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Survey: Illinois was a top-five state for renewable energy development from 2008 to 2012, but fell to eighth in 2013.

Survey: Illinois’ clean-energy industry almost 100,000 workers strong

May 20, 2019 at 7:17 p.m.

Illinois' clean-energy sector employs almost 100,000 people, and 40 percent of clean-energy businesses surveyed said they plan to add workers this year, according to a report commissioned by Clean Energy...

Alibaba commits to U.S. IPO

June 17, 2018 at 3:52 p.m.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced Sunday that it plans to list on the U.S. stock exchange instead of Hong Kong's. The $15 billion price tag rivals Facebook's initial public offering,...

Bagpipers march in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade along Fifth Ave in Manhattan.

Business, tech worlds go green for St. Patrick’s Day

June 18, 2018 at 9:46 a.m.

Even if you aren't Irish, there's no escaping the hype that surrounds St. Patrick's Day. You can probably find someone wearing green around every corner, and Irish bars and restaurants...

Happy National Pi Day

June 17, 2018 at 4:13 p.m.

Happy National Pi Day! In celebration of pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, March 14 (3.14...get it?) was deemed National Pi Day in 2009. People celebrate...

Technology surrounds search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight

June 17, 2018 at 4:01 p.m.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has left people dumbfounded across the world after it seemingly vanished into thin air Saturday. Since then, there has been a buzz of clues, theories and...

Actor/comedian Bill Cosby performs onstage at the Funny Or Die Clubhouse + Facebook Pop-Up HQ at SXSW.

SXSW: What else is happening?

June 17, 2018 at 4:23 p.m.

Our own John Carpenter has been deftly covering SXSW Interactive, but he can only be in so many places at once and SXSW is jam-packed with happenings. Fast Company takes...

More on the discussion surrounding women in tech

June 17, 2018 at 4:39 p.m.

The conversation continues after a crowd of about 250 — mostly women — packed 1871 Wednesday night to listen to a panel of men tasked with sharing their perspective on...

Google’s Project Tango and the future of mapping

May 20, 2019 at 7:07 p.m.

Google announced Project Tango, a 5-inch smartphone prototype designed to “give mobile devices a human-scale understanding of space and motion,” this week. The phone, which runs on Android, can capture...

Life after Flappy Bird

May 20, 2019 at 7:04 p.m.

Gaming made big headlines this week when Flappy Bird's creator pulled the highly-addictive game off the market. Whether you downloaded it before it was pulled or missed your chance, don't...

Christopher Mazdzer of USA in action during a Men's Singles Luge training session ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

How technology is transforming the Winter Olympics

May 20, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

The 2014 Winter Olympics kicked off with opening ceremonies on Friday in Sochi, Russia. The XXII Olympic Winter Games has been no stranger to controversy in the months leading up...

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