Software firm Emarsys acquired by German firm
Emarsys, a marketing software company based in Austria, has its North American headquarters in Indianapolis.
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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.
Purdue-led team uses public camera footage to analyze pandemic crowd sizes
The system searches the web for cameras that have been posted online and then saves image data and downloads videos roughly every 10 minutes. The program sends the data to cloud data centers to be analyzed through artificial intelligence with a high level of accuracy.
Justice Department expected to file antitrust action vs. Google
The anticipated lawsuit against Google could be the government’s biggest legal offensive to protect competition since the groundbreaking case against Microsoft almost 20 years ago.
Apple’s smaller rivals unite to fight iPhone app store rules
Spotify and the makers of Fortnite and Tinder are taking on Apple and Google as part of a newly formed coalition calling for “fair treatment” in the way the tech giants run their app stores.
Major software provider to local governments suffers data breach
Tyler Technologies Inc. told customers Wednesday that an unknown intruder broke into its phone and information technology systems.
Indianapolis photography-services firm plans to hire more than 100 workers
Lumatic, which launched in 2016 and has eight employees, offers a platform that allows groups to book professional freelance photographers and share the photos they take widely.
Judge agrees to delay U.S. government restrictions on WeChat
WeChat has millions of U.S. users who rely on the app to stay in touch and conduct business with people and companies in China and around the world.
UPDATE: City of Carmel website back online after hacking incident
The city intentionally took down its website Friday morning after an apparent hack, according to a city spokesman.
Aunt Bertha software helps connect patients to services
Hospital systems say their aim is to provide a helpful clearinghouse for patients in need of housing, transportation, food and other critical services—factors sometimes called “social determinants of health.”
United States bans WeChat, TikTok, citing national security
The government said its order, previously announced by President Donald Trump in August, will “combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data.”
Local education technology firm eyes national growth with higher-ed offering
Standard for Success, a Cloverdale-based educational software company, through 2019 has been growing at a strong double-digit clip and earlier this year launched a new service line company officials are confident will help the firm expand further by signing deals with colleges and universities nationwide.
Google exec put on hot seat in Congress over advertising power
The Justice Department is reportedly readying a major case accusing Google of abusing its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and boost its profits.
Nvidia to buy Arm for $40B, sparking fears of chip dominance
U.S. graphics chip maker Nvidia said it plans to buy U.K.-based Arm Holdings in a deal that would create a global powerhouse in the industry.
TikTok picks Oracle over Microsoft in Trump-forced sales bid
It’s not clear if the proposed acquisition will only cover TikTok’s U.S. business, and, if so, how it will be split from the rest of TikTok’s social media platform, which is popular worldwide.