Information Technology
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Don't sell my data! We finally have a law for that
Feb 15, 2020 5:22 am - With apologies to the Beastie Boys: You gotta fight for your right to privacy. America's first broad data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act, went into eff...
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Tweeting in a time of coronavirus: Woman uses social media to lighten mood on cruise ship
Feb 15, 2020 5:21 am - Christina Kerby was corralled aboard a massive luxury cruise ship, charting a meandering course somewhere in the South China Sea, when she began thinking about the apoca...
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Barcelona takes hit as showpiece tech show canceled on virus
Feb 15, 2020 5:00 am - Enric Catala, a Barcelona sommelier, watched in dismay as clients began canceling the wine tastings he'd set up at this year's showpiece technology congress known as MWC...
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Review: Samsung's new phones bring 100-times zoom, folding screens, higher prices
Feb 15, 2020 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Samsung's newest smartphones come in two flavors: expensive and more expensive. At its "Unpacked" event here on Tuesday, the world's largest smartphone m...
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State releases $500 million for technology innovation network with 15 hubsFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday touted statewide benefits he said will result from ...
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Amset Consulting acquired by Texas firmFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Mount Prospect-based mechanical and electrical engineering consulting firm Amset Technical Consulting Inc. has been acquired by Rimkus Consulting Group Inc. for an undis...
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CDK renews contract with Berkshire Hathaway AutomotiveFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Retail automotive technology company CDK Global has renewed an extended agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Automotive to provide CDKDrive, the core deal...
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Fighting crime or invading privacy? Police deals with Ring video doorbell have advocates and criticsFeb 09, 2020 6:00 am - As suburban police tout the crime-fighting benefits of striking deals for access to video from Amazon's Ring doorbell cameras, several critics, including a prominent civ...
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Coronavirus forces world's largest work-from-home experiment
Feb 09, 2020 5:21 am - Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, working from home is no longer a privilege in China, it's a necessity. While factories, shops, hotels and restaurants are warning abo...
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Tech firm expands operations in Arlington HeightsFeb 09, 2020 12:00 am - An Arlington Heights technology firm will cut the ribbon on its new manufacturing center on Friday, Feb. 21. Optimal Design, which designs and develops products in virtu...