Somerset Cloud gets name change, new majority owner
The company founded as Somerset Cloud last year has a new name, majority owner and an even higher growth curve than originally projected.
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U.S. Department of Defense picks Indiana for satellite hypersonics research facility
The Joint Hypersonics Transition Office Systems Engineering Field Activity hub will be located at Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane. A team of 30 engineers and program managers will be based there to support the program.
Apple unveils new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks
Finding those higher speeds can be a challenge. While telecom operators have been rolling out 5G networks, significant boosts in speed are still uncommon in much of the world, including the United States.
When school is home and home is school, which rules prevail?
In the learn-from-home world, educators are encountering friction when extending regular classroom discipline and decorum into young people’s previously private spaces.
Microsoft attempts takedown of global criminal botnet
Microsoft announced legal action Monday seeking to disrupt a major cybercrime digital network that uses more than 1 million zombie computers to loot bank accounts and spread ransomware.
Global watchdog proposes tax overhaul for Big Tech
If countries don’t all agree on the new tax rules, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned there’s a risk of a global trade war triggered by individual countries launching their own digital services taxes to help their recovery from the pandemic.
Two Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions
The discoveries of Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, both of Stanford University, “have benefitted sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world,” the Nobel Committee said.
Google tries to turn YouTube into major shopping destination
Every toy, gadget and good you see on YouTube could soon be for sale online—not on Amazon, but right on YouTube itself.
High Alpha startup secures $5M seed funding for livestreaming music platform
Mandolin’s digital platform—designed to help artists, venues and fans connect through live music—has attracted some big-name investors including Marc Benioff, the founder and CEO of Salesforce.
IBM to spin off $19B business to focus on cloud computing
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the split will help IBM focus on its cloud platform and artificial intelligence, while the new public company will provide services to manage the infrastructure of businesses and other organizations.
Survey: Companies to shrink offices as work stays remote
The poll, conducted for Cisco Systems by Dimensional Research, concluded that working from home is the “new normal.”
Q&A: Finding constellations in sea of ad metrics
Allison Bantz joined Pattern89 as chief customer officer just eight weeks ago, but she’s already got an inside line on one of the hottest commodities in 2020: predictability.
Water-purification firm expands into high-tech air purification to fight COVID-19
Indianapolis-based US Water Systems has pivoted to devise a high-tech method to purify the air through which the virus is often spread.
Software firm Emarsys acquired by German firm
Emarsys, a marketing software company based in Austria, has its North American headquarters in Indianapolis.
Website launched to track lines at Marion County polls, vote centers
The website is the product of a partnership among Vote Safe Indiana, Lessonly, IN Tech for Progress and Common Cause Indiana.
IT consulting firm increasing workforce at Carmel operations
GadellNet Consulting Services, which opened a Carmel office in 2015, plans to boost local employment by about 85 workers over the next five years.
Spot Freight spins off new software company, adds 40 workers
The spinoff company, Red Technologies, is built around proprietary software that Spot launched in 2015 to help connect shippers, trucking companies and drivers for the purpose of freight brokering.
Cyberattack hobbles major hospital chain’s U.S. facilities
Universal Health Services Inc., which operates more than 250 U.S. hospitals and other clinical facilities, said Monday that its network was offline and doctors and nurses were resorting to “back-up processes” including paper records.
Judge blocks TikTok ban in 2nd ruling against U.S. effort to curb popular Chinese apps
During a rare Sunday hearing, the judge questioned whether TikTok had been given enough opportunity to defend itself before President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month barring the app from online stores.
Indiana’s ed-tech sector grows rapidly with startups, not-for-profits
Here are six companies and one not-for-profit organization from central Indiana that are experimenting in the ed-tech sector.