New stock photos showcase women of color in tech
"You can't be what you can't see." Tech events and articles often invoke this Marian Wright Edelman quote to encourage women and people of color to join the industry and...
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Looking for a scary deal? Become Billary Clinton while you’re at it
Chicago companies are getting in the Halloween spirit with treats rather than tricks this year — probably a better bet for pleasing customers than trying to scare the living daylights...
What the &*%#? Google technology would find, block swear words
Google is coming for your swear words. The Mountain View, Calif.-based tech giant has filed to patent a way to find offensive terms in text and indicate if it "is...
Experience Institute’s ‘Leap Kit’ designed to help you finish a project
So you have a big idea, but you're not sure where to begin. Experience Institute founder Victor Saad hopes his Leap Kit will give you a jump-start — and help...
Motorola, Verizon unveil Droid Turbo 2 and Maxx 2 phones
Motorola Mobility and Verizon Wireless unveiled a new line of Droid devices Tuesday in New York, delivering on speculation that they would introduce a "shatterproof" smartphone. The Droid Turbo 2...
GrubHub earnings miss expectations, stock dives
GrubHub's third-quarter earnings per share, announced Tuesday, missed expectations, sending shares down almost 30 percent early in the day. The Chicago-based online and mobile food ordering company said third-quarter revenue...
Chicago-based Uptake raises $45 million, reportedly hits unicorn status
Chicago-based Uptake, the predictive analytics for industry startup helmed by Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell ?, has raised $45 million, the company announced Tuesday. A report says the company is now...
New ATM would scan your eye before doling out your cash
All your spy-movie dreams could be coming true. OK, maybe not all of them. But a new ATM concept from Diebold could give everyday people the opportunity to unlock their...
Instagram leaps into looping videos with Boomerang
Instagram on Thursday released Boomerang, its third standalone app, which lets users create silent, looping one-second videos. In a blog post announcing the launch, the company says, "It's not a...
Facebook introduces TechPrep to get minorities, women into programming
Facebook believes it has identified some of the major factors that keep people of color and women out of computer science, and on Tuesday it introduced TechPrep, a new Web...