Hasbro Inc. has partnered with Callaway Digital Arts to introduce Mr. Potato Head Create & Play, an interactive application for children. more

San Carlos, Calif.-based Natus Medical Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Grass Technologies product group from technology manufacturer Astro-Med Inc. for $18.6 million, the companies announced Monday. more

(Updated, 1:15 p.m.) The Kopin Corp. has announced an agreement to sell assets relating to its III-V heterojunction bipolar transistors to IQE PLC, a leading U.K. designer and supplier of advanced semiconductor wafers, for $75 million. more

MidOcean Partners acquired Agilex Flavors & Fragrances from Providence-based middle-market private equity firm Nautic Partners LLC on Dec. 19, 2012, MidOcean announced Wednesday. more

Newspaper owners, struggling with plunging demand and advertising spending at a six-decade low, are squeezing money out of the assets they do have with rising value: buildings and land. more

PROVIDENCE – Rep. Brian C. Newberry, R-North Smithfield, this month introduced two bills on government computing, including one to create a study commission to determine the state’s potential savings in adopting and converting to virtualized, cloud-based computing. The other would authorize the Department of Administration to incorporate virtual cloud-based technologies so that agencies can obtain maximum effectiveness in the management of public resources. more

The Slater Technology Fund has committed $250,000 in funding to Absolute Commerce Inc., a company developing solutions to make it easier and cheaper for large companies to purchase the goods and services they need. more

About $700 billion a year of new spending on renewable power, low-carbon transport and energy efficiency is needed to meet the United Nations goal to cap temperature rises, a report for the World Economic Forum showed. more

Amgen Inc., one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies, plans to invest $200 million on a new manufacturing facility in Singapore. more

In conjunction with Broadband RI, the Cranston Public Library is offering two classes focusing on Internet safety and privacy. more