Information Technology
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Zebra acquires Cortexica Vision SystemsNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Zebra Technologies Corp. announced it has acquired Cortexica Vision Systems Ltd., a London-based business-to-business computer vision-based artificial int...
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Alight Solution completes NGA acquisitionNov 04, 2019 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Benefits, payroll and cloud solutions provider Alight Solutions said it has completed its acquisition of NGA Human Resources. Terms of the acquisition wer...
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From toast of town to toxic: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg on outs with Democrats
Nov 04, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Mark Zuckerberg's social network in Washington is shrinking. Bipartisan hostility against Facebook has been building for months, fueled by a series of priva...
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Discover begins contactless card rolloutNov 04, 2019 12:00 am - RIVERWOODS - Discover announced it will begin issuing contactless-enabled credit cards over the next several months. With contactless technology, Discover cardmembers ca...
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Analysis: The hidden problem with HBO Max's service plan
Nov 02, 2019 6:13 am - For consumers it felt like a sweet stream: pay the same $15 you're already paying for HBO, get all the additional content of HBO Max. As the AT&T-owned WarnerMedia unvei...
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Survey: The average time young people spend watching videos — mostly on YouTube — has doubled since 2015
Nov 02, 2019 6:00 am - More than twice as many young people watch videos every day as did four years ago, and the average time spent watching videos — mostly on YouTube — has roughly doubled, ...
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What is fingerprinting? The online tracking you can't avoid
Nov 02, 2019 6:00 am - Just when you thought we had hit rock bottom on all the ways the internet could snoop on us — no. We've sunk even lower. There's a tactic spreading across the web named ...
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Apple revamping smart home efforts after falling behind Amazon, Google
Nov 02, 2019 6:00 am - Apple is ramping up hiring for a team that is working on new smart-home software and devices in an effort to catch up in a field where Google and Amazon.com have dominat...
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Beyond Netflix: A look at what you get with new streaming services
Nov 02, 2019 6:00 am - Attention binge watchers: There's life beyond Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. Streaming choices are about to proliferate with the debut of Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus. HBO M...
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Freebies are the key hook in new 'streaming wars'
Nov 02, 2019 6:00 am - If you make it free, will they come? Apple, Disney and AT&T's WarnerMedia want to jump-start their challenges to Netflix by offering freebies and deep discounts on emerg...