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A team of four researchers, led by Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering computer science professor Fabian Bustamante, has launched an application to figure out where in-flight Wi-Fi is struggling.

Could crowdsourced data turn in-flight Wi-Fi around?

May 21, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

A team of Chicago-area researchers wants to turn in-flight Wi-Fi into something that you'd gladly fork over $40 for. The team, led by Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering professor...

A protester shows support for Apple outside the FBI headquarters building in Washington, DC.

Chicago case among dozen in which Apple resists FBI request for data

May 25, 2019 at 1:46 p.m.

Apple is resisting an FBI request to access the iPhone of a Chicago-area couple accused of fraud, raising the same high-tech privacy issues that have gained national attention in a...

FBI asked Apple to provide data from Illinois couple’s phone

June 11, 2018 at 4:11 a.m.

The tug-of-war between the FBI and Apple over access to user data is playing out in a federal case in Chicago, where the FBI sought data from an iPhone owned...

Fooda loads up plate with $5.9 million in funding

May 21, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

Fooda, a Chicago-based company that brings pop-up restaurants into corporate offices, has raised $5.9 million in funding, according to an SEC filing Tuesday. The company's total equity offering is $10...

American Airlines drops lawsuit over Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi

May 21, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

American Airlines has dropped a lawsuit claiming it might seek to end its Wi-Fi deal with Chicago-based Gogo. American Airlines said in a Feb. 12 lawsuit that it could receive...

Child care apps, inlcuding ones by Chicago companies Sittercity and Daycare Discover, are helping parents find, vet and book sitters and day care services.

It’s as easy to find a sitter as your new Netflix show. But would you?

May 21, 2019 at 12:06 a.m.

In 2016, it's about as easy to book a babysitter as it is to order veggie egg rolls on GrubHub. But since most parents are a little more concerned with...

Opternative raises $6 million to expand its online eye tests

May 21, 2019 at 12:06 a.m.

Chicago startup Opternative, which offers $40 online eye tests that yield a prescription, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The company, founded in 2012 by optometrist Steven Lee...

Peanut Butter wants to help your boss pay off your student loans

May 21, 2019 at 12:04 a.m.

Free catered lunches, yoga classes and video games are nice. But with student loan debt weighing on millions of Americans, employer-funded repayment programs may be the next thing millennials look...

Sprout Social CEO Justyn Howards, second from left, helps lead Mayor Rahm Emanuel on a tour of the company's offices.

Sprout Social raises $42M to help companies get savvy on social media

May 21, 2019 at 12:04 a.m.

Chicago-based social media management company Sprout Social has raised $42 million in funding to keep up with the changing ways companies are communicating with consumers. The company, founded in 2010,...

Gogo shares fall after American Airlines threatens to change Wi-Fi carrier

May 21, 2019 at 12:04 a.m.

Shares of Chicago-based Gogo were down sharply Tuesday on news that American Airlines may be seeking to end its deal with the inflight Internet provider. The airline claims in a...

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