Business Stories from March 24, 2018 (Change date)
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Free safety training benefits all levels of ridersMar 31, 2018 12:38 pm - Since 1976, one of the greatest opportunities throughout the state has been the Illinois Department of Transportation's free motorcycle rider training classes offered to...
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'Vote them out!': Hundreds of thousands demand gun controlMar 24, 2018 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied across the U.S. against gun violence Satur...
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Can Facebook restore public trust after privacy scandal?Mar 24, 2018 11:26 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - It's a scandal of privacy, politics and an essential ingredient of business success - public trust. Facebook is confronting a costly, embarrassing public ...
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Why Trump's latest steps heighten risk of a global trade warMar 24, 2018 4:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Ronald Reagan once likened trade wars to the pie fights in old Hollywood comedies. One pie in the face leads to another. And then another. Pr...
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Apple getting back into the classroom with announcement at Lane TechMar 26, 2018 9:51 am - Apple is preparing to introduce new low-cost iPads and education software next week in a bid to win back students and teachers from Google and Microsoft. In its first ma...
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Commentary: Stop freaking out about Cambridge Analytica - targeted ads are greatMar 26, 2018 9:51 am - Of all the stuff to fear about social media - from outrage mobs targeting your job, to neo-Nazis harassing you, to creeps finding pictures of your family, to deranged ex...
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Could your smart watch alert you to disease lurking in your body?Mar 26, 2018 9:51 am - Imagine a smart watch that surreptitiously scans your body for telltale signs of disease. Over time, it detects a quiver in your heartbeat — the telltale pattern of a co...
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Commentary: Before you #DeleteFacebook, try taking controlMar 26, 2018 9:51 am - #DeleteFacebook is trending on social media. But you don't have to do anything as radical as deleting the app that keeps you in touch with friends, family members and so...
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Amazon sellers seek more clout with new 'merchants guild'Mar 27, 2018 2:27 pm - The millions of merchants who sell products on Amazon.com Inc. have long craved more leverage over their powerful benefactor. Now some are creating a trade association i...
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The next ferry you board might run on batteriesMar 26, 2018 9:51 am - Not far from Norway's North Sea oil rigs, shipbuilders are assembling some of the first ferryboats ever to be powered entirely by batteries. For years, the yard, nestled...
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