Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Microsoft Corp. is warning users of its Internet Explorer that a newly discovered bug in the Web browser can make their computers vulnerable to hackers. The software maker is urging its customers to download a …

Thinc Iowa, an event to inspire, educate and celebrate the Midwest entrepreneurial ecosystem scheduled Oct. 9-11, will host four parties at downtown Des Moines bars and restaurants in an effort to connect the event’s message …

America’s young people just aren’t buying cars the way they used to.

The share of new cars purchased by those aged 18-34 dropped 30 percent in the last five years, according to the car shopping …

Google Inc. said today that it bought Instagram rival Nik Software, which makes the award-winning photo editing application Snapseed, for an undisclosed amount. Google and Facebook Inc. are locked in a battle for social network …

Apple Inc. said today that pre-orders for the iPhone 5 topped 2 million units in the first 24 hours after the company began taking orders Friday for the smartphone, MarketWatch reported. The results beat pre-orders …

Three Iowa companies have made the 2012 InformationWeek 250, an annual listing of the nation’s most innovative users of business technology.

Principal Financial Group Inc. was No. 159 on the list; Cedar Rapids-based CRST International …

A mobile laboratory that provides technological security training, testing and outreach to support business and industry has been launched for Central Iowa businesses by Iowa State University’s Information Assurance Center. The program is to help …

Intel Corp., the world’s largest semiconductor maker, slashed its third-quarter sales prediction amid declining demand for personal computers from corporate customers in a weakening economy, Bloomberg reported. Sales will be $12.9 billion to $13.5 billion, down …