YouTube takes on seismic ‘vertical video’ shift with new app
It's an app update that prompted one tech blog to proclaim "the bad guys have won." Conventional wisdom on the Internet has castigated those who shoot and share video vertically...
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Dispute aims to help you remove zeros from that $50,000 medical bill
Matt Moulakelis says his family got saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills in 2013 after his father suffered a heart attack. Moulakelis' mother, a hospital administrator,...
Layoffs strike at Red Frog Events, noted for its workplace culture
Red Frog Events, known for staging fun events from an equally lively workplace, has laid off a significant portion of its staff, the company said Tuesday. The Chicago-based event production...
ChicagoNext names Alya Adamany Woods executive director
Alya Adamany Woods, managing director at the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition, has been named executive director at ChicagoNext, the tech council of World Business Chicago. Woods, 35, replaces Phil...
New apps urge mutual consent, ‘yes means yes,’ when it comes to sex
When having serious conversations about sexual consent, should your smartphone be the third person in the room? The Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence, an education organization based...
Amazon Prime Now launches 1- and 2-hour delivery in Chicago
Amazon Prime in Chicago is now almost as quick as a real-life trip to the store. The company announced Friday it was launching Prime Now in select Chicago ZIP codes...
It’s World Emoji Day: Smiley-face like you mean it
It's a day worthy of a tiny burst of digital confetti. July 17 — the date that appears on the iOS version of calendar emoji — has prompted online recognition...
TweetDeck, Instagram tweaking out? You’re not the only one
Twitter dashboard TweetDeck was down for many users on Thursday morning, prompting half-joking despair from social media managers around the globe, and Instagram also experienced a problem with users attempting...
Will FDA warnings prompt innovation in over-the-counter painkillers?
When ibuprofen was approved for over-the-counter use in the U.S., Ronald Reagan was president and Duran Duran's "The Reflex" topped the Billboard chart. Could any new painkillers be on the...
Jeff Aronin of Marathon Pharmaceuticals on life after a $900M exit
Entrepreneur Jeff Aronin ? sold his pharmaceutical company for $900 million in 2009. In 2010, he decided to do it all over again. Aronin won big by focusing on the...