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At first Compute Midwest, speakers and organizer keep focus on future
By the end of Compute Midwest, the first-year conference and the year-old venue that housed it felt positively ancient by comparison to the ideas exchanged therein. Such was the forward-looking nature of the discourse Friday at the conference put on by Kansas City IT Professionals. The event, held at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts…
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Google adds new Iowa investment, spending $75 million on wind farm
Google announced today it made a $75 million equity investment in a wind farm in Rippey, Iowa, a town about 50 miles northwest of Des Moines. The announcement signals another significant investment in the Silicon Prairie by Google. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s involvement in the region also includes efforts in Kansas City, the first…
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Tutor Universe aims to connect tutors, pupils via virtual study hall
Imagine having the ability for your tutor to proofread an essay at 2 a.m. the night before it’s due, or being able to ask a last-minute question moments before a big exam. One of Iowa City’s newest startups, Tutor Universe, aims to allow students to do exactly that. …