Indiana’s tech firms saw smaller investments, but more of them, in Q1
Indiana-based tech firms attracted more than $47 million from venture investors in 36 separate deals last quarter, according to a new report by Indianapolis-based TechPoint.
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Judge declines to block Microsoft’s record $69B deal to buy Activision Blizzard
Regulators have been seeking to ax the deal because they say it will hurt competition, but U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled the evidence pointed to more consumer access to Call of Duty and other Activision content.
Meta’s Threads tops 100 million users in just 5 days, Zuckerberg says
The app is now among the most used social media platforms in the United States, rivaling even TikTok.
Med tech startup getting boost from global accelerator
West Lafayette-based Neurava is one of 61 companies from around the world to showcase its medical technology as part of the 11th annual MedTech Innovator, billed as the largest accelerator of med tech companies.
Some employees want ChatGPT at work, but bosses worry they’ll spill secrets
The fast-moving AI landscape is creating a dynamic in which corporations are experiencing both “a fear of missing out and a fear of messing up.”
Gleaners looking to tech to help feed state’s needs
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana’s core mission of providing food relief has become a lot more complicated over the past few years, thanks to the pandemic, and the organization is looking to technology to help it navigate its “new normal.”
ChatGPT loses users for first time, shaking faith in AI revolution
Mobile and desktop traffic to ChatGPT’s website worldwide fell 9.7 percent in June from the previous month, according to internet data firm Similarweb.
Indianapolis startup Bereave aims to improve funeral planning
Bereave, which launched quietly in 2021, is developing an online platform where individuals can preplan the details of their funerals. The company is working to raise close to $1 million in “friends and family” funding
New Twitter rival app Threads gets tens of millions sign-ups on first day
Early adopters included celebrities like chef Gordon Ramsay, pop star Shakira and actor Jack Black as well as Airbnb, Guinness World Records, Netflix, Vogue magazine and other media outlets.
Ransomware criminals dumping students’ private files online after school hacks
The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. Unlike for hospitals, no federal law exists to require notification from schools.
Meta looks to target Twitter with rival app called Threads
Threads could be the latest headache for Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter last year for $44 billion and has been making changes that have unnerved advertisers and turned off users.
Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter
Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day—restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform.
Emmis leads $48M investment into Israel-based ad-tech startup
Emmis was the lead investor in Anzu, an Israel-based company that has developed technology that allows companies to insert targeted ads into video games in a nonintrusive way.
Fishers-based tech firm Netfor files for bankruptcy
Netfor’s CEO said an ill-timed investment in office space created financial problems for the company, but that he expects “no impact” to employees and clients as Netfor works to restructure its finances.
Still hiring: Big Tech layoffs give other employers an opening
Hotel chains, retailers, investment firms, railroad companies and even the IRS have signaled on recruiting platforms that they are hiring software engineers, data scientists and cybersecurity specialists.
Hackers steal personal info on thousands of pilot applicants at American, Southwest
According to letters that the airlines were required to file with regulators, hackers gained access to names, birth dates, Social Security and passport numbers, and driver and pilot-license numbers of applicants for pilot and cadet jobs.
State tool connects Hoosier entrepreneurs with resources
ConnectIND has a portal with information on everything from funding sources to coworking spaces to business incubators. It also has a network of 10 navigators being hired around the state to offer free guidance and support for the portal’s users.
Indy-based medical supplier Apria sued over massive data breach
At least six separate lawsuits have been filed this month in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis against Apria Healthcare LLC. Most of the suits are seeking class-action status on behalf of the 1.8 million people whose information was hacked by an unauthorized third party.
Indiana’s former cybersecurity director moves to federal position
Chetrice Mosley-Romero, who was appointed as Indiana’s first cybersecurity director in 2017, will continue helping the state agencies and local government entities strengthen their cybersecurity postures.
Carmel-based software business Baker Hill set for new ownership
Established in 1983 by entrepreneurs Mark Hill and Karen Hill, Baker Hill is a software-as-a-service firm that provides loan origination, risk management and analytics software to more than 400 banks and credit unions.