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A man walked down a street with 99 phones in a wagon. Google Maps thought it was a traffic jam.

Brittany Shammas The Washington Post
Feb 08, 2020 5:15 am - The streets were shaded the dreaded dark red on Google Maps, warning drivers of a traffic nightmare. In reality, though, almost no one was on the road - except for a lon...
For Xbox, it's time to ditch the 'console wars' narrative

Gene Park The Washington Post
Feb 08, 2020 5:00 am - Phil Spencer, Microsoft's head of Xbox, hasn't been worried about the “console wars” for some time. In a recent interview, he made clear who Microsoft views as its compe...
An engineering student is helping envision a self-driving future for people with disabilities

Ian Duncan The Washington Post
Feb 08, 2020 5:00 am - The weekend she was supposed to be presenting a plan to improve transit service for people with disabilities using self-driving shuttles, Jen Schlegel was confronting he...
Flexera acquires software usage analytics firm

Feb 06, 2020 12:00 am - ITASCA - Software services company Flexera said it has acquired Revulytics, a software usage analytics firm, for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Waltham, Mass., ...
State to release first $50 million of broadband expansion funding

By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
Feb 05, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state is accepting applications for the first $50 million in disbursements of a $420 million grant program aimed at increasing internet access across t...
iHeartMedia laid off hundreds of radio DJs. Executives blame AI. DJs blame the executives.

Drew Harwell The Washington Post
Feb 01, 2020 5:16 am - When iHeartMedia announced this month it would fire hundreds of workers across the country, the radio conglomerate said the restructuring was critical to take advantage ...
Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you — even when you're not using Facebook

Geoffrey A. Fowler The Washington Post
Feb 01, 2020 5:00 am - Ever suspect the Facebook app is listening to you? What we now know is even creepier. Facebook is giving us a new way to glimpse just how much it knows about us: This we...
You've got snail mail: Targeted online ads are now following you home

By Heather Kelly The Washington Post
Feb 01, 2020 5:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — When 33-year-old Jenna Spinelle opened the envelope in her mailbox last month, she felt seen. It was filled with four slick ads for trendy direct-to-cons...
If Facebook is stalking me, what about Instagram?

Geoffrey A. Fowler The Washington Post
Feb 01, 2020 5:00 am - Lots of us are waking up to a creepy reality: When you stop looking at Facebook, it doesn't stop looking at you. This week marked the arrival of the “Off-Facebook Activi...
Elk Grove promises TIF assistance for tech park hotel

By Christopher Placek
Jan 30, 2020 12:00 am - This story has been updated to say Chicago-based Shapra Group II is the hotel developer and Schaumburg-based EquityRoots is its equity partner. Elk Grove Village wi...

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