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Control A Cockroach’s Brain With A Tweet Thanks To Chicago Artist

December 31, 2012

Chicago artist Brittany Ransom has hacked the control circuit on a bionic cockroach to crowdsource the insect’s movement via Twitter.

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The Whimseybox Team Resolves To Make Project Dreams A Reality In 2013

December 31, 2012

Whimseybox, a Houston, Texas based startup that delivers monthly DIY projects and craft subscriptions to your door, shared their new year’s resolutions this week. Because the team is a naturally crafty bunch, most of the team’s resolutions center around starting and finshing DIY projects.

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Chicago-based MiGym Connects Gyms And Their Members With Mobile Apps

December 31, 2012

Chicago-based MiGym is helping gyms across America become a part of their members’ lives 24/7. The company offers white label app solutions to gyms on both iOS and Android platforms. MiGym helps gyms publish class schedules, offer class booking and workout tracking to members.

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Mobile Dating App For Gay Men Stagg Launches In Chicago

December 31, 2012

Where Grindr, a geolocation mobile app for gay males that pivoted into Fab.com left off, Stagg is picking up. The new dating app has been in stealth for a year, and it launched this month to help gay men in cities across America find, rate, and date each other.

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Illinois Technology Association Partners With TechFetch For 2013 Job Fair

December 31, 2012

The Illinois Technology Association (TIA) has partnered with TechFetch, formerly Corp-Corp, to bring job seekers and recruiters in the IT industry together under one roof on February 7th.

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Uber Offers Tips For Getting Around Town This New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2012

The cab-alternative startup has been kind enough to get together a few helpful tips for anyone looking to Uber their way across town on the busiest cab night of them all: New Year’s Eve.

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Celebrate New Years Eve In Style Thanks To These 5 Chicago Startups

December 31, 2012

If any city knows how to celebrate in style, it’s Chicago. Most of the city’s startup entrepreneurs will be ringing in the new year together at Entrepreneur’s Eve, an event to benefit the H Foundation’s cancer research initiatives. Even if you have alternative plans this year, you can still celebrate in style with the help of Chicago startups.

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New High-Tech Chicago Gym Manned By Digital “Staff”

December 31, 2012

When it comes to science fiction stories where all mundane service jobs are taken over by robots, the future is now. One local Chicago gym chain operates 24 hours a day without a single staff member thanks to digital devices that monitor everything from indoor activity to guest identity.

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Impact Engine Poised to Kick Off First Demo Day

December 29, 2012

The accelerator is now on track for a final demo day on January 8th, showcasing its first class of companies to the Chicago community to prove that startups can be both socially conscious and profitable.

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GiveForward’s Tech The Halls Campaign Raises Over $152k For 22 Families

December 28, 2012

Medical fundraising platform GiveForward rallied the Chicago startup scene to raise money for local families struggling with medical expenses around the holidays. The group effort raised $152,367 for 22 families.