By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News IBM wants to make us all smarter through our smart phones by tapping into its Watson super computer database. To do that, IBM issued a challenge back in February to app developers worldwide encouraging them to submit apps for its IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge. The apps […]
Biovideo and 9W Search Selected as Finalists in IBM’s Watson Mobile Developer Challenge
9W Search creates a financial search site for mobile users
Susan Strausberg knows how to dig into financial information and make it accessible to the masses. She founded Edgar Online in 1995, grew the company to 200 employees, took it public in 1999 and then left in 2007 to pursue other passions. Two years ago, Strausberg and her husband, Marc, moved from New York to […]
Made In Austin career fair matches technology start-ups with students
Local tech start-ups want to keep as much homegrown talent in town as possible. So they created Made In Austin, a job fair that matches area students with start-ups looking for technology talent. The first event, featuring 100 tech companies and more than 500 registered students, took place Tuesday night at the AT&T Executive Education […]