THE NEWSROOM

Holos Inc., a Madison firm founded to develop virtual reality and augmented reality education software for classrooms, has been awarded a $1.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force following up on the firm’s 2019 contract to help the Air Force develop VR...

While the average person is only just beginning to realize the potential impacts of artificial intelligence, scientists across the globe have long been researching how the technology can improve – and perhaps even revolutionize – a wide array of processes and fields....

There is no bigger topic of conversation this year for technologists than artificial intelligence. The rapid, exponential growth of AI, specifically generative AI, has caused such alarm that the San Francisco-based Center for AI Safety issued a statement last month...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded a $14.89 million Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Grant to Dairyland Power Cooperative to expand internet access in underserved rural communities. Dairyland applied for the grant in...

Wisconsin lost 7,000 private sector jobs in May but the state’s labor force participation rate improved and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.4%, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, according to the latest figures from the state Department of Workforce Development....

Microsoft Corp. anticipates 200 jobs for the $1 billion first phase of its data center development in Mount Pleasant, but could add 460 more over time. Those numbers made public Friday are the first detailed job projections for Microsoft’s data center project, and...

A Madison startup’s quest to push the bounds of clean industrial energy through nuclear fusion has just gained federal backing in the form of a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The federal money, in concert with another $9 million in venture...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dayne Rusch, a Green Bay-area entrepreneur who launched startup companies Vyper Industrial and Vyper Energy. Vyper Industrial makes chairs for industrial shop environments and other customers. Since getting...

Chad Tjugum, a sophomore in the entrepreneurship program at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics has been awarded a $15,000 fourth place in the Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge e-Fest to fund a business venture called Rarities...

RedFox AI, a leading conversational artificial intelligence startup, today announced the formation of its inaugural Board of Advisors, which includes healthcare and technology industry veterans Gary Frings, Harry P. Pappas, and Craig Gadke. Gary Frings is a highly...

On the heels of announcing its first corporate acquisition, Milwaukee-based short-term rental startup Frontdesk has raised another $4.8 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The startup’s latest funding round has had participation...

Milwaukee-based SpotHopper, a provider of restaurant marketing and operations technology, has completed a $12 million Series B funding round, the company announced Tuesday. The funding, which came from San Diego-based TVC Capital, will help SpotHopper speed up the...

Marquette University said Monday that Blue & Gold Brewing LLC, a Marquette-affiliated and student-run business, will partner with Stone Creek Coffee to create and release a new coffee product this fall. The production of the coffee product, from market research to...

Ten small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $850,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding. Funded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation WEDC, the state matching grant program provides...