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Sudan is among one of the 10 countries most likely to experience an episode of mass killing before Jan. 1, according organizers of the Early Warning Project - a tool used to predict episodes of mass killings.

Cultivate Labs joins effort to warn of mass atrocities

May 20, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

Statistical models forecast elections, weather and sporting events. Now researchers are determining how they might better use them to predict mass atrocities. For two years, the Washington-based Simon-Skjodt Center for...

Thomas Sanchez, founder of digital innovation agency Social Driver, demonstrates Google Glass as the device's menu is mirrored on a screen at the National Press Club in Washington.

Software, Google Glass combine to offer visual cues to surgeons

May 20, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

When it comes to surgery, even minor mistakes can have deadly consequences. That's why one Chicago company wants to get everything doctors need to know in their line of sight...

VillageMD raises $36 million in Series A funding

May 20, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

VillageMD, a Chicago-based health care company, says it has received $36 million in Series A funding to help primary care providers cut costs and improve services. VillageMD was founded in...

Naurex spinout Aptinyx to work on promising molecules

May 20, 2019 at 10:15 p.m.

Evanston-based Naurex has launched a spinout company, Aptinyx, which it says will identify promising molecules for new treatments. Led by Naurex CEO Dr. Norbert Riedel, Aptinyx will work with molecules...

"What they really want is the ability to express empathy. Not every moment is a good moment," Zuckerberg said, according to <a href="http://time.com/4035281/facebook-dislike-button/">Time</a>.

Facebook works on alternatives to ‘Like’ button

May 20, 2019 at 10:15 p.m.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday the social network company is working on alternatives to the "like" button. Zuckerberg, who made the comment during a public Q&A at the company's...

The second will focus on a virtual mapping platform that would monitor underground structures including gas lines, power and electrical systems and subway structures in part to reduce redundant digging operations, increase accuracy of utility information and improve underground design coordination, a statement said.

New City Digital programs target stormwater, underground mapping

May 20, 2019 at 10:15 p.m.

City Digital, a consortium of companies based at UI Labs, announced Monday new pilot projects focused on green infrastructure monitoring and underground mapping. City Digital, renamed this year from CityWorks,...

Doctor creates hearing aids to fit low-price niche

May 20, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

Ear, nose and throat doctor Sreekant Cherukuri found that some of his patients couldn't fork over thousands of dollars for the hearing aids he had available, so he made a...

"We're going to make this a continuous program, said Glen Fulton, left, executive director of the Greater Englewood Community Development Association. "We think jobs are the driving force we need for this community."

IT-Ready program in Englewood to prepare adults for tech jobs

May 20, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

A free pop-up training program is headed to Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, with plans to prepare unemployed and underemployed Chicagoans for desirable jobs in IT. The Creating IT Futures Foundation, the...

A drawing depicting three-year-old boy Aylan Kurdi (also know as Aylan Shenu) reads "Omission also kills" during a candle light tribute to migrants from Syria, in a Barcelona train station.

A Tweet reminds the world: Steve Jobs was a Syrian migrant’s child

May 20, 2019 at 10:12 p.m.

As the world raged and recoiled at a photograph of a drowned Syrian toddler this week, a tech pioneer connected some dots in a simple, powerful tweet that was soon...

Saucey gives Chicago another alcohol-delivery service

May 20, 2019 at 10:11 p.m.

For those nights you just can't peel yourself off the couch to grab a six-pack of A Little Sumpin' Sumpin', there's a Jonas Brothers-approved alcohol delivery service in town. Los...

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