Information Technology
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Meditation app Calm backed by Ashton Kutcher valued at $1B
Feb 09, 2019 5:00 am - Calm.com Inc. - which makes an app that guides people through relaxation exercises and encourages users to breathe - has been valued at $1 billion in a funding round led...
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Boeing steps up supersonic jet investment, sweeping aside Lockheed Martin partnership
Feb 09, 2019 5:00 am - Boeing has made a "significant investment" to help the Nevada-based jet start-up Aerion develop and commercialize a sleek, pointy-nosed supersonic business jet it is cal...
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Alarm Detection Systems marks 50 yearsFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - AURORA - Family-owned security systems business Alarm Detection Systems is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Founder and CEO Bob Bonifas started ADS after work...
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Apple releases FaceTime fix, rewards 14-year-old who discovered eavesdropping bug
Feb 08, 2019 12:00 am - Apple may be giving its customers peace of mind with a newly released fix for its FaceTime security bug, but at least one user is getting something more: money for disco...
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92-year-old John Dingell dunked on celebrities, ridiculed Trump and became a Twitter favorite
Feb 08, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - During his 59-year tenure as the longest-serving member of Congress, John Dingell uncovered government fraud, fought for universal health care, helped to pa...
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Inquiring minds: How did a tabloid get Jeff Bezos' texts?
Feb 06, 2019 12:00 am - When the National Enquirer published explicit text messages between Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the woman he was having an affair with, the world's richest man made cl...
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Breaking through tradition: Bolingbrook's Wi-Tronix innovates in rail industryFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Bad puns aside, you could say that Larry Jordan is on the right track for success. The company Jordan co-founded in his basement in 2005 has grown to become a driving fo...
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How long is the airport security wait? We test the apps that tell us the time.
Feb 02, 2019 5:16 am - Airport security lines can behave like curly hair: One small change in the atmosphere and everything can go out of whack. Weather, holidays and most recently the partial...
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14-year-old's discovery of FaceTime