's trending down in sports. This week we're talking about the NBA Finals, and the emergence of the small market team. Think about the iconic NBA franchises: The Los Angeles Lakers, the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls and, if you indulge me, the New York Knickerbockers. Advertisement This NBA Finals features two nicknames to never win an NBA title: the Thunder and Pacers. These two teams are from not-so-iconic American cities: Oklahoma City and Indianapolis. So let's start there with a big downswing. Trending down – The combined size of the home media markets for NBA finals' teams: Down 3 million homes from 2024 I'm being a bit charitable here with being down 3 million. I've rounded down. Indianapolis has a little over 1 million homes in its media market. Oklahoma City has well under a million. Combined they have a little less than 2 million homes. What a change from 2024 when the Finals teams (Boston and Dallas) each have over 2 million homes in their media markets. Advertisement But it's not just from last year from which we've seen a tremendous shift. Indeed, I plugged in the current media market size for every Finals team since the early 1980s. Based on the current rankings, this is the Finals with the smallest teams' media markets in at least the last 40 years. Trending down – The average NBA Finals' team worth: Down $1.4 billion from 2024 It's not just the media markets where we can see how the Pacers and Thunder are small markets. Take a look at the valuation for each franchise. Both teams are worth under $4 billion. Now, that is still a billion with a 'b', but last year the two teams were worth about $5 billion on average. Advertisement The fact that we have one small market team in the Finals isn't that unusual. Both of these teams have been in the finals before. What makes this year truly unique is that we have two teams worth so little at the same time. In fact, there hasn't been an NBA Finals' with two teams in the bottom 10 in the league in terms of worth since at least the early 1990s. Trending up – Players under the age of 25 on NBA finals' teams: Up 2 players from 2024 Small market doesn't mean unexciting. Tyrese Haliburton ridiculously clutch shooting in Game 1 proves that. What makes Haliburton's production so amazing is he was still 24 on February 1 of this year. He's one of 18 players who have suited up for these squads who were under 25 on that date. Advertisement That's a record since at least the early 1980s These are young and fresh players beyond just Haliburton. Thunder's star Jalen Williams clocks in at a mere 24 years old. His teammate Chet Holmgren is 23. We're looking at squads that could be good for years to come. Dare I say that, by the time it's all done, it may be Bulls, Celtics, Knicks, Lakers… and Pacers or Thunder on the pantheon of iconic NBA teams. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Boston Globe to Announce Fourth Annual Tech Power Players 50 List
Top Tech Leaders in New England to Be Honored at Tech Innovation Summit, Featuring Startup World Cup BOSTON, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Globe will announce the fourth annual Tech Power Players 50, a list of the most influential, accomplished, and interesting people working across technology in New England, at Tech Innovation Summit on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. A special online edition of the prestigious list will be published the same week, and the list with special features on select honorees will be available in print in Globe Magazine on Sunday, June 15. This year's list of Tech Power Players honors 50-plus leaders across AI, quantum computing, consumer tech, cybersecurity, health tech, sustainability, and beyond. Eighteen innovators will join the ranks of the region's Tech Power Players for the first time, demonstrating exemplary contributions to the industry and considerable career impact on technology and business in New England. "Boston continues to be a thriving hub of technology and innovation," said Linda Henry, CEO of Boston Globe Media. "This year's list of Tech Power Players tells a broad story that illustrates the vibrancy of New England's tech industry through the diverse and dynamic achievements of the individuals featured in each sector." Candidates for this year's list were selected based on the impact of their actions and accomplishments in fostering change and growth across the region. The list is vetted and decided on by the Globe's business and technology team, led by Gregory T. Huang, the Globe's business editor. "The Globe is proud to recognize the tech leaders whose forward-thinking ideas and energy for change are making a difference in this moment," said Huang. "Our region is at a crossroads in technology, and these leaders are playing a dynamic role in shaping our future success." In its fourth year, Tech Power Players 50 is a signature project of The Boston Globe's award-winning business and tech journalists. Since 2021, the Globe business and tech team has expanded its coverage to encompass the dynamic and far-reaching influence of The Hub — a region with a distinguished history in tech and an ambitious future in innovation — with offerings that include the Innovation Beat and Trendlines newsletters, profiles of prominent figures in Bold Types, investigations of consumer concerns in The Fine Print, and more. This year, the Globe's Tech Innovation Summit will also feature the USA-Boston Regional Startup World Cup. Hosted with Pegasus Tech Ventures, the East Coast Regional Pitch Competition will offer an opportunity for Boston's best and brightest to pitch their most innovative startup ideas to qualify for the Grand Finale in Silicon Valley. Learn more about the Tech Innovation Summit and competing in the Startup World Cup. Read and experience the full Tech Power Players 50 list at and in a commemorative issue of the Globe Magazine available on June 15. Contact: Boston Globe Media Communications, 888-729-4091, communications@ About Boston Globe Media:Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC is a locally owned, award-winning media company serving Boston and New England for over 153 years. Its cornerstone is The Boston Globe, a 27-time Pulitzer Prize-winning news source and one of the most successful metro news organizations in the United States. The Globe is headquartered in Boston with regional bureaus in Washington, D.C., Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. The Globe has been successfully growing its direct subscriber base, today boasting the highest total number of subscribers the organization has had since 2008. The Globe hosts events that connect community members to its journalism and provides a range of digital and home-delivered advertising solutions that reach more consumers than any other New England media brand. Boston Globe Media's portfolio includes The Boston Globe, STAT, The B-Side, Globe Publishing Services, Globe Events, Studio/B, and Boston magazine. View original content: SOURCE The Boston Globe
