Why we love and hate rankings of Chicago’s tech ecosystem
Chicago: We're No. 1 for women entrepreneurs. Oh wait, that's wrong. We're No. 45 of the world's most reputable cities. Is that good or bad? And do our startups really...
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Facebook, Google track you, but how is data being shared?
Technology makes it easy to share and tag images of your face online. But recent lawsuits against Facebook, Google and Shutterfly argue that the companies violate the Illinois Biometric Information...
Protect yourself from hackers with tips from this security expert
Credit card transactions. Tax returns. Employment records. Patient health records. Every day, there's a new scam to steal your personal information from companies that you trust as a customer or...
Afrobella creator helps throw curve and curls at fashion industry
Diversity in mainstream beauty standards is catching up to reality, and bloggers like Patrice Grell Yursik deserve much of the credit. A former newspaper editor, Yursik saw a void and...
Religious texts and management gurus: A study of Jewish leadership
We often think of leadership tenets like collaboration and humility as being created by management gurus like Jim "Good to Great" Collins and the late Peter Drucker. Yet many of...
Life Fitness wants to make office workers ‘default active’
As more workers look for desks to fight the health effects of sitting all day, Rosemont-based Life Fitness has stepped in to capture some of the growing demand. Life Fitness,...
Mintel spots trends for 2016: What we’ll buy and how
If you binge-watched TV or embraced using emojis last year, expect way more of that in 2016, says market researcher Mintel. The company correctly predicted that in 2015 gender identity...
Holiday 911: The digital tools Chicago innovators love
Christmas Eve is just a week away. Don't panic, but it's time to enlist some pro tips to get things done. We asked people from Chicago's innovation scene their favorite...
Robomodo cofounder dialed in to mobile games, eyes virtual reality
If you're feeling the pressure of the holidays, consider Josh Tsui, cofounder and president of Chicago-based video-game design studio Robomodo. He and his team work year-round creating games for console...
Americans are donating more money to charity, and he knows why
Americans are giving more money to nonprofits than ever, and it showed on the fourth annual Giving Tuesday this week. Giving Tuesday donations totaled $116.7 million, up 155 percent over...