Information Technology
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As Amazon leads cashless charge, states and cities push back
Apr 06, 2019 6:10 am - Rebecca Esparza works with homeless people and, having once lived in a shelter herself, knows what it's like to navigate the U.S. economy if you don't have much money. F...
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Streaming to subscriptions: Video games enter new frontiers
Apr 06, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK — The video game industry is entering new frontiers. In the past, you plunked down $60 at GameStop for a copy of Grand Theft Auto or Madden NFL and played it ou...
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Shopping for tech? Subscribe to these 5 YouTubers before you buy
Apr 06, 2019 6:00 am - I'm in the market for a new laptop, and it needs to be enough of a beast for modern gaming. I'm talking something that allows for real-time ray tracing - a graphics tech...
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Review: How to stop robocall spammers — and exact revenge
Apr 06, 2019 6:00 am - “Call me, maybe?” is on the brink of becoming “Call me, never.” Robocalls, those computer-generated shysters, are making some people stop answering the phone altogether....
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Meet Boston Dynamics' newest robot - a massive, bird-like machine that works in a warehouse
Apr 06, 2019 6:00 am - In their quest to develop functional - and sometimes terrifying - robots, Boston Dynamics has unleashed a veritable petting zoo of futuristic-looking machines. In recent...
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Entrepreneurs sought for accelerator programApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - GLEN ELLYN - Innovation DuPage is accepting applications for its third Owner-to-CEO Business Accelerator, a program that provides small business owners with strategies f...
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YouTube executives ignored warnings, letting toxic videos run rampant
Apr 03, 2019 1:00 am - A year ago, Susan Wojcicki was on stage to defend YouTube. Her company, hammered for months for fueling falsehoods online, was reeling from another flare-up involving a ...
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Analysis: Apple now wants to do pretty much everything for you, but will you save money?
Mar 30, 2019 6:25 am - You know Apple as the company that makes your iPhone. On Monday it said it also wants to be your cable guy, newsstand, credit card and video arcade. Add up all those new...
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Analysis: The good, bad and the unknown of Apple's new services
Mar 30, 2019 6:24 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It took a while, but finally - and with the carefully curated help of Oprah, Big Bird and Goldman Sachs - Apple has at last unveiled a new streaming...
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Apple belatedly jumps into the streaming TV business
Mar 30, 2019 6:15 am - CUPERTINO, California — Jumping belatedly into a business dominated by Netflix and Amazon, Apple announced its own TV and movie streaming service Monday, enlisting such ...