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What is Watson, the IBM supercomputer that’s all over Cubs games?

May 20, 2019 at 10:42 p.m.

Chicago Cubs fans nervously nursing their beers during TV commercial breaks have been getting a taste of what IBM is doing with artificial intelligence. IBM Watson, artificially intelligent "cognitive technology,"...

Amazon announced the expansion of Prime FREE Same-Day Delivery to two more major metro areas, Chicago and Orlando, as well as new locations in the New York City, northern New Jersey and Philadelphia areas.

Amazon brings free same-day delivery to Chicago

May 20, 2019 at 10:41 p.m.

Amazon Prime's same-day delivery service is now available free in Chicago on orders over $35. Amazon has ramped up its delivery options rapidly this year. Free same-day service makes more...

Insureon rakes in $31 million to expand tech platform

May 20, 2019 at 10:41 p.m.

Insureon, a Chicago-based online small business insurance provider, announced $31 million in new funding Wednesday. The funding will help the company build out its agency-management platform, invest in marketing and...

Mobile Citizen and Mobile Broadband provide unlimited broadband service using WiMax to 429 schools, 61 libraries and 1,820 nonprofits in the U.S.

Lawsuit: 250 Chicago-area schools, libraries to lose affordable Internet access

May 20, 2019 at 10:40 p.m.

More than 250 Chicago-area schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations will lose affordable Internet access in early November, according to a lawsuit filed this month against Sprint. Mobile Citizen and Mobile...

Anne-Marie Slaughter is president and CEO of the New America Foundation and also the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Anne-Marie Slaughter is the president and CEO of the New America Foundation - See more at: http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/event/anne-marie-slaughter-women-men-work-and-family#sthash.iqWtQqe3.dpuf

Why Anne-Marie Slaughter isn’t afraid to shock the system

May 20, 2019 at 10:38 p.m.

Anne-Marie Slaughter says you know you're growing as a leader when you feel sick to your stomach. Slaughter, a former Princeton dean who took a top U.S. State Department post...

‘Micro pilots,’ rapper Common, Gen. Petraeus

May 20, 2019 at 10:35 p.m.

Individuals ranging from investors to entrepreneurs to employees learned how to run "micro pilots" at a Tuesday afternoon Chicago Ideas Week lab hosted by Hyatt and innovation consultancy Gravitytank. Participants...

‘Getting out of our own way’

May 20, 2019 at 10:34 p.m.

Chicago Ideas Week kicked off a week of events Monday with 3D-printed body parts, batteries, creativity, "frictionless commerce" and 2016 election talk. The week's first day of talks, hands-on labs...

Godard Abel is CEO of Steelbrick, a San Mateo, Calif.-based sales software company that has raised $48 million in Series C funding, the company announced.

SteelBrick adds $48 million in funding as it eyes profitability, IPO

May 20, 2019 at 10:33 p.m.

SteelBrick, a San Mateo, Calif.-based sales software company, has raised $48 million in Series C funding, the company said Tuesday. The company employs 90 in its Highland Park office. The...

A Cubs fan waves the W flag after the Cubs victory Saturday over the Cardinals in St. Louis. Apparently, some fans have turned to Google to find out why the team has a W flag.

You’ve got Cubs-Cardinals questions. Google has data.

May 20, 2019 at 10:33 p.m.

Baseball die-hards may know why the Chicago Cubs raise a W flag or why the St. Louis Cardinals have an "OT" patch on their sleeves. But casual fans have turned...

SuperBetter app returns to help users meet life’s challenges

May 20, 2019 at 10:31 p.m.

SuperBetter CEO Keith Wakeman uses an app to manage his stress while running a startup. The same app, he says, could inspire regular exercise and healthy diet and even help...

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