Apple drops iPhone bombshell on already-reeling stock market
Apple acknowledged that demand for iPhones is waning, confirming investor fears that the company's most profitable product has lost some of its luster.
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Local tech company lets parents track their kids’ bus
Indianapolis-based Synovia Solutions’ Here Comes the Bus app has attracted 1.2 million registered users and 300,000 daily users in 3-1/2 years.
Tech veteran Qualls leaves Eleven Fifty Academy to launch Purpose.ly
The startup, which has been operating under the radar for several months, aims to connect companies and workers who share a common mission or purpose.
Carmel-based tech firm Determine delisted from Nasdaq
The software company’s shareholder equity fell below the $2.5 million required to remain on the exchange.
Report: Facebook shared private messages with partners
Facebook gave some companies more extensive access to users’ personal data than it has previously revealed, letting them read private messages or see the names of friends without consent, according to The New York Times.
IBJ Podcast: Salesforce’s Bob Stutz is Indy’s most important tech exec you don’t know
IBJ tech reporter Anthony Schoettle interviewed Stutz and found him surprisingly relaxed and candid about his education and career, his life in Indianapolis and about what the city should do to help the tech industry thrive.
Indiana has good corporate citizens, but improvements still can be made, panelists say
Business and political leaders at the annual Engage Indiana event stressed the importance of public and private collaborations in helping improve communities and retain workers.
TechPoint, IUPUI ‘breaking the mold’ with new extended internship program
TechPoint officials say the new Xtern Semester program will begin to change local tech companies’ hiring processes and the way local universities prepare students to enter the workforce.
Apple to build $1 billion campus in Austin, expand in other cities
The Texas capital, which already has more than 6,000 Apple employees, is slated to get at least 5,000 more. Three other cities will get more than 1,000 jobs each.
Elevate Ventures makes 3-year investment commitment to Bloomington, Columbus
Elevate Ventures, Bloomington-based incubator The Mill and the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday announced they have entered a three-year agreement to invest $2.5 million to bolster the entrepreneurial ecosystems in Bartholomew, Brown and Monroe counties.
Unique CEO leads torrid Salesforce expansion
The driving force behind the explosive growth of Salesforce’s Indianapolis-based Marketing Cloud unit stays out of the local spotlight but is internationally renowned in tech circles.
High-profile software firm Mobi acquired by New Jersey firm
The buyer, Tangoe Inc., said Mobi’s offices will remain in Zionsville and will serve as headquarters for the combined company’s managed mobility services, operations.
High Alpha raises $14 million to launch latest tech company
The software-as-a-service company, launched Wednesday, will be led by well-known local tech executive Scott McCorkle.
Microsoft boosts rural broadband efforts to reach more users
The Microsoft Airband Initiative will now be in 25 states by this time next year, more than doubling the program’s original reach and adding states including Indiana.
Indiana medical firm sued by 12 states over data breach
A dozen states are suing an Indiana company over a data breach that compromised information of more than 3.9 million people.
Longtime CEO Gilbert stepping down from Carmel-based software firm
The CEO and co-founder of one of the Indianapolis area’s oldest and largest software firms announced plans Tuesday to retire early next year.
Greenwood-based One Click Ventures acquired by eyewear heavyweight
Randy Stocklin, who founded the company with his wife, Angie Stocklin, will remain with the company.
Marriott reveals years-long data breach affecting 500 million customers
The hotelier announced Friday morning that information for hundreds of millions of guests who stayed at its Starwood properties has been compromised. Credit card numbers and expiration dates for some guests may have been taken.
California ag-tech accelerator laying down roots in fertile Midwest
Agricultural and ag-technology firms in Indiana and throughout the Midwest are about to get a major shot of fertilizer from a California accelerator with blue-chip partners that plans to expand here.
Virtual reality plays growing role in retail
Early-adopter retailers in central Indiana—including Walmart, Macy’s and California Closets—are embracing virtual reality for employee training or to enhance customer experiences.