United Continental Holdings, Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. both reported big fourth quarter earnings jumps Thursday, as the two carriers … More
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Fed rate hike spurs jump in mortgage applications | Medill Reports Chicago
Mortgage applications jumped last week, a trade group reported Wednesday, as consumers rushed to refinance their homes before interest rates … More
Virtual reality beyond gaming: two Chicago companies test virtual retail potential
Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift: gadgets with price ranging from tens to hundreds of dollars. As virtual reality … More
Health care on demand: Orunje brings the doctor to your home
A doctor request notification popped up on his computer screen, and within in two hours, Dr. James Ronayne was at … More
Thinking about joining the startup pool? Not so fast
Five newly launched startups have exactly five minutes to impress a crowd of 500 at the Technori pitch hosted at … More
Spicing up the holidays with 3D printed ornaments at Chicago public libraries
On the third floor of the Harold Washington Library Center, inside a space called Maker Lab with computers, laser cutters … More
iMoneza, a micropayment solution for online publishers
The struggle between publishers trying to make money online and readers trying to access particular articles behind the paywall may … More
Robot experts say “robot revolution” won’t threaten human jobs
Will we become homeless if robots start taking our jobs? That was the concern Akash Pondicherry, a seventh-grade student at … More
Chicago partners with small eastern European startups to stop the “brain drain”
Slovenia erected a razor wire fence Wednesday along the border of Croatia to control the surge of migrant refugees. Just … More
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