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.
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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.
Planning to vote? Polling location wait times available via crowdsourcing website.
While waiting, voters can check in online and provide estimates on the number of people joining them in line.
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.
More than 10,500 actors, musicians, authors protest tech’s AI data grab
The letter released Tuesday was signed by actors including Kevin Bacon and Melissa Joan Hart; comedians Kate McKinnon and Rosie O’Donnell; authors including Ann Patchett and Emily St. John Mandel; songwriter Billy Bragg and ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus; and a slew of award-winning composers.
Fishers-based Qumulex acquired by Texas company
Fishers-based Qumulex offers cloud-based video surveillance and access control systems for businesses. The company has been acquired by Texas-based Synerion USA Inc.
FTC’s rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect
The rule, which went into effect Monday, allows the agency to seek civil penalties against those who knowingly violate it.
Purdue preparing for SK Hynix arrival
The university’s leaders are hard at work laying the groundwork to make South Korean chip manufacturer SK Hynix’s U.S. expansion in West Lafayette a success.
Report: Venture funding in state’s tech sector sank in 3Q
While not unusual for venture funding in a third quarter, the latest investments totaled a small fraction of what Indiana tech firms received in both the first and second quarters of this year.
Netflix’s subscriber growth slows, but its profit, stock price surge
Netflix ended September with 282.7 million worldwide subscribers–far more than any other streaming service.
FTC adopts rule to make it easier for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce criticized the administration’s approach, saying in August that “heavy-handed regulations that micromanage business practices” will lead to higher costs for consumers.
Amazon, Google make nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy
Both tech giants are seeking new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.
Consumer group calls for moratorium on new electricity-guzzling data centers in Indiana
Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana said the huge new data centers planned in the state could lead to skyrocketing utility bills while providing few jobs relative to their energy consumption and the incentives they receive.
Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s ‘Cybercab,’ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models
Tesla expects the Cybercabs to cost under $30,000, Musk said. He estimated that the vehicles would become available in 2026, then added “before 2027.”
IU Indianapolis video-game lab gets museum designation
The Media Arts and Science Research Learning Arcade, or MARLA, at Indiana University Indianapolis has an ever-growing collection of some 550 vintage video games and 20 gaming consoles.
Amazon says new technology in delivery vans will help sort packages and save time
Amazon expects to put 1,000 delivery vans that contain the Vision-Assisted Package Retrieval technology on the road by early next year.