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Motorola announces updated Moto 360 smart watch

May 20, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

Motorola Mobility on Wednesday unveiled the second generation of its Moto 360 smart watch, which the Chicago-based company says will offer more styles and features and increased battery life. The...

Try this Chicago-based Kickstarter on for size: $8 million

May 20, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

The BauBax travel jacket continues to turn heads on a global scale. By early Wednesday, the utility jacket had raised $8 million on Kickstarter, ranking it sixth in funding in...

Sprint, whose CEO is Marcelo Claure, announces it will add 1,050 jobs in Chicago by end of 2016.

Sprint announces it will add 1,050 jobs in Chicago by end of 2016

May 20, 2019 at 10:11 p.m.

Sprint said Tuesday it would add 750 jobs throughout Chicago by the end of 2016 on top of the 300 new jobs in Chicago it committed to in March. Mayor...

GrubHub’s weekend customer-support issues made people hangry

May 20, 2019 at 10:11 p.m.

Technical difficulties at GrubHub and Seamless over the weekend drove hordes of hangry would-be customers to air their grievances on social media. The food ordering and delivery sites, which merged...

Kristi LaFleur, deputy treasurer and chief operations officer for Chicago's Office of the Treasurer, said employers should take care to remove individuals from roles without damaging their future prospects.

6 expert tips for getting your startup money, talent and publicity

May 20, 2019 at 10:10 p.m.

Relationships are key to three things that can propel a rising company's growth: money, talented employees and publicity. Panelists at the Chicago Innovation Awards' Media, Capital and Talent Day on...

Lenovo CEO and chairman ?Yang Yuanqing had said the company would be restructuring its Mobile Business Group to drive growth.

Motorola Mobility to take over Lenovo’s mobile business

May 20, 2019 at 10:10 p.m.

Chicago-based Motorola Mobility will absorb the mobile unit of Lenovo, the Beijing-based technology giant, with Rick Osterloh,? president and COO of Motorola Mobility, leading the global smartphone business. Lenovo CEO...

Groupon exited operations in Greece and Turkey earlier this year after operating in those countries since 2010. International restructuring is going to result in 1,100 job cuts, the company said Tuesday.

Groupon ends operations in Greece and Turkey

May 20, 2019 at 10:10 p.m.

Groupon ended operations in Greece and Turkey on Monday amid economic pressures in the two nations, the company said. "Groupon globally has made enormous strides in the past few years,...

Groupon dropped nearly 6 percent to $3.53 Monday, a 52-week low, before bouncing back nearly 15 percent to trade at $4.05 after noon Central time.

Groupon, GrubHub take big bounces in Monday trading

May 20, 2019 at 10:08 p.m.

The stocks of a small group of Chicago's publicly traded tech companies mostly rebounded by the close of markets Monday, following a day of volatility that had stocks plunging in...

Uber users across Chicago now have the option to request a ride from a Spanish-speaking driver.

Uber in Chicago speaks second language: Spanish

May 20, 2019 at 10:08 p.m.

Uber users across Chicago now have the option to request a ride from a Spanish-speaking driver. In May, the ride-hailing-and-more technology giant launched a test of UberEspañol with a small...

Synap raises $2M to help firms manage customer contacts

May 20, 2019 at 10:07 p.m.

Chicago-based Synap has raised a $2 million seed round to build out its platform for managing customer communications, the company announced Thursday. Baird Capital and KGC Capital, both based in...

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