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The walkout in Google's Chicago office, where about 1,000 people are employed, aligned with similar protests at Google offices around the world.

Hundreds of Google employees in Chicago walk out in protest of company’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations

August 22, 2019 at 9:42 a.m.

Hundreds of employees at Google’s Chicago office walked out Thursday morning, protesting the tech giant’s reported handling of sexual misconduct allegations. The walkout at the company’s Midwest headquarters in Chicago’s...

University of Chicago graduate students Kevin Miao, clockwise from top left, and Elena Glen; Argonne National Laboratory scientist Joseph Heremans; professor David Awschalom; and graduate students Chris Anderson, Alexandre Bourassa and Pratiti Deb pose for a photograph on Oct. 30, 2018.

Scientists are pushing to make Chicago a leader in quantum computing and the fight against hacking

August 22, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are joining Chicago-area scientists in creating a network that could ultimately pave the way for communication that can’t be hacked. The effort...

Packaging agent Dustin Kosteroski trims buds of leaves Dec. 19, 2016, at the Cresco Labs medical marijuana cultivation facility in Joliet.

Expanding marijuana company Cresco Labs acquires Elmwood Park dispensary

December 12, 2018 at 11:31 a.m.

Medical marijuana company Cresco Labs is set to acquire a cannabis dispensary in Elmwood Park weeks after the Chicago-based firm announced plans to go public in Canada. With the purchase,...

Melissa Rohman, of Elmhurst, sent money to the wrong person using Venmo. Now she's more careful. "If I know that it's not for certain them, I just wait and ask them," she said. "I don't want to be giving out money to people I don't know."

Venmo and Zelle are trying to stop you from sending money to the wrong person

December 12, 2018 at 3:28 p.m.

When Michael O’Neil tried to pay the company that inspected the Lincoln Park condo he bought last summer, he had no idea there was a company on the East Coast...

Sam Yagan, then CEO of Match Group, speaks after accepting the Visionary Award at the 2014 Chicago Innovation Awards at the Harris Theater in Chicago. Yagan now leads the ShopRunner e-commerce network.

ShopRunner acquires e-commerce site Spring after securing $40 million to pay for growth

December 12, 2018 at 10:23 a.m.

ShopRunner, the Chicago-based e-commerce network, is planning for growth, with $40 million in new financing as fuel, and it’s starting with the acquisition of mobile shopping startup Spring. New York-based...

Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, second from right, is rolling out an initiative aimed at boosting Chicago's standing among the world's technology cities.

Penny Pritzker wants to boost Chicago’s standing among the world’s best tech cities

December 12, 2018 at 9:57 a.m.

Penny Pritzker, the former U.S. commerce secretary and a billionaire heir of the Hyatt Hotel fortune, is rolling out an initiative aimed at boosting Chicago’s standing among the world’s tech...

La industria de la marihuana en Illinois en pleno desarrollo

December 12, 2018 at 9:43 a.m.

La compañía de marihuana Verano Holdings ha recaudado $120 millones en financiamiento para una expansión en Illinois y otros estados. Verano es una compañía que fue creada recientemente, con sede...

Ashley Thompson inspects marijuana plants Sept. 15, 2015, at the Ataraxia medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion, Ill. Ataraxia, which has three dispensaries in Illinois, is part of Verano Holdings, which has raised $120 million to fund expansion.

New Chicago marijuana company raises $120 million, is expanding in Illinois

December 12, 2018 at 9:44 a.m.

Marijuana company Verano Holdings has raised $120 million in financing to fund expansion in Illinois and other states. Verano is a newly formed Chicago-based holding company that consolidates ownership of...

Uber Technologies, known for its ride-hailing service, is testing an on-demand staffing business called Uber Works in Chicago. Uber has been testing the service, which would provide events and corporate functions with temporary workers, for the past few months.

Uber is testing an on-demand staffing business in Chicago

December 12, 2018 at 9:31 a.m.

Uber Technologies is developing an on-demand staffing business called Uber Works, and the tech giant has been testing the service in Chicago. Uber Works would provide events and corporate functions...

A bowl of apples has a suggested question for the Google Home Hub in the mini-kitchen at the new pop-up Google Hardware Store on Oct. 18, 2018.

Google opens its first Chicago pop-up store in Bucktown, stays mum on plans for Fulton Market flagship

December 12, 2018 at 8:35 a.m.

Google opened a pop-up store in the Bucktown neighborhood Thursday, the first retail location of its kind in Chicago for the tech giant. The pop-up, or the Hardware Store, as...

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