CNN
10-05-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Trendlines: NBA playoff ticket prices are out of control
Welcome to Trendlines, your weekly installment of what's trending up and what's trending down in sports. This week we're talking about the NBA playoffs, which are hot, hot, hot in the city that I am currently in (New York). The New York Knickerbockers (or Knicks) are up 2-0 on their rival Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Can the Knicks go all the way? I don't know, but what I do know is tickets to Game 3 of their series against the Celtics are some of the hottest items in town. That's where we start with trending up. The cheapest ticket right now on Vivid Seats is about $600. Last week, it was under $400. That's an increase of somewhere between 70% and 80%, depending on what time you check the website. I don't know who has that much money to spend on a seat, though it speaks to the fact that ticket prices are out of control. The last time the Knicks were this good (the mid 1990s) you could get a face value playoff seat in the semifinals for $25. Even if you take inflation into account and that tickets were 10 times as high on the secondary market, such a seat would still be less than what a playoff ticket is going for now. Who can afford this stuff? I will admit that I'm not the most ardent NBA fan, hence my references to mid-90s basketball. I didn't quite realize how often the Celtics would be attempting and missing three-pointers this series. Indeed, the whole league is attempting more and more three-pointers. The average team is now attempting a little less than 38 three-pointers per game. When I was a kid, it was slightly less than 10. I don't know if I like the new style of play. I guess it works for some teams and doesn't work for others. It hasn't been working for the Celtics who have been a combined 25-for-100 (yes they're averaging 50 attempts a game) in this series. Did somebody say brick? The Celtics may be missing, but John Tesh's basketball anthem does not. The famous theme song for NBC is coming back next season as NBC has regained NBA television rights. Apparently, a lot of people are, like myself, looking forward to that theme song. Google searches for 'Roundball Rock' are averaging more this month than any month on record. I guess I can say I'm not too surprised? Tesh's live performance of the song has nearly three million views on YouTube. But more than anything else, the theme song is full of nostalgia. The NBA has never had more viewers than it did in the 1990s, when 'Roundball Rock' was the league's anthem for viewers. The NBA will probably never be that popular again, though maybe the theme can bring them some good mojo.
CNN
10-05-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Trendlines: NBA playoff ticket prices are out of control
Welcome to Trendlines, your weekly installment of what's trending up and what's trending down in sports. This week we're talking about the NBA playoffs, which are hot, hot, hot in the city that I am currently in (New York). The New York Knickerbockers (or Knicks) are up 2-0 on their rival Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Can the Knicks go all the way? I don't know, but what I do know is tickets to Game 3 of their series against the Celtics are some of the hottest items in town. That's where we start with trending up. The cheapest ticket right now on Vivid Seats is about $600. Last week, it was under $400. That's an increase of somewhere between 70% and 80%, depending on what time you check the website. I don't know who has that much money to spend on a seat, though it speaks to the fact that ticket prices are out of control. The last time the Knicks were this good (the mid 1990s) you could get a face value playoff seat in the semifinals for $25. Even if you take inflation into account and that tickets were 10 times as high on the secondary market, such a seat would still be less than what a playoff ticket is going for now. Who can afford this stuff? I will admit that I'm not the most ardent NBA fan, hence my references to mid-90s basketball. I didn't quite realize how often the Celtics would be attempting and missing three-pointers this series. Indeed, the whole league is attempting more and more three-pointers. The average team is now attempting a little less than 38 three-pointers per game. When I was a kid, it was slightly less than 10. I don't know if I like the new style of play. I guess it works for some teams and doesn't work for others. It hasn't been working for the Celtics who have been a combined 25-for-100 (yes they're averaging 50 attempts a game) in this series. Did somebody say brick? The Celtics may be missing, but John Tesh's basketball anthem does not. The famous theme song for NBC is coming back next season as NBC has regained NBA television rights. Apparently, a lot of people are, like myself, looking forward to that theme song. Google searches for 'Roundball Rock' are averaging more this month than any month on record. I guess I can say I'm not too surprised? Tesh's live performance of the song has nearly three million views on YouTube. But more than anything else, the theme song is full of nostalgia. The NBA has never had more viewers than it did in the 1990s, when 'Roundball Rock' was the league's anthem for viewers. The NBA will probably never be that popular again, though maybe the theme can bring them some good mojo.
