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Chicago startup tests app that alerts drivers to emergency vehicles

May 21, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Emergency vehicle sirens may sometimes seem ear-splitting, but they don't always provide drivers enough notice — and they aren't always effective with quieter auto cabins and the growing distractions of...

Thomas K.R Stovall, founder of Black In Tech, speaks at Black Tech Mecca in January in Chicago.

BlackInTech founder to be Chicago’s next Code2040 resident

May 21, 2019 at 12:22 a.m.

BlackInTech founder Thomas K.R. Stovall likely will feel right at home in a residency program designed to boost diversity in the tech industry. Stovall, founder of a micro-survey company, will...

Big Boi performs in Australia in 2014. He is best known as a member of Outkast.

Big Boi puts his name on Chicago entrepreneur’s new dog shampoos

May 21, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

Rapper Big Boi has partnered with Chicago entrepreneur Bobbi Panter on a line of dog shampoos. Grammy Award-winning Antwan Andre Patton, the real name of the Outkast singer, learned about...

Gabe Klein tells Loop Alliance how startups will change cities

June 8, 2018 at 11:13 p.m.

Gabe Klein has spent a lot of time thinking about making cities more livable. As commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation, Klein oversaw the implementation of the Divvy bike...

Reid Hoffman, co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn

CEOs look future in the eye at Economist Innovation Forum

May 21, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

The future — with artificial intelligence, self-driving cars and all — will affect business sooner than we think, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman says. But it might not always be the...

Minds behind Furby launching pop-up desk on Kickstarter

May 21, 2019 at 12:16 a.m.

Chicago inventors have built a portable workspace to rival dragging a laptop to bed. The Edge portable, foldable desk includes a kneeling chair that expands and collapses in 10 seconds....

Techstars Chicago alum nets $1.5M from Mark Cuban on ‘Shark Tank’

May 21, 2019 at 12:12 a.m.

Techstars Chicago alum Nexercise just got a big boost from a million-dollar "Shark Tank" appearance. Mark Cuban invested $1.5 million in exchange for 10 percent of the company during an...

Matros said his decision to take his life savings and open the first store was made easier by his passion for the idea.

At Technori event, Matros tells entrepreneurs to trust their instincts

May 21, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

Protein Bar founder Matt Matros ? isn't big on looking to mentors for advice. Entrepreneurs, he says, should trust themselves. "You need to trust your own gut because you have...

TextNinja makes a game of banning texting while driving

May 21, 2019 at 12:05 a.m.

A new app rewards drivers for ignoring their texts while behind the wheel, and car-sharing service Zipcar plans to give it a try on its fleet. The TextNinja Android app,...

New dating apps give us some love for Valentine’s Day

May 21, 2019 at 12:02 a.m.

Has everything already been done in dating apps? Maybe, but Chicago entrepreneurs are still trying to find new twists on tech to connect people. Highland Park resident Jill Rudman created...

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