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Indianapolis tech startup Arrive to go public via merger
Indianapolis-based Arrive, which did business as DroneDek until a rebranding earlier this year, offers smart mailboxes for package delivery.
Marketing-tech firm Hummingbirds expands to Indy after $3.3M investment
The concept of social media influencers being compensated for promoting things online isn’t new, but Hummingbirds’ CEO said what sets the firm apart is its focus on local social media users in targeted cities.
Pew survey: YouTube tops teens’ social-media diet
Seventy-one percent of teens said they visit YouTube at least daily, and 16% described their usage as “almost constant” according to the survey.
In landmark decision, jury finds Google’s app store broke anti-monopoly laws
A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire.
NBA, partners to host pitch contest for Hoosier startups on All-Star Weekend
The contest for diverse-led Indiana-based startups offers a total of $150,000 in cash prizes.
Barbie, Israel-Hamas war among year’s top internet searches
Other top searches included Damar Hamlin, Jeremy Renner, Matthew Perry and Tina Turner.
Warehouse drones scan codes to help track inventory
Greenfield-based Progressive Logistics and Indianapolis-based Langham Logistics are both working with Pittsburgh-based Gather AI Inc. to use drones to scan and track items in their facilities.
High Alpha Innovation launches new fund to boost Notre Dame-affiliated startups
Indianapolis-based High Alpha Innovation announced this week that it has closed on $17.5 million for its new 1842 Fund, which will invest in startups affiliated with University of Notre Dame faculty, students and members of the greater South Bend and Elkhart communities.
Purdue wins $32.5M in patent-infringement lawsuit
A jury found STMicroelectronics infringed on a Purdue patent by making and selling products for a technology related to semiconductor devices used in high-voltage power applications.
Fishers-based tech firm Formstack hires new CEO
Chris Byers, who had been Formstack’s CEO since 2010, said he came to the realization earlier this year that it was time for him to leave the company.
Google ups stakes in AI race with more human-like Gemini
Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that’s likely to intensify the debate about the technology’s potential promise and perils.
Will AI laws protect consumers or stifle innovation?
Local tech founders and funders have diverse and nuanced opinions on whether new laws governing AI are necessary or whether effective legislation of the technology is even possible.
Elevate Ventures planning a slightly slimmed-down Rally conference for 2024
Based on data from a newly released report about its first-ever Rally innovation conference, organizer Elevate Ventures likely will trim its programming offerings and schedule fewer simultaneous programs.
Indiana judge dismisses state’s lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns
In her ruling, the judge said the court lacked personal jurisdiction over the case and reaffirmed a previous court ruling that found downloading a free app does not count as consumer transaction under the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act.
Consumers expected to to spend more than $12B online during Cyber Monday
Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of our everyday lives and much of the holiday shopping season, Cyber Monday continues to be the biggest online shopping day of the year, thanks to the deals and the hype the industry has created to fuel it.
‘Zoom fatigue’ may take toll on the brain and the heart, researchers say
A recent brain-monitoring study supports the phenomenon, finding a connection between videoconferencing in educational settings and physical symptoms linked to fatigue.
Crane naval base poised for growth as innovation hub
Twenty years after nearly being shuttered, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, has become a key player in the federal government’s strategy to outpace its foreign rivals in the booming microelectronics industry.
Proposed pipeline stirs questions about who controls Indiana’s water
Consideration of a pipeline to pump massive amounts of water from Lafayette to the LEAP Innovation and Research District in Lebanon is revealing major gaps in Indiana’s water-rights laws, some stakeholders say.
Altman back as OpenAI CEO just days after being removed, along with new board
The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, culminating a days-long power struggle that shocked the tech industry and brought attention to the conflicts around how to safely build artificial intelligence.