The twin sisters, hailing from South Africa, invented Digital X-Ray glasses that scan and examine most areas of the human body.
It's 2017. Do you know where your valedictorian is?
(Wall Street Journal) — Apple: Coming off a highly successful 2010, in which it introduced a new category of portable computer—the multitouch tablet—and sold millions of the product, Apple will have to withstand an onslaught of competitors by wowing consumers again with the second version of the iPad. At the same time, it will have […]
(Crain’s) — Shoppers hitting the streets in lower Manhattan this holiday season will encounter a different kind of barcode as they shop for gifts, as the Alliance for Downtown New York will be the first business improvement district here to use Scanbuy Inc.’s two-dimensional barcode technology to market individual stores directly to consumers. Customers can use […]
(Time) — Apple is fond of saying that its Macs “just work.” That’s a relative term, of course. Macs do indeed deliver the smoothest integration of software, hardware and services in the computer business, with a record for reliability that most big makers of Windows PCs can’t touch. But these days, it’s Apple’s iPhone and […]
When unemployment in Black America topped 16 percent and Black teen unemployment skyrocketed to an outrageous 45 percent this summer, the voices of outrage were muffled in the pockets of a few media that cared to cover the crisis. The majority of media wrung their collective hands over 9 and 10 percent unemployment challenges in […]
(Chicago Tribune) — Attorney Steven Hunter wasn’t looking for a job when a recruiter encouraged him to interview at Quarles & Brady. The fact that the firm had an African-American chairman, John Daniels Jr., influenced his decision to take a position. “That speaks volumes,” said Hunter, a senior associate in commercial litigation and one of five […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — Chicago tech visionaries will never again need to leave town in order to hit pay-dirt. With Groupon’s backfield now calling the plays, we’re actually becoming an attractive free agent destination. Thankfully, the regular season is just about to begin. Last week, Mayor Daley’s new Committee on Technology Infrastructure huddled around the […]
(Businessweek) — After working on the IBM (IBM) engineering team for the failed PCjr, I realized there must be a better way to guarantee a product or service’s success at launch. What I have found during the past 20 years of study and research is that most companies lack a disciplined, predictable business process for […]
They've done it all from promoting culturally relevant curricula to revamping schools.
(Read Write Web) — In preparation for the event, the Summit has announced the ten early-stage education companies selected to participate in the “Education Innovators Showcase” to be held on June 8 at Scholastic’s New York City headquarters. This showcase offers innovative startups in the education sector the opportunity to present their businesses to the […]
We've outlined criteria for 5 most innovative black cities.