Former lieutenant governor Mutz invests in shoring up local news
John Mutz has donated nearly $2.3 million in four years to kick-start and support research by the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism’s Local News Initiative.
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Judge loosens Apple’s grip on app store in Epic decision
A federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run app store, threatening one of the iPhone maker’s biggest moneymakers. It could potentially also save app developers billions of dollars.
Indianapolis-based myCOI lands $5M in debt financing to fuel growth
Established in 2009, myCOI uses proprietary software and human expertise to help clients assure that they and their business partners have the proper insurance coverage.
Tech firms find remote work was easier to begin than end
Technology companies that led the charge into remote work as the pandemic unfurled are confronting a new challenge: how, when and even whether they should bring long-isolated employees back to offices that have been designed for teamwork.
Apple preparing to unveil new iPhone line, other devices
The fall product season is critical for Apple, with analysts estimating that the company will generate $120 billion in revenue during the holiday quarter. That would be an all-time record.
Lawsuits say Siri, Google are listening, even when they’re not supposed to
On Thursday, a judge ruled that Apple will have to continue fighting a lawsuit brought by users in federal court, alleging that the company’s voice assistant Siri has improperly recorded private conversations.
GM, Ford halt some production as chip shortage worsens
Among the plants halting production is one near Fort Wayne that makes the popular Chevrolet Silverado pickup and has more than 4,400 employees.
Milwaukee tech startup moves to Indy, will add 68 jobs
Paxafe Inc., which recently moved into 700 square feet of office space at 55 Monument Circle, plans to hire data scientists, machine learning engineers, product managers, software engineers and customer operations representatives.
Move over 5G — 6G is coming and Purdue is looking to lead the way
Purdue and the Purdue Research Foundation this week launched the “Lab to Life” digital innovation platform—which it’s calling L2L—in Purdue Discovery Park District, next to the school’s campus in West Lafayette.
Apple loosens app store payment rules in lawsuit settlement
Apple has agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media by circumventing a commission system that generates billions of dollars annually for the iPhone maker.
Tech companies pledge billions in cybersecurity investments
Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Amazon were among the companies committed to investing billions of dollars or develop programs to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers, the White House announced Wednesday
Biden appeals to top tech, energy and finance execs to ‘raise the bar on cybersecurity’
The president raised concerns about the shortage of cybersecurity professionals, as the White House estimates roughly half a million cybersecurity jobs remain open, amid an onslaught of cybersecurity attacks.
Eskenazi: ‘Bad actors’ obtained data during cyberattack
Eskenazi Health on Tuesday warned its employees, providers, patients and vendors to “closely monitor bank and credit card statements” for “suspicious activity” following a cyberattack to its data network early this month.
KAR announces $450M acquisition of California-based wholesale auto auction firm
Escondido, California-based Carwave, founded in 2009, serves franchised and independent dealers in California and has been expanding into other states.
Butler to start construction on esports center after pandemic delay
Officials, who have not put a price tag on the project, say it will be finished in time for the 2022 fall semester.
COVID contact tracing information of nearly 750K Hoosiers improperly accessed
The data included names, addresses, email addresses, gender identification, ethnicity and race information, and dates of birth. The state said no medical information was accessed.
High Alpha’s newest company offers discovery platform for marketing, sales
High Alpha said The Juice will provide the first on-demand hub for marketing and sales professionals to access, consume and organize leadership and educational content, including articles, podcasts, videos, ebooks and more material.
Indy tech firm Lessonly acquired by San Diego company
Lessonly will be a brand within Seismic, which will retain the Indianapolis office and its 240 employees.
Dronedek to show off smart mailbox when it delivers hot wings to eating contest
The demonstration comes as Dronedek prepares a move to Lawrence, where it’s renovating a long-vacant building at 4423 Shadeland Ave. into its new headquarters.
Samsung slashes prices in bid to boost foldable phone sales
Samsung is hoping less expensive but more durable versions of its foldable phones will broaden the appeal of a high-concept design that’s so far fizzled with consumers.