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Updated on April 08, 2025

9 Ways to Ruin a Business

Brigid Hogan Brigid Hogan
Updated on April 08, 2025

These Chicago Teams Are Drafting New Talent for 2023

The Bears aren’t Chicago’s only team building a roster for 2023. Beyond Finance, Traffic Tech and Aprimo are looking for talented hires now.

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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 08, 2025

Paro Chicago raises $5M to double headcount and create a better gig economy for finance pros

Paro just hit a major milestone in its quest to create a freelancer-focused platform for finance professionals. The company, which matches freelance finance and accounting pros with businesses in need, has just raised a $5 million Series A.

Updated on April 08, 2025

Welcome to our Holodeck

Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on April 08, 2025

The How, When and Why of Deleting Old Code

Useless code can slow down the release of new features. But be sure to think it through before mashing “delete.”

Updated on April 08, 2025

From Nerd Therapy to ‘re-newbing,’ these are the quirky pillars of Nerdery’s culture

Nerdery sponsors coding challenges, a geeky pentathlon and Nerd Therapy as a chance to empower employees, proudly referred to as Nerds, to create an atmosphere that fosters their unique and diverse culture.

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Jenny Lustig Jenny Lustig
Updated on April 08, 2025

Cupcakes and Code

Cupcakes and Code
Nona Tepper Nona Tepper
Updated on April 08, 2025

UChicago Researchers Made a Photo-Editing Tool That Hides Your Identity From Facial Recognition Algorithms

More than 100,000 people have downloaded the free tool, which “cloaks” faces in photos, protecting people’s identities from illegal data mining.

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