Cognizant on Tuesday announced its Vice Chairman and CEO Francisco D’Souza was named chairman of the IT and Electronics Governors community at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland. The World Economic Forum is an independent and impartial international organization for public-private cooperation with an objective to improve the state of ...

The news that Newark made the short list of locations being considered for Amazon HQ2, the ambitious second headquarters for the giant online retailer, suggested that the city could compete with the best when it comes to attracting businesses and residents. But the status of Newark — Essex County’s largest city and the county seat ...

Johnson & Johnson announced on Thursday that Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. — a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies — entered into a research study in collaboration with Apple Inc. The goal of the alliance is to investigate whether a new heart health program, using an app from Johnson & Johnson in combination ...

The VOICE Summit will return to the New Jersey Institute of Technology from July 22 to July 26. Amazon Alexa is returning as the diamond sponsor of the summit that features technology professionals discussing technological innovation with the purpose of making human connections. Organizers expect to attract more than 5,000 attendees and 100 sponsors from ...

Early stage venture capital firm Newark Venture Partners hosted a Demo Day on Tuesday at the Newark Museum, showcasing start-up technology companies. Founders of technology companies said these corporations bring high-paying jobs to New Jersey. Newark Venture Partners has invested $15 million in 54 technology companies that employ a total of 400 employees. Don Katz, ...

Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled eight picks for the 17-member Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology—an advisory board reinstated in July to kick-start the state’s innovation economy in the sectors of life-science and technology.

Two Princeton University computer science professors will lead a Google artificial intelligence lab that is scheduled to open in January in Princeton.

Growth equity investment firm Edison Partners said Wednesday it is leading a $5.4 million funding of an Arlington, Va., technology company called ExecVision.

A team from New Jersey Institute of Technology took top honors in the Second Annual Horizon Health Care Transformation Challenge. A total of $10,000 in prize money was awarded to the top teams.