Bigger, pricier iPhone expected to be revealed Wednesday
Apple is expected to showcase three new iPhones on Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet, as the company seeks to widen the product's appeal amid slowing sales.
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Verizon ready to roll out 5G internet, TV service in Indy, 3 other cities
Verizon is in a race with AT&T Inc. to introduce the first 5G wireless service—a standard that promises connection speeds between 10 and 100 times faster than today’s cable.
Purdue researchers develop software to make big events safer
The platform is designed to track social media posts and use that information to alert emergency responders and event organizers of problems or potential problems within a specified geographical area.
State signs $77M contract to upgrade tax administration technology
The Department of Revenue will install and implement the new technology over four years, modernizing a system that has been in use for more than 25 years.
Amazon becomes second U.S. company to reach $1T market value
Amazon’s stock rose 1.7 percent in morning trading, putting its market value at just over $1 trillion.
Heavyweight venture capitalists headed to local TechPoint event
Forty venture capitalists from 12 states will descend on Indianapolis Sept. 12 and 13 to network and hear pitches from some of the region’s most promising young tech companies.
Microsoft to contractors: Give new parents paid leave
Microsoft said Thursday that it will begin requiring its contractors to offer their U.S. employees paid leave to care for a new child.
State settles sales tax lawsuit with four online retailers
American Catalog Mailers Association and NetChoice initially filed the suit against the state in June 2017, and Wayfair Inc. and Overstock.com joined the lawsuit in August 2017.
Images from this year’s Indy 500 become track’s default street view in Google Maps
A Google Street View team circled the 2-1/2 mile track by truck—taking 360-degree images along the way—just minutes before the green flag dropped for this year’s race.
Apple to expand iPhone X design with new colors, big screens
The world’s most valuable company plans to launch three new phones soon that keep the edge-to-edge screen design of last year’s flagship, according to people familiar with the matter.
Codelicious nearly doubles its fundraising goal as schools sign up for its cloud-based curriculum
Codelicious co-founders Christine McDonnell and Erik Young have bootstrapped the company since it launched development of its software-as-a-service-based science curriculum for elementary and middle school students in 2016. With 10 school systems as clients and a growing demand for its product, Codelicious is prepared to venture beyond Indiana.
Salesforce proposing massive expansion in Chicago, 5,000 jobs
Software giant Salesforce.com Inc., which in 2016 announced big plans to expand its operations in Indianapolis, appears to have even bigger plans for Chicago.
Local sports groups, franchises team up with tech biz-accelerator operator
Local partners will include the Pacers, Colts and NCAA. But state officials declined to specify the contribution from Indiana’s Next Level Fund, a new state-backed venture pool with $250 million to invest.
Marketing-tech firm Cheetah plans to triple Indianapolis employment, invest $2M downtown
The company employs numerous alums of ExactTarget, the Indianapolis-based marketing-tech firm acquired by Salesforce.com for $2.5 billion in 2013.
Anthem data-breach judge OKs huge fee award, but not as much as attorneys wanted
Plaintiffs' attorneys sought $38 million in legal fees after reaching a $115 million settlement with the Indianapolis-based health insurer last year.
Walmart eyes virtual-reality shopping system, patent filings say
Walmart is making a push into virtual reality, an area that holds promise for brick-and-mortar retailers struggling with the massive costs associated with store upkeep and labor.
Human unpredictability delays progress for self-driving car interests
There is growing concern among autonomous-vehicle backers that artificial intelligence capable of real-world driving is further away than many predicted just a few years ago.
Amazon in running to buy cinema chain with two north-side Indy theaters
The e-commerce giant hopes to make another incursion into the physical world of the consumer experience by acquiring Landmark Theaters.
Growing LPGA event positioning Indy as driving force for women in tech
Attendance for the four-day Indy Women in Tech Championship is expected to grow more than 30 percent this year.
Carmel firm ties schools’ systems together to boost safety
Layered Solutions Inc. is helping schools enhance their mass-notification and emergency-management systems with products that could make it easier and faster to communicate in a crisis.