Self-driving vehicle maker moving headquarters to Fishers, hiring 160
As part of the move, the company and the city are considering an agreement that will set up a short-distance transportation system using self-driving vehicles in Fishers.
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State CIO Dewand Neely will tackle new challenge with Eleven Fifty Academy
After 15 years working in the information technology department for the state of Indiana—the last four as chief information officer, Dewand Neely is departing to take a job as chief operating officer for Eleven Fifty Academy, the not-for-profit coding academy with facilities in downtown Indianapolis and Fishers.
Google strikes controversial data deal with St. Vincent’s parent firm
Announcement of the tech giant’s arrangement with Ascension followed reports that Google had access to thousands of patient health records without doctors’ knowledge.
Software firm Parker Technology lands $2M in venture capital
Indianapolis-based software and service Parker Technology LLC said the series seed funding round was led by Elevate Ventures and several local investors.
Florida agtech firm aims to profit from Indiana corn waste
Naples, Florida-based Cormo USA is is set to make its mark in the world of peat moss, and the agricultural technology firm thinks Rushville is the place to do it. The company projects local employment will hit 250 by 2025.
Wave of peculiar texts hit Americans, and no one can say why
If you woke up Thursday to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren’t alone.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway to host high-speed autonomous vehicle race
The Indy Autonomous Challenge will be a five-round competition that features a $1 million prize.
Software startup Costello acquired by fast-growing Atlanta firm
SalesLoft plans to maintain Costello’s Indianapolis office—albeit with new branding—and keep all 11 of its employees.
Tech academy Kenzie secures $100M for student tuition financing
Indianapolis-based Kenzie Academy said the financing will help it offer programs across the country. The financing is backed by San Francisco-based Community Investment Management, an institutional impact investment manager.
Salesforce analyst jumps into matchmaking fray with new dating site
Dating web sites are notorious for being clogged with questionable characters exhibiting bad online behavior. Aeyai Saengkeo is launching Good Apples Dating to address that problem.
Fishers medical device startup raises $10M to launch first product
By the end of the year, Recovery Force plans to seek FDA clearance for the system for hospitals that helps patients regain mobility. Sales could begin in mid-2020.
Startup sees big potential in Amazon-like site for orthodontists
Indianapolis orthodontist Jeff Biggs has been putting smiles on people’s faces for two decades. Now he’s hoping to put smiles on the faces of orthodontists themselves with a new one-stop online marketplace to launch early next month.
Big changes at Salesforce: Bob Stutz jumps to rival; Marketing Cloud division gets new chief
Bob Stutz—who until last month led Salesforce’s Marketing Cloud unit—has left the company to become the president of engineering for customer experience at SAP.
Nearly all states backing antitrust investigation into Facebook
A state-level antitrust investigation into the social network now has the backing of a bipartisan group of 47 attorneys general.
Carmel Council urges lawmakers, FCC to limit 5G technology deployment
The resolution follows several weeks of discussion among Carmel officials and residents, who have expressed concerns about the health and safety implications of 5G technology.
WeWork debacle casts cloud over IPO market for unicorns
Software stocks that constitute the biggest part of the U.S. equity market are teetering, and recent struggles by the cohort of tech unicorns looking to go public aren’t helping.
Federal government struggling to place value on internet activity
It’s a new challenge in the digital age to measure and value consumer data, fed to tech giants by tracking us via our many devices, including work computers, phones and even smart TVs.
IU receives $60M gift from tech pioneer Fred Luddy for AI initiative
In recognition of the gift from Luddy, an IU student in the 1970s, the university’s trustees have approved changing the name of the informatics school.
Startup aims to provide digital ‘Green Book’ for minority travelers
LaToya Johnson launched AwayZone, which she describes as a kind of digital Green Book, in Indianapolis in late 2017. She already has commitments from dozens of corporations to pay for monthly subscriptions to be a part of the app and has a plan to boost revenue to $4.1 million by 2022.
Purdue tech startup lands $6.9M grant from Department of Energy
A Purdue University-affiliated startup recently received a $6.9 million grant from the Department of Energy to develop a system to predict when nuclear reactor components need maintenance or replacement before they fail and cause power outages.