VeeCon creator sees big potential in NFTs beyond digital art
Marketing guru, public speaker and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, who is Indianapolis this week for his VeeCon convention, is bullish on NFTs.
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Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing possible fight over AI
Twitter owner Elon Musk has previously accused Microsoft and its partner OpenAI of “illegally” using Twitter data to develop sophisticated AI systems such as ChatGPT.
Supreme Court sides with Google, Twitter, but avoids ruling on broader protections
The justices unanimously rejected a lawsuit alleging that the companies allowed their platforms to be used to aid and abet an attack at a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people in 2017.
Fishers-based Formstack announces significant layoffs
The laid-off employees’ profiles indicate that the cuts spanned multiple departments at Formstack, including marketing, public relations, human resources, customer service, sales and product design.
UPDATE: Citizens Energy to supply water for LEAP District
The move by Citizens Energy Group comes amid ongoing recruitment efforts by the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to lure companies in high-tech industries to Boone County.
Tech startup Qualifi lands $4.5M in growth capital
Indianapolis-based Qualifi, which launched in 2019, offers a platform that allows employers to quickly screen groups of job candidates via automated phone interviews.
Amazon plans to add ChatGPT-style search to its online store
Amazon.com is rivaling efforts by Microsoft and Google to weave generative artificial intelligence into their search engines.
End of a love affair: Automakers eliminating AM radio from many new cars
Some radio station owners and advertisers contend that losing access to the car dashboard will indeed be a death blow to many of the nation’s 4,185 AM stations.
AI presents political peril for voters in 2024: ‘We’re not prepared for this’
Generative AI can not only rapidly produce targeted campaign emails, texts or videos, it also could be used to mislead voters, impersonate candidates and undermine elections on a scale and at a speed not yet seen
VeeCon will bring celebrities, business leaders to NFT-ticketed summit in Indy
The May 18-20 event will feature more than 175 speakers and panelists, incluing actors Neil Patrick Harris, Drew Barrymore and Jessica Alba, as well as rapper Busta Rhymes and music producer Timbaland.
Could Indiana become a sports tech hub?
Nearly a year after Indiana launched its Sports Tech HQ initiative, organizers say they have built relationships with leaders throughout the sector and hope to lure four related companies to the state by the end of the year.
Smart-mailbox startup rebrands as Arrive, expects to generate revenue soon
The company, which launched in 2019, hasn’t yet started earning revenue but it expects to do so by the end of the year, says founder Dan O’Toole. He said it’s also on track to meet hiring required to earn state incentives.
Feds start process to fund tech hubs across U.S. with $500M in grants
The grants are intended to expand tech investment that currently is concentrated around a few U.S. cities—Austin, Texas; Boston; New York; San Francisco; and Seattle—to the rest of the country.
Indianapolis VC firm Ivy Ventures launches with $20M fund
Local entrepreneur and general partner Scott Kraege co-founded Ivy Ventures with Mike Reynolds, CEO of Indianapolis-based Innovatemap, and John Wortman, CEO and co-founder of Carmel-based Valeo Financial Advisors LLC.
Google giving its dominant search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover
Google on Wednesday disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a move in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet’s main gateway.
UPDATE: Bill Oesterle, influential leader in politics and business, dies at 57
Oesterle’s long list of accomplishments included co-founding and serving as CEO of Indianapolis-based Angie’s List and persuading Mitch Daniels to run for governor.
Congress eyes new rules for tech: Here’s what’s under consideration.
Tech regulation is gathering momentum on Capitol Hill as concerns skyrocket about China’s ownership of TikTok and as parents navigating a post-pandemic mental health crisis.
Mickey Maurer: ChatGPT and the last passenger pigeon
Although, the app has been available less than a year, it has garnered more than 100 million users, making it the fastest growing consumer application of all time.
Indianapolis ed-tech firm secures $1.45M in state incentives
Ellipsis Education, which formerly operated as Codelicious and currently has 30 employees, plans to hire another 91 people over the next few years. The company, which offers computer science curricula for schools, says school districts’ growing interest in computer classes is fueling its growth.
Regulators: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard privacy of children
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to a 2020 privacy order with Facebook—now called Meta. The FTC said the company has failed to fully comply with the order. Meta called the announcement a “political stunt.”