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Americans Don’t Trust Tech Companies to Always Do the Right Thing

Nick Kolakowski, 

July 12, 2018

3 min read

Americans have trouble trusting technology companies, and a slim majority think that more regulations on these firms is...

Burnout is Real, and These are Tech’s Main Offenders: Study

Nate Swanner, 

May 30, 2018

3 min read

Burnout is something any tech pro can experience, and a new study shows it can happen at even the largest companies...

Tech Events: Will A.I. Ethics Frame Which Ones You Attend?

Nate Swanner, 

May 18, 2018

6 min read

As Apple, Google, and Microsoft make their cases for why developers should bother with their various platforms or...

It’s Official: Tech Pros (Kind of) Love Tech Events

Nate Swanner, 

May 14, 2018

4 min read

As spring and summer bloom, so do a seemingly endless number of tech events big and small. Earlier this month, we asked...

Universities Want to Bring Ethics to the Tech Industry

Nick Kolakowski, 

February 15, 2018

2 min read

A few U.S. universities are introducing new courses that will explore the ethical ramifications of technology. The goal...

Getting the Most Out of Tech Meetups

Leslie Stevens-Huffman, 

January 12, 2018

6 min read

Meetups have become increasingly popular among tech professionals over the past few years. What’s not to like about...

North Carolina’s Research Triangle Powers Jobs

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, 

September 21, 2017

5 min read

When some folks hear “North Carolina,” they might think of Andy Griffith in Mayberry. But while Mount Airy (the...

How Major Tech Events Handle Scholarships

Nate Swanner, 

March 14, 2017

10 min read

Google I/O at Shoreline. Plenty of scholarship students in attendance. Developers everywhere hope they can attend the...

VCs Helping Chicago’s Tech Sector Grow

Don Willmott, 

April 1, 2015

4 min read

What's New This Quarter Some 155 Chicago tech companies raked in $1.6 billion in tech investments in 2014, according to...

Tech Giants’ Diversity Reports Show an Industry Not Diverse at All

Nick Kolakowski, 

August 20, 2014

2 min read

Last week, Apple became the latest tech company to issue a diversity report, following in the footsteps of Google,...