08/02/23: Chicago companies experiment with Threads




Crain's Daily Gist show

Summary: Crain's tech reporter John Pletz talks with host Amy Guth about Meta's latest social platform, Threads, and some local companies' strategies for approaching the new space. Plus: Northwestern taps former U.S. AG Loretta Lynch to lead review of athletics department; real estate giant Jones Lang LaSalle looks to unload part of HQ; tab for Discover's legal and regulatory misfires estimated at over $500 million, and that’s just a start; and data finds Illinois is one of the most expensive and least diverse cannabis markets in the country.