Lost something at Navy Pier? Now you can search on an app
The lost and found at Navy Pier is going high tech. Through a partnership with virtual lost-and-found app Crowdfynd, Navy Pier now offers a fully digital system for identifying and...
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Techweek avoids controversy at fashion show, plans audit of its practices
Techweek Chicago hosted a sensible but stylish runway fashion show Tuesday night, days after hiring an ombudswoman to examine their leadership, content and marketing in response to demands from the...
4 top takeaways from women’s stories of entrepreneurship
Don't invest in a welcoming desk chair too soon, and take strategic risks whenever you can. That's some of the advice a group of women CEOs gave at a Chicago...
Eye on India: How companies can benefit by making products affordable
Companies in India have a unique approach to innovation because they are motivated by necessity, said former Microsoft India chairman Ravi Venkatesan during a talk at the Eye on India...
Sprint, Under Armour unveil fitness-focused Samsung phone
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse announced a new fitness-focused smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, and network upgrades on Monday in Chicago at the Museum of Broadcast Communications. The rugged follow-up...
How technology, user experience are driving new tech job descriptions
Tech recruiting was a lot simpler in the mid-1990s, when candidates were sought for three main roles: developers, database administrators and systems administrators. Today, employment listings are more specific, required...
How big data can create ‘incredible possibilities’ for cities
For cities of all sizes, big data presents an opportunity to optimize and improve daily life. A panel of experts at a Chicago Council on Global Affairs event addressed four...
Entrepreneur Barbie launches today, wearing pink
Step aside, Goldieblox. There's a new toy for aspiring girl entrepreneurs in town. Mattel's Entrepreneur Barbie Doll, a perfectly coiffed, somewhat corporate woman clad in hot pink, went on sale...
Real-life Peggy Olson on how tech can fight sexism as advertising did
As any "Mad Men" viewer knows, the advertising industry has a history of overt sexism. And the tech industry today in some ways parallels the ad industry of the 1960s,...
Windy Citizen founder sells latest company for $25.5 million
Brad Flora, known in Chicago as the founder of media site Windy Citizen, has failed, pivoted and moved to Silicon Valley. And this week, he sold his latest company, NowSpots...