Information Technology
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Facebook is still trying to make the Portal happen
Sep 21, 2019 6:00 am - Facebook isn't giving up on its dream of putting a camera in everyone's home. A year after the privacy-challenged social media company released the first Portal — its sm...
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Should you buy the iPhone 11? The new Apple upgrade rule
Sep 20, 2019 6:25 am - We're calling an end to a golden rule of tech: You no longer have to upgrade your iPhone every two years. Three will do just fine. Apple's $700 iPhone 11 and triple-lens...
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Northrop Grumman gets Air Force targeting equipment upgrade dealSep 20, 2019 1:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS - The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $141 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity order for new Litening advanced targeting...
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Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps following data investigation
Sep 20, 2019 1:00 am - Facebook revealed Friday that it had suspended "tens of thousands" of apps that may have mishandled users' personal data, part of an investigation sparked by the social ...
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Walgreens to test drone deliverySep 19, 2019 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Walgreens announced it will test drone delivery of its products in Christiansburg, Virginia next month. Walgreens is partnering with Wing Aviation LLC, the ...
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Think your credit card is safe in your wallet? Think again.
Sep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Check your bank balance, Avril Rhoades in Valdez, Alaska. Freeze your credit, Nazaryah Minnieweather of Victorville, California. And cancel your credit card, Jennifer Ke...
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This year's Apple event was more diverse than ever. But underrepresented minorities were still left out.
Sep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Usually, Apple's events are heavily white and male. This year, more women and people of color took the stage, limiting the tally of white men. But the more diverse lineu...
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How counties are preparing for Election Day cyberattacks
Sep 14, 2019 6:24 am - PRINCETON, N.J. - If Russian hackers seek to disrupt the 2020 election, it will be county election officials on the front lines. And some are diving in to war games so t...
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Amazon starts crowdsourcing Alexa responses. What could possibly go wrong?
Sep 14, 2019 6:23 am - "Alexa, are you trolling me?" Amazon made its Alexa Answer program available to the general public this week after several months of beta testing, opening up its artific...
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Analysis: Apple's Arcade seeks to upend another business model
Sep 14, 2019 6:00 am - Of the refreshed or new products that Apple talked about at its extravaganza this week, I'm most curious about Arcade, the $5 monthly subscription to video games for iPh...