Information Technology
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Google employees demand company renounce working with Trump immigration agencies
Aug 17, 2019 6:00 am - Google's challenges are mounting from within as employees call on the company to promise it won't do business with the Trump administration's immigration apparatus. More...
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AI and bionic eyes are helping to contain raging wildfires
Aug 17, 2019 6:00 am - On a tower in the Brazilian rainforest, a sentinel scans the horizon for the first signs of fire. Only these eyes aren't human. They don't blink or take breaks, and guid...
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Analysis: Gadgets are boring, but video games are cooler than ever
Aug 17, 2019 6:00 am - For the past two decades, I've been clinging to my beloved Nintendo 64. What could ever match the video game console's audacity of design and nostalgic allure, from its ...
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How to manage voice recordings on your smart devices
Aug 17, 2019 6:00 am - After reports emerged that contractors had reviewed voice recordings for Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant, all three companies moved to change their p...
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Robots are solving banks' very expensive research problem
Aug 17, 2019 6:00 am - As lawmakers in Brasilia debated a controversial pension overhaul for months, a robot more than 5,000 miles away in London kept a close eye on all 513 of them. The algor...
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Researchers create robotic lens that can be controlled by eyes
Aug 17, 2019 6:00 am - When you're reading, looking at a map or squinting toward the horizon, your eyes adjust themselves involuntarily and instantaneously, thanks to tiny muscles inside the c...
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Hoffman Estates embraces tech for greater goodAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Rated as one of the top 50 "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine in 2016, Hoffman Estates boasts outstanding schools, a diverse population and a large sports arena off...
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Luminii acquires competitor Optic ArtsAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - NILES - Luminii, a manufacturer of specification-grade architectural LED lighting systems, said it has acquired competitor Optic Arts, based in Los Angeles. Terms of the...
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Zebra tabs two PR firms to enhance marketingAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Zebra Technologies Corp. has selected Archetype as its PR agency of record in the Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa regions and Zeno Group a...
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Senators concerned Epstein conspiracy theories play into Russia's hands
Aug 13, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senators from both parties are deeply concerned that the conspiracy theories swirling online about Jeffrey Epstein's death - and even amplified by President...