Impact of new California privacy law will be felt by consumers here, too
A Purdue University professor says the law could lead companies to offer discounts to customers who let them collect and sell their personal data.
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Historic building on East Washington Street primed for tech makeover
The vacant three-story structure dating back to the 1880s has a new owner, which plans to convert it to co-working space for technology companies.
Purdue professor partners with Facebook to develop new way of communicating
The system could make it possible for countless millions of ordinary people to receive voice, text or email messages without having to pick-up or even look at their cell phones or computers.
Local firms bristle at Supreme Court sales tax ruling
The ruling allowing states to require retailers to collect sales taxes from online customers could mean millions of dollars of tax revenue. But a number of Hoosier companies say the ruling creates more questions than answers—and could lay a heavy burden on some small businesses.
Supreme Court: Police need search warrants to track cellphones
Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by the court’s four liberals in the 5-4 decision, wrote that “an individual maintains a legitimate expectation of privacy in the record of his physical movements” as they are captured by cellphone towers.
Local sales-software firm plans expansion with $2.1 million funding
Costello founder and CEO Frank Dale he’s as excited about the quality of investors that came on board this round as he is about the amount the firm raised.
Delivra acquired, but its office will remain here
In a deal that was announced this week, one of the city’s oldest marketing technology software firms has been acquired. But its brand will live on and most of its executive team and other employees will remain here.
Supreme Court rules states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax
The 5-4 ruling Thursday is a win for states, including Indiana, who said they were losing out on billions of dollars annually under two decades-old Supreme Court decisions that impacted online sales tax collection.
Mobile carriers cut off flow of location data to brokers
Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have pledged to stop providing information on U.S. phone owners' locations to data brokers, stepping back from a business practice that has drawn criticism for endangering privacy.
Local technology community tackles hunger during ‘civic hack’
The goal of the hack this year was to create a “food compass” app, that will give people in Indianapolis information about enrolling in benefits such as the SNAP or WIC.
IBJ PODCAST: All you need to know about Indy’s bid for Amazon’s HQ2
With central Indiana on the short list for Amazon’s $5 billion secondary headquarters project, IBJ’s reporters for technology, real estate and economic development join forces to discuss what the internet giant wants and whether the Indy area measures up.
Musk company picked to build Chicago-to-O’Hare express transport
The proposed transportation system would whisk people between downtown Chicago and O'Hare International Airport at speeds of up to 150 mph.
Studio Science research and branding company grows national footprint
The tech-focused research, design and branding company has its eye on greatly expanding its customer base nationally—even beyond the tech sector.
Texas tech firm acquires High Alpha’s ClearScholar
Founded in 2016, ClearScholar is the second company in the High Alpha portfolio to be snapped up in the last four months.
Tech companies still struggle to hire black workers
Tech companies know that they have a race problem, as the numbers at major companies attest. But their efforts to address it have so far yielded little progress.
Allos Ventures plans $50M-plus VC fund, adds director
The 8-year-old firm, which focuses on investing in early-stage Midwestern tech companies, this week filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $50 million to $100 million for the new fund.
Facebook says privacy-setting glitch affected as many as 14M
The problem, which Facebook said it has fixed, is the latest privacy scandal for the world's largest social media company.
Civic leaders launch push to meld transit, technology
The Central Indiana Personal Mobility Network is in its early stages. But the general idea is to use technology, including a smartphone app and other tools, to make it easier for people to use IndyGo and other local transportation options, including Blue Indy electric-car sharing, Indiana Pacers Bikeshare, Uber, and Lyft.
Indy TV news stations take different approaches to set technology
WISH-TV and WTHR have invested heavily in technology to make their news sets grab viewers, but their methods of operation vary widely.
After 4 years, Indiana fully embraces text-to-911 in emergencies
Residents in all 92 of the state's counties can now send texts during emergencies if they're unable to speak to dispatchers.