Food truck’s trek to SXSW worth trip for Chicago’s Happy Lobster
It took months of planning and 22 straight hours of driving for Chicago food truck The Happy Lobster to make it to Austin, but owner Alex Robinson said the harried...
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ChicagoMade effort at SXSW lively but limited
Chicago notched a few wins at South by Southwest Interactive over the past few days, but the city's marketing effort may have been overshadowed by other big spenders. On Monday,...
U.S. Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad asked to remove headscarf for ID photo at SXSW
Ibtihaj Muhammad, a 2016 Olympic fencer and South by Southwest speaker who is Muslim, was asked to remove her hijab as she proceeded through registration at the festival Saturday afternoon....
Obama kickstarts SXSW with a call to action for tech talent
President Barack Obama lit up a raucous crowd at the opening keynote of South by Southwest as he became the first sitting president to speak at the festival. "The reason...
SXSW brings Obama, techies and Blue Sky to Austin
South by Southwest Interactive is off to a rumbling start, literally. A rising chatter competes with the steady beat of sneaker-clad feet over carpet as thousands of techies and businesspeople...
Techweek replaces Katy Lynch as CEO
Techweek has replaced Katy Lynch ? as CEO after less than a year and will change its structure to that of a benefit corporation, the company said Wednesday. Amanda Signorelli,...
How a Chicago advertising boss conquered Instagram
Don Draper spent silent hours thinking on his iconic sofa, drink in hand. Jason M. Peterson, chief creative officer of Havas Worldwide, spends hours alone as well—but you're as likely...
How the chief creative officer of Havas conquered Instagram
Don Draper spent silent hours thinking on his iconic sofa, drink in hand. Jason M. Peterson, chief creative officer of Havas Worldwide, spends hours alone as well — but you're...
Groupon is focus of IBM’s latest patent-infringement suit
IBM is suing Groupon over alleged patent infringement, court documents revealed Wednesday, the latest in a series of lawsuits the computing pioneer has filed against tech companies that it says...
Disney opens its food-safety secrets on Zebra devices
A Chicago-area company will help bring the technology that Disney uses to keep its food safe to a variety of food-service providers. Disney serves more than 81 million meals a...