Information Technology
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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...
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Does the new iPhone creep you out? Why tiny holes scare some people
Sep 14, 2019 6:00 am - As Apple debuted its newest iPhones on Tuesday, a striking new feature took center stage: a three-lens setup that puts a near-professional camera in the hands of anyone ...
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Apple changes kids app guidelines following criticism from developers
Sep 14, 2019 6:00 am - Apple rolled back privacy rules Thursday that developers of apps for children had said would hurt their ability to make money and improve their products. The rules, whic...
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PewDiePie, YouTube's biggest star, tried to make peace; his fans rebelled
Sep 14, 2019 6:00 am - Longtime YouTubers are among the first to know what it means to mature in real time on the Internet. It means constantly reckoning with what you've done online, which is...
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How Jim Watkins took over one of the web's most notorious hate sites
Sep 14, 2019 6:00 am - He was an unknown former U.S. Army repairman of attack helicopters when he arrived in the Philippines in 2001, where he would run websites featuring Japanese pornography...
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Northrop Grumman nets $96M contract with Australian Air ForceSep 14, 2019 1:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS - Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected by the Australian Defence Organisation on behalf of the Royal Australian Air Force to continue its support of ...
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Illinois part of antitrust investigation of GoogleSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The advertising and other business practices of tech giant Google will be under heavy scrutiny in the coming months as part of a bipartisan investigation l...
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DHL opens Innovation Center in RosemontSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - DHL officially opened its Innovation Center in Rosemont on Thursday - one of only three in the world where the global logistics firm will showcase its products and proje...
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First look at iPhone 11: That's an awful lot of cash for a camera
Sep 11, 2019 1:00 am - When you hold an iPhone 11 Pro, there's just one thing that makes it look new: a third eye. No, Siri hasn't opened a portal to your soul. Apple just added a third camera...