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New Chicago Bitcoin Center sees future in digital currency

May 20, 2019 at 9:56 p.m.

The future of digital currency is evolving, and a new bitcoin-focused incubator launched Friday at 1871 to support startups dedicated to influencing it. The Chicago Bitcoin Center will work with...

Colorfy app offers shades of childhood in coloring book for adults

May 20, 2019 at 9:56 p.m.

First there was Microsoft Paint, the lone digital option for the coloring-obsessed. Then came a flood of beautiful drawing and coloring apps that required too much skill for the average...

Swap.com heats up clothing-consignment battle with Moxie Jean

May 20, 2019 at 9:55 p.m.

Swap.com, a Bolingbrook-based online consignment store, has raised $5 million from returning Finland-based investor Cleantech Invest. The investment follows $4 million in Series A funding the company raised in December....

Paul Lee unveils Roniin platform for incubating startups

May 20, 2019 at 9:55 p.m.

Paul Lee is trying to bring a "craftsman" approach to building startups. On Wednesday, he took the covers off Roniin, the startup he's been working on since leaving his position...

Confusion is the driving force behind widespread anger stemming from last Wednesday's quiet enactment of the cloud tax in Chicago, said Harper Reed, technologist and CEO of mobile commerce startup Modest.

Chicago may exempt startups from ‘cloud tax’

May 20, 2019 at 9:54 p.m.

Confusion is driving widespread anger over last week's quiet enactment of a "cloud tax" in Chicago, said Harper Reed ?, technologist and CEO of mobile commerce startup Modest. "We need...

‘Cloud tax’ upsets Chicago tech community: ‘Life just got 9 percent harder’

May 20, 2019 at 9:54 p.m.

Chicago's new 9 percent tax on streaming and cloud services appears to have the local technology community agitated and, more than anything, confused. Reports on Wednesday of the "cloud tax"...

Tom Forte, a senior analyst at Brean Capital, said the Groupon's stock is underperforming.

Groupon’s stock falls below $5 as steady decline continues

May 20, 2019 at 9:53 p.m.

Groupon's stock lingered below $5 a share Thursday, continuing a steady decline since late February. The stock closed Wednesday at $4.90, more than 40 percent below its 52-week peak of...

Spotify has a streaming library of more than 20 million songs.

Chicago extends taxing power to online movies, music, more

August 18, 2019 at 7:56 p.m.

Chicagoans who pay to stream movies and music from services like Netflix and Spotify will now need to fork over an additional 9 percent for the privilege, as will Chicago...

Chicago ‘cloud tax’ to add cost to Netflix, other streaming services

May 20, 2019 at 9:53 p.m.

Netflix, Spotify and other streaming services just got more expensive in Chicago as an update to the city's amusement tax went into effect Wednesday. The change adds a 9 percent...

Lunchables Uploaded named a Nielsen ‘Innovative Breakthrough’

May 20, 2019 at 9:52 p.m.

Lunchables is one of the most innovative products of the year. Yes, the pre-portioned, semi-DIY lunches millennials remember from their elementary school days are still at the cool kids' table....

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