James Janega

Cisco CEO John Chambers delivers the keynote address during the Cisco Live! conference in San Francisco.

The Internet of Things: Interacting objects, ‘exciting opportunities’

May 21, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

Companies looking to take advantage of the Internet of Things have broad opportunities to find efficiency, squeeze costs and create services out of products, industry experts say. The same experts...

Can’t hear? Turn up your in-ear technology unit!

May 21, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

In the global competition to make a better hearing aid, smartphones and Bluetooth wireless technology have heightened competition and quickened innovation. At stake is the biggest hearing aid market in...

"The Glass Cage" by Nicholas Carr cautions against overreliance on new technologies.

Review: ‘The Glass Cage’ by Nicholas Carr

May 9, 2019 at 9:51 p.m.

The opening paragraph of "The Glass Cage," Nicholas Carr's cautionary tale of unchecked technology, puts readers in an airplane on final approach as the Federal Aviation Administration issues a 2013...

What GE Ventures is doing in Chicago, elsewhere

May 8, 2019 at 9:37 p.m.

General Electric is a worldwide conglomerate with headquarters in Connecticut and fingers in energy, technology infrastructure, capital finance and consumer and industrial goods. GE also is recognized for its commitment...

Big-company innovation

May 8, 2019 at 9:37 p.m.

LATEST: GE VENTURES | General Electric is a worldwide conglomerate with headquarters in Connecticut and fingers in energy, technology infrastructure, capital finance and consumer and industrial goods.

Industrious takes Chicago’s coworking lessons on the road

May 21, 2019 at 1:35 a.m.

When co-founders Jamie Hodari and Justin Stewart opened Industrious, a coworking space in Chicago, a year ago, they thought their tenants would be small companies and individuals like they had...

China's Weibo CEO Charles Chao takes a picture in Times Square moments after Weibo began trading on the Nasdaq exchange.

How companies can prepare themselves for an IPO

May 21, 2019 at 1:35 a.m.

The U.S. IPO market could be heading toward a record year, with the number of public offerings in the first nine months of 2014 nearly equal to those in all...

Dyson: ‘Go where no one’s gone before.’

May 21, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

To British inventor James Dyson, who was visiting his company's North American headquarters in Chicago last week, the world is facing an ever-growing supply of new materials and innovation, and...

Have an idea? ‘Just do it,’ says James Dyson

May 21, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

When it comes to innovation, experience can matter far less than a keen yearning for discovery, British vacuum maker and inventor James Dyson said. One key to finding new products...

James Dyson: ‘Spot something that’s a bit of magic’

May 21, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

To run a product manufacturing company in an age of vaulting technology, British inventor James Dyson says his job requires an open mind and a long product pipeline, appreciation for...

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