Information Technology
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Analysis: Apple, Facebook and Amazon preach privacy at CES, but don't believe the hype
Jan 11, 2020 5:17 am - LAS VEGAS - Apple, Facebook, Amazon and heaps of other companies gathered here for the CES tech conference are preaching privacy. Don't believe the hype. Apple made wave...
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Amazon, Intel and Ford want to harvest your data while you drive
Jan 11, 2020 5:13 am - CES has long been a showcase for automotive gadgetry and a chance for tech companies to pitch their gear to carmakers. This year, the consumer electronics show is embrac...
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Dating apps need women. Advertisers need diversity. AI companies offer a solution: fake people
Jan 11, 2020 5:12 am - Artificial intelligence start-ups are selling images of computer-generated faces that look like the real thing, offering companies a chance to create imaginary models an...
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Walmart recruits robots in online grocery battle with Amazon
Jan 11, 2020 5:09 am - Hidden behind a store in southern New Hampshire, Walmart's latest weapon in its food fight against Amazon.com is now fully operational. The nation's biggest grocer on We...
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Accenture to buy former Symantec services unit from Broadcom
Jan 07, 2020 12:00 am - Consulting giant Accenture has agreed to buy a cybersecurity services business from Broadcom Inc. that had been part of Symantec's enterprise division. Accenture is buyi...
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How we survive the surveillance apocalypse
Jan 04, 2020 5:28 am - "Go, go gadgets" has long been the attitude in my house. Perhaps yours, too: A smartphone made it easier to stay in touch. A smart TV streamed a zillion more shows. A sm...
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FarmVille maker Zynga is booming again
Jan 04, 2020 5:18 am - Frank Gibeau had only just become Zynga Inc.'s CEO, but he had to deliver some bad news. The once-high-flying company, which shot to fame with Facebook games such as Far...
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Dell to let Apple users control iPhones from their laptop
Jan 04, 2020 5:12 am - Dell Technologies is trying to make its laptops more attractive to iPhone users. The Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker said on Thursday it is releasing software tha...
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CD&R ups Anixter acquisition bid to $4.3 billionJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Glenview-based industrial electronics company Anixter International said Thursday it will stick with the acquisition offer from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC after the Ne...
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As robots take over warehousing, workers pushed to adapt
Dec 30, 2019 12:00 am - NORTH HAVEN, Conn. - Guess who's getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to m...