Information Technology
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Amazon is working on a device to read human emotions
May 25, 2019 1:00 am - Amazon.com is developing a voice-activated wearable device that can recognize human emotions. The wrist-worn gadget is described as a health and wellness product in inte...
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Both Democrats, Republicans blast facial-recognition technology in a rare bipartisan moment
May 25, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Facial-recognition technology endured fierce resistance in Washington on Wednesday as both Democratic and Republican lawmakers criticized the artificial-int...
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Lawmakers join labor, business in call for data center tax incentivesMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A group of upstate and downstate Republicans and Democrats joined labor and business interests Wednesday to call on the General Assembly to pass a bill tha...
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Zebra to acquire data analytics company ProfitectMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Zebra Technologies Corp. said it intends to acquire Profitect Inc., a privately-held provider of prescriptive analytics for the retail and consumer packag...
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Review: Real potential in foldable screen on Lenovo laptop
May 19, 2019 6:22 am - The folding-screen trend just leaped from phones to laptops. On Monday, Lenovo unveiled what it's calling the world's first "foldable" laptop, and I got to spend a littl...
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Tech Help Desk: How to maximize laptop battery life; what to do if your device is bugged
May 18, 2019 6:23 am - It's a confusing and often scary tech world out there. "I have no idea what to do, so I'm asking you," wrote Tricia F. of Richmond, recently. She said someone had been u...
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Analysis: What Apple's Supreme Court loss could mean for Silicon Valley
May 18, 2019 6:09 am - Apple's loss in a high-stakes Supreme Court case on Monday unsettled Silicon Valley, threatening a wave of new consumer lawsuits and other legal salvos that could challe...
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Facebook warns advertisers 'clear history' may hurt targeting
May 18, 2019 6:00 am - Facebook Inc. is close to rolling out a long-awaited privacy feature, but issued a warning to advertisers that improved privacy for users will have at least one key trad...
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San Francisco becomes first city in US to ban facial-recognition software
May 18, 2019 6:00 am - San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police, dealing a swift symbolic blow t...
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Google rolls out new data-reliant ad spots days after pledging more privacy
May 18, 2019 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Just a week after introducing new privacy controls for its billions of users, Google has a different message for data-hungry advertisers: We have your ba...