Amazon will double the headcount of its tech hub in Chicago following the lease of additional office space. The tech giant said it added 70,000 square feet of office space… Read More
Amazon today announced three new Amazon Go stores that will open soon in Seattle and Chicago, bringing the total footprint for the cashier-less convenience store concept to 17 locations in… Read More
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The second Amazon Go location opened in Chicago today, and a third is coming soon, showing that the tech giant has targeted the Windy City as the second city for… Read More
The first Amazon Go store outside of Seattle is getting set to open its doors. The tech giant said it will open a store in downtown Chicago Monday morning, following… Read More
Today’s featured stories Redfin CEO warns of slowing national real estate market, as frustrated buyers are sitting out Seattleites are most likely to move to these Amazon HQ2 cities —… Read More
News Brief: Mark this down for later: Tech billionaire Elon Musk says the Boring Company could begin work on the express tunnel linking downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport in… Read More
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Boring Company is getting the go-ahead to build a multibillion-dollar express transit system between downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport, city officials said. Mayoral spokesman Grant… Read More
Forget the dorms, Bill and Melinda Gates appear to be ready to set their son Rory up with prime housing if he is indeed planning to attend the University of… Read More
The Boring Company, created by billionaire Elon Musk to revolutionize the market for tunnels and flamethrowers, is one of four ventures to put in bids to build a high-speed transit… Read More
A loop to the Loop? It could happen: Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s willing to build an express transit system that links downtown Chicago with O’Hare International Airport. Musk’s expression… Read More
Apple Michigan Avenue, a first in the tech giant’s reimagining of its premiere store locations, opens on Friday along Chicago’s riverfront. A preview on Thursday showed off some of the… Read More
Chicago really wants Amazon to build its next headquarters in the Windy City. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Amazon to build second HQ in North America That’s the message from leaders who just… Read More
This is what it looks like when a coffee giant thinks big. Starbucks announced this week that it will build another of its high-end Reserve Roastery locations on one of the… Read More
Amazon is opening another bookstore. The company’s latest brick-and-mortar location will be in Chicago, reported The Chicago Tribune. The Southport store will be Amazon’s fourth physical bookstore in the U.S. Last fall, the company opened… Read More
Code Fellows is expanding the reach of its education programs for developers once again by opening up a new program in Chicago. The Seattle-based code school is bringing its Full-Stack JavaScript… Read More
Why use Google Docs over Microsoft Word? According to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, there’s a very simple answer. As a part of CNN’s ongoing “Chicagoland” documentary series, cameras followed… Read More
In the continuing game of Risk between grocery delivery services, Instacart, the San Francisco-based competitor for Amazon Fresh, has begun its cautious expansion east to Chicago. Instacart was founded by… Read More