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Soundslice: Adrian Holovaty’s way of making entrepreneurial music

May 20, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

You might recall the bootstrap rallying cry of entrepreneur Adrian Holovaty. He had an off-beat message in early 2014, telling a roomful of big-money venture capitalists and entrepreneurs dreaming of...

Apple Watch case from Scott Wilson rakes it in quickly on Kickstarter

May 20, 2019 at 9:37 p.m.

Scott Wilson of Chicago design studio Minimal is back on Kickstarter, this time with an Apple Watch protective case. Wilson's LunaTik Epik for Apple Watch went live on the crowdfunding...

UI Labs opens on Goose Island amid high expectations

May 20, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.

The talking is over for the highly anticipated Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute, opened Monday on Chicago's Goose Island by a bevy of city, state and federal officials. Now...

UI Labs set to open doors of new digital manufacturing institute

May 20, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.

The rubber hits the road Monday for UI Labs' digital manufacturing institute on Goose Island. Or perhaps we should say: The selective laser sintering device hits the 3D printer powder...

Chicago-based Tock, which grew out of local restaurant's Next and Alinea using a pre-paid "ticketing" model, charges restaurants a monthly subscription fee.

OpenTable, Dash, others get fast company in mobile check-pay industry

May 20, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.

Just who will win the "check please" moment in the battle of restaurant-payment apps remains an open question, though dining industry experts agree: When it comes to paying the tab,...

You'll have one Windows 10 platform," said Colin Murphy, Microsoft senior technical product marketing manager. "In the past you'd have to write apps for all different devices. Now you can have one app that goes across all devices."

Microsoft Ignite: Windows 10, ‘super nerds’ and the Internet of Things

May 20, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Millions of devices are out there collecting data, and getting those devices to talk to each other in meaningful and profitable ways continues to be a big part of Microsoft's...

Impact Engine announces angel network for social-impact investing

May 20, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Chicago-based Impact Engine on Tuesday announced a new angel network as a way to tap into a growing interest in social impact companies among local investors. The accelerator and investment...

Student James Wilde called the Apple Watch a "notification gatekeeper" that reduces the need to pull out the phone. "It allows you to decide what is worth your time," Wilde said.

Apple Watch fails to get much love from Northwestern design students

May 20, 2019 at 9:34 p.m.

If Apple is going to win over the world with its watch, you'd think it would need to win over the tech-savvy 20-somethings. Yet a group of graduate students at...

Technori announces expansion as Matt Maloney gives Chicago a shout-out

May 20, 2019 at 9:33 p.m.

Technori's monthly pitch showcase served up expansion details for the popular startup event, with co-founder Seth Kravitz ? saying he'll bring Technori to 10 new cities in the next year....

An example of the Knight Lab's TimelineJS on CNBC

Pulitzer-winning paper used online tool from Northwestern’s Knight Lab

May 20, 2019 at 9:32 p.m.

Northwestern University's Knight Lab recently got a nod from the Pulitzer Prize Board, if only by association. In handing out the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting this month, the prize...

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