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April 6, 2018

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The Friday Exit

Hot in Chicago tech: 25 new newsmakers named to Blue Sky Network

Thursday, Apr 5

Blue Sky Innovation at the Chicago Tribune names 25 new startup and business leaders to its Blue Network of Chicago innovation leaders, a feature of the Blue Sky Vault.

Photos: Blue Sky Social at Highline Bar and Lounge

Blue Sky Innovation brought 140 people together at Highline Bar and Lounge in River North for an evening of eating, drinking, networking and arcade gaming.

'Cow Fitbits' and artificial intelligence are coming to the dairy farm, but some farmers aren't impressed

Sophisticated AI technologies are helping reinvent how Americans work. But the rollout is also sparking tensions in workplaces as humble and old-fashioned as the dairy farm.

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting online retailers. Here's how to protect yourself.

The theft of consumers' payment information at store checkouts is declining. But cybercriminals are going online to steal credit card information.

Organizers of last summer's failed Pokemon Go Fest agree to settle for nearly $1.6 million

Pokemon Go Fest in Grant Park last summer left hundreds of fans angry after they weren't able to participate in the event. Now the event's organizers have agreed to compensate festivalgoers.

Amazon HQ2 competition could be 'monument to high-tech arrogance and tax-break favoritism,' group warns

The secrecy surrounding the incentives state and local governments are offering to lure Amazon could set a troubling precedent, a nonprofit group says.

How Amazon can use Whole Foods to help weather postal rate hikes

In recent tweets, President Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Postal Service to charge Amazon.com more to deliver packages to consumers — a potentially costly blow since the e-commerce giant uses the federal agency for an estimated 40 percent of deliveries. But Whole Foods could help the company push through.