Purdue’s inaugural AI summit addresses need for education and training
Purdue’s inaugural AI summit, held Thursday in downtown Indianapolis, was a daylong event focused on AI and its impact on business, academia and the workforce.
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Ivy Tech certificate program aims to boost microelectronics skills
The program is part of an ecosystem of higher education institutions ramping up programs to meet the state’s future needs.
High Alpha Innovation helps launch Japan-based venture studio
The U.S. is home to robust startup activity, but that’s not the case in Japan—which is what makes that country appealing for firms like High Alpha Innovation, its managing director said.
Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app
TikTok faces intensifying scrutiny from Europe and America over security and data privacy. It comes as China and the West are locked in a wider tug of war over technology ranging from spy balloons to computer chips.
Indianapolis-based Remodel Health moves to larger downtown offices after staff doubles in size
The tech-based health care benefits firm has earned spots on three of IBJ’s last four lists of fastest-growing private companies, reporting $14.8 million in 2023 revenue and 122.8% revenue growth from 2021.
Apple sells $46B in iPhones in summer quarter, ending slump
Sales of iPhones rose 6% from the same time last year, ending two consecutive year-over-year declines in the iPhone’s quarterly sales.
Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore, navigate the world
The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that the internet company launched nearly 20 years ago.
Heartland Bioworks names Kristin Eilenberg executive director
Eilenberg, currently vice president of life sciences and health care at Elevate Ventures, starts her new position next Wednesday, Heartland Bioworks announced Thursday morning.
AI boom could unleash global surge in electronic waste
Researchers predict the AI boom will increase the total amount of electronic trash generated globally by between 3 percent and 12 percent by 2030.
Google ad change could affect millions of small businesses
The change is an effort to crack down on fraud. But legitimate small businesses could be hurt if they’re unaware of the change.
City’s new HR software carries $152K price tag for three years
The Hogsett administration has agreed to pay $151,874 to New Jersey-based software company HR Acuity to use an anonymous online workplace harassment reporting platform called Speakfully.
Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops, workers?
Automation could ease the sector’s deepening labor shortage, help farmers manage costs, protect workers from extreme heat and improve yields.
Apple launches iPhone into AI era with software update
The upgrade to the iOS 18 operating system on Monday arrives more than a month after four iPhone 16 models equipped with the special computer chip needed to power the AI features went on sale.
Purdue professor teaches robots how to work with people, get along in our world
It’s an area that Aniket Bera has researched extensively, writing dozens of papers that have been cited nearly 2,000 times.
Technology job market status: Better but not great
More than two years into a tech-sector downturn, people in touch with Indiana’s tech job market say they’re seeing signs of better days ahead. But, they add, no one should expect a return to the red-hot job market that preceded the current slump.
High Alpha makes first investment out of new $125M fund
Founded in 2009, Paccurate is a parcel intelligence platform that helps businesses pack their shipments more efficiently, saving up to 15% on transportation costs and reducing their carbon footprints.
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Zionsville-based health care data company hc1 acquires Accumen
The acquisition of Accumen from New York City-based Arsenal Capital Partners announced this week is the latest in a series of growth moves for hc1, which bills itself as a leader in lab data analysis for health care companies.
Indiana Office of Technology to offer free website hosting for local governments
For the last four years, the office has supported website hosting for a “low cost,” but announced it would be eliminating the attached price tag this week.
Apple, Goldman Sachs ordered to pay $89M for mishandling Apple Card transactions
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ordered Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay refunds and penalties for deceiving consumers and mishandled transaction disputes of Apple Card customers.