Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Tech tug o’ war: Lockheed Martin, EA Tiburon leaders share challenges on finding talent

When Robin Adams graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2013 with a software engineering degree, she experienced something that many other new college grads — even today — couldn’t fathom: She had multiple...

Upcoming e-sports event could put Orlando tech scene on the map

Orlando's technology community stands to benefit greatly by the city landing a major e-sports tournament coming to the Amway Center in August. Call of Duty World League Championship is coming to Orlando Aug....

NFL buys 3 percent equity stake in Jacksonville-based Fanatics

Jacksonville’s Fanatics Inc. online sports apparel and memorabilia retailer has inked a deal with the NFL that calls for the league to invest $95 million into the company and boosts Fanatics’...

Dreamit Partners with Jeff Vinik to Launch Urban Technology Accelerator in Tampa

Leading global startup accelerator, Dreamit, announced today it will launch its newest "urban technology" vertical – dubbed UrbanTech – in Tampa, Florida. The program will begin in September of 2017. Dreamit's partner...

DiBello: Florida must grow aerospace talent pipeline

A shortage of aerospace talent threatens to become the “Achilles heel” in state efforts to grow the industry, Space Florida CEO Frank DiBello said Tuesday. “I would even go so far as...

Magic Leap settles lawsuit with executive claiming gender bias, ‘boys club’ culture

Plantation-based Magic Leap has reached a confidential settlement of a gender bias lawsuit filed by a former executive, Tannen Campbell. Campbell alleged in a federal court lawsuit that she was hired by the...

EA to make stronger push into competitive gaming

Electronic Arts will push stronger into competitive gaming, building on what it considers a successful year, during which it hosted thousands of competitions in some of the industry’s more popular sports...

Orlando construction tech firm to pitch investors here

An Orlando-based software company that has built an application for the construction industry could have something of a home-field advantage at a pitch competition this month. RedTeam Software, which has built a...

Pitbull, Suze Orman join lineup of speakers for eMerge Americas tech conference

Local technology conference eMerge Americas, scheduled to take place his year on June 12 and June 13, has added new speakers to its lineup. Personal finance expert and New York Times best-selling author Suze Orman and...

Startup scores funding to streamline public safety efforts

Palm Beach startup SceneDoc has closed a round of financing led by investors based within the region and beyond. SceneDoc is the developer of a platform called SceneDoc Collect that gives public...
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