Chicago misses target date to have ride-hailing apps in all taxis
Monday was to be the day all 12,700 licensed taxi drivers in Chicago would be required to use one of two ride-hailing apps selected by the city. But the companies,...
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Tide set to take a Spin in Chicago’s on-demand laundry market
To be a Chicagoan in 2016 is to live in a world where it's possible to never set foot inside a restaurant, a cobbler or a grocery store. And for...
Facebook gets emotional: Love, Sad and others to join Like
In the next few weeks, you'll be able to respond to Donald Trump supporters or lost kitten posts on your Facebook News Feed with something other than a Like or...
Illinois to invest $220M in venture funds focused on tech startups
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said Tuesday that the state will invest more than $220 million in venture funds focused on emerging local technology companies. The Illinois Growth and Innovation Fund...
This scan can watch concussion recovery inside your brain
An Israel-based health firm with Chicago ties is developing its non-invasive brain scan, used to evaluate concussions, to take on depression, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. ElMindA, an Israel-based firm founded...
Amazon Restaurants delivery launches in Chicago; UberEats preps expansion
Amazon will now deliver from a slew of trendy Chicago restaurants through Prime Now, elbowing its way into an increasingly crowded food delivery market that also saw news Thursday of...
TechNexus to open U. of I. office, expand Chicago space
Chicago-based TechNexus said Thursday it will open an office near the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The firm, which offers development, office space and connections between entrepreneurs and corporations, works...
Fast-growing ContextMedia plucks Patrick Flavin from Matter
Patrick Flavin has left his role as executive director for partnerships at health-tech incubator Matter to join ContextMedia as it ramps up staff. Flavin ? will be director of industry...
Chicago looks to boost next-generation financial firms
Entrepreneurs and leaders in financial technology want to knock down walls in 2016. "You're going to, for the first time, see the fin-tech community come together in Chicago in a...
Ridesharing, apps could fill remaining gaps in Chicago transit
Uber and Lyft already have become ridesharing giants, but 2016 could be the year they begin to truly live up to the name. Carpool-style services Lyft Line and UberPool, the...