Information Technology
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Elon Musk makes good on 'short burn of the century', 18 months later
Oct 24, 2019 1:00 am - (Bloomberg) As if Elon Musk wasn't already having a good day. With Tesla Inc.'s surprise quarterly profit pushing shares to an eight-month high, the automaker's CEO is f...
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New ComEd substation primes Elk Grove for expected data center growthOct 24, 2019 1:00 am - ComEd broke ground Thursday on a new substation in Elk Grove Village in anticipation of new and expanding data centers in and around the new Elk Grove Technology Park an...
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Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing
Oct 23, 2019 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google announced Wednesday it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, saying it has developed an experimental processor that took just min...
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Microsoft racks up more cloud customers
Oct 23, 2019 7:00 am - REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft on Wednesday reported its latest solid quarterly report card to Wall Street, buoyed by another round of business customers signing up for...
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Is the stethoscope dying? High-tech rivals pose a threat
Oct 23, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope - the very symbol of the medical profession - is facing an uncertain prognosis. It is threatened by han...
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Streamline provides software for Choices Inc.Oct 23, 2019 1:00 am - OAKBROOK TERRACE - Streamline Healthcare Solutions has signed an agreement to be the software vendor for Choices Inc. based in Indianapolis. Choices Coordinated Care Sol...
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Zuckerberg tries to convince skeptical congress on Libra, privacy
Oct 23, 2019 1:00 am - Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg struggled to convince Congress that the company's plans for a cryptocurrency are wise in light of all the other cha...
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Federal fraud probe leaves local businesses scrambling to pay missing taxesOct 22, 2019 1:00 am - The collapse of a human resources services company in New York amid a federal fraud investigation is being felt in the suburbs, where a Gurnee-based firm has been forced...
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McDonald's third quarter earnings down on tech investment
Oct 22, 2019 1:00 am - McDonald's says it's setting itself up for future growth by investing now in advances like voice recognition ordering technology. But for some investors, the short-term ...
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Facebook ramps up election security efforts ahead of 2020
Oct 21, 2019 1:00 am - With just over a year left until the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Facebook is stepping up its efforts to ensure it is not used as a tool to interfere in politics and...