Amazon’s reveals its Prime service has 100 million members
CEO Jeff Bezos quantified the size of Amazon’s Prime membership for the first time Wednesday. Amazon launched the service 13 years ago as a way to foster customer loyalty.
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Class-action lawyers rebuked over Anthem fee request
A federal judge has put off deciding whether to approve the $115 million data-breach settlement and has appointed a special master to closely scrutinize the request for $38 million in attorney's fees.
Internet sales tax issue divides Supreme Court justices
Hearing arguments Tuesday, the justices considered overturning the court’s 1992 ruling that made much of the internet a tax-free zone by exempting retailers that don’t have a physical presence in a state.
UPDATE: Independent candidate Nathan Altman jumping into U.S. Senate race
The Carmel native and Indianapolis-based tech entrepreneur filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission declaring his candidacy earlier this month.
Call center company plans to hire 621 at new Indiana facility
Toledo, Ohio-based United Collection Bureau Inc. announced Tuesday that it expects to spend $2.4 million to lease, renovate and equip a 55,000-square-foot building where it will eventually employ more than 600 workers.
Software firm Flexware to build downtown Fishers headquarters
The company, which last November announced plans to double its workforce, plans to occupy half of a $3.5 million building that would be constructed near the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater.
Zuckerberg says regulation of social media inevitable
After two days of congressional testimony, what seemed clear was how little Congress seems to know about Facebook, much less what to do about it.
Tech guru Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund pulls Indy area tech firms onto global stage
Since October, when the flashy former CEO of AOL drove his Rise of the Rest bus tour to Indianapolis, his company—Revolution—has invested in three local companies.
Indiana startups raised $34.5M from venture capitalists in first quarter
The second quarter is off to a fast start, a sign that this could be a strong year for raising capital in the state.
Local health care software firm raises $7 million in capital
Indianapolis-based Hc1.com Inc., which sells customer-management software to health care enterprises, has raised three sizable rounds of capital in four years.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg fends off senators during five hours of questioning
Under fire Tuesday for the worst privacy debacle in his company’s history, CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized several times for Facebook failures and batted away often-aggressive questioning from lawmakers.
Software firm DemandJump lands $6 million in venture capital
The new funding will be invested into sales, marketing and product innovation expansion, company officials said.
Sports software firm lands $1.5M in VC
Officials for Upper Hand Inc. said the cash infusion will be used to develop technical and strategic partnerships and expand hiring efforts in customer support and product development.
Purdue bidding to run Los Alamos nuclear lab
The New Mexico lab, launched during World War II, is the nation’s leading nuclear-weapons research facility and employs 11,200 workers.
Firm launched by Purdue students aims to go where no man has gone before
Five 20-something-year-old entrepreneurs affiliated with Purdue University are pioneering technology involving rockets, satellites and hot air balloons that has gained far-reaching interest from an eclectic set of potential clients ranging from New Zealand sheep herders to oceanic pirate hunters.
MC Hammer joining governor to unveil prison coding program
Gov. Eric Holcomb is set to launch a program that teaches inmates at the Indiana Women's Prison how to code. And you can't touch his guest list.
How well does Indy rate on Amazon’s scorecard for HQ2?
Using the criteria the internet giant set for its secondary headquarters, IBJ did some digging and reached some conclusions on the city’s fitness for the $5 billion project.
Quirky Stutz complex is growing spot for techies, but still home to artists
Twenty-five years after developer Turner Woodard purchased the old Stutz factory complex at 10th Street and Capitol Avenue, the sprawling facility hosts 200-plus tenants.
Facebook scandal affected tens of millions more users than thought
Facebook is facing its worst privacy scandal in years following allegations that Cambridge Analytica used ill-gotten data from millions of users through an app to try to influence elections.
China lists $50 billion in U.S. goods it might hit with 25 percent tariff
Beijing’s list of 106 products included the biggest U.S. exports to China, reflecting its intense sensitivity to the dispute over American complaints that it pressures foreign companies to hand over technology.