IBJ, staff win 12 awards in SPJ contest, including first place honors for AI coverage
The Indiana Lawyer, which is also published by IBJ Media, won six awards, including first place honors in six categories.
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Scale co-founder launches AI-based software firm to help streamline business management
Executive coach Peter Fuller developed an artificial intelligence-driven platform that lets business leaders know how effectively they’re leading their firm and whether their company is headed in the right direction.
Taiwan company to build $12B semiconductor factory in United States
A Taiwan-based maker of silicon chips plans to build an advanced semiconductor factory that will create more than 1,600 high-tech jobs, officials announced Thursday.
Semiconductor companies consider new plants in United States
Intel and a Taiwanese company are talking to the Trump administration about building new semiconductor plants in the United States amid concern about relying on suppliers in Asia for chips used in a wide variety of electronics.
Techpoint to conduct Mira Awards program online for first time
The Mira Awards—Indiana’s largest and longest-running technology awards program—is going virtual. The change will cost TechPoint $80,000 in ticket revenue, but most sponsors are sticking with the event.
Here come COVID-19 tracing apps—and privacy trade-offs
Decisions on which technologies to use—and how far those allow authorities to peer into private lives—are highlighting some uncomfortable trade-offs between protecting privacy and public health.
Bloomington firm’s story-writing software finds an audience
Steve Wasick has created artificial intelligence-driven story-writing software that CBS Sports, IU Health and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are using.
McCormick: Fixing internet access gaps ‘just as important as I-69 being paved’
Without a comprehensive statewide effort to get all students online during the coronavirus crisis, districts have largely been tasked with filling the gaps when it comes to computers and home internet access.
Fishers tech firm Vibenomics raises $6M in growth capital
Fishers-based audio marketing technology company Vibenomics Inc. on Tuesday announced it has closed on $6 million in Series A funding. The round, which closed Feb. 17, was led by Atlanta-based BIP Capital and brings total company funding for Vibenomics to $13.5 million.
Local firm gets ‘overwhelming’ response to coronavirus-inspired software giveaway
Passageways announced it would make its employee and board collaboration software free to aid not-for-profit organizations and government agencies challenged by the coronavirus pandemic. This week, Passageways expanded the offer to Indiana Chamber of Commerce members.
Apple rolls out cheaper iPhone as pandemic curbs spending
Apple maps out its products many months in advance and the new, far-less-expensive iPhone isn’t a direct response to the economic meltdown hatched by the pandemic.
Three tech firms plan expansions in Fishers that could add 223 jobs
The city of Fishers announced Wednesday morning that Genezen Labs, U.Group and Highbridge intend to grow their operations in the city.
Indiana gets $19.5M settlement over Equifax data breach
Indiana was one of only two states that did not participate in a multistate settlement in July 2019 that distributed $175 million in total to 48 states.
Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking
The technology works by harnessing short-range Bluetooth signals. Using the Apple-Google technology, contact-tracing apps would gather a record of other phones with which they came into close proximity.
Indy tech firm Hc1 joins COVID-19 fight with real-time lab analytics tool
CEO Brad Bostic calls the new dashboard “a game-changer” in predicting the movement of the disease and formulating plan to stop its spread.
Flow of venture capital for Indiana tech firms slows dramatically
The drop in capital investments in the first quarter likely is an indication of investor caution in the face of the coronavirus crisis.
Software firm Lessonly scores $15 million in latest venture funding round
The funding—secured before the coronavirus hit the U.S.—will be used to fuel growth across all segments of the company, said Lessonly CEO Max Yoder.
Americans adopting e-commerce faster than ever amid pandemic
The buy-online-pickup-in-store option, known as BOPIS, saw a 62% surge in the Feb. 24-March 21 period compared with a year earlier, according to Adobe Analytics.
Get off the couch! Setting up your home office well is key to success in remote working.
The rush to set up home offices has been traumatic for some. However, experts maintain that, with the right furnishings, equipment and software, it can be pulled off with minimal—or at least only a modicum—of frustration.
Global educational-technology firm puts key division in Indianapolis
London-based Learning Technologies Group has announced Indianapolis will be the headquarters of its new learning-management subsidiary, a boost to the city’s already growing educational technology sector.