Information Technology
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Big banks' clampdown on data puts Silicon Valley apps on alert
Mar 30, 2019 6:00 am - The app was quickly becoming a cult favorite among penny-pinching U.S. consumers - and also a bane for their banks. In just over a year, Paul Kesserwani's startup Cushio...
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Baristas beware: A robot that makes gourmet cups of coffee has arrived
Mar 30, 2019 6:00 am - In the food industry, it seems, the robot revolution is well underway, with machines mastering skilled tasks that have always been performed by people. In Boston, robots...
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Esports continue TV push with ESPN and Turner, sparking enthusiasm, ire
Mar 30, 2019 6:00 am - Professional competitive video gaming provoked its own kind of March madness last weekend when ABC broadcast the Overwatch League's Stage 1 final on Saturday afternoon. ...
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Apple debuts titanium credit card with Goldman, Mastercard
Mar 30, 2019 6:00 am - Apple Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are joining forces in the consumer credit business, launching the Apple Card credit card for iPhones. The card is tied to Apple P...
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Twitter says it won't remove Trump tweets that violate its rules, but it will label them
Mar 28, 2019 1:00 am - The next time a politician, dignitary - or perhaps a president - makes an utterance that violates Twitter standards, the message might be accompanied by a note that expa...
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Flexera notes record growth, expansionMar 27, 2019 1:00 am - ITASCA - Software solutions company Flexera announced a series of corporate milestones and record achievements over the past year. Flexera closed out 2018 by breaking co...
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Apple details news app, credit card at services event
Mar 25, 2019 1:00 am - CUPERTINO, California - Apple laid out the details of its news subscription service, Apple News Plus, and a new credit card at an event Monday. It's also expected to lau...
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Backlash to Big Tech surges across the political spectrum
Mar 23, 2019 6:15 am - WASHINGTON - Democrats have so far been loudest on the campaign trail and in Washington in their calls to crack down on Silicon Valley. But the mounting criticism this w...
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Her image had been buried near a Civil War battlefield for 100 years. Adobe Photoshop let me see her face.
Mar 23, 2019 6:15 am - My metal detector gave a loud signal as I swept its coil over the freshly cleared earth. I had just dug up several Civil War bullets a few feet away, but this signal sou...
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Analysis: Devin Nunes is suing Twitter and a satirical cow over mean tweets. Does he have a case?
Mar 23, 2019 6:14 am - Rep. Devin Nunes filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming Twitter, two parody accounts and a Republican political consultant violated the First Amendment and defamed him. In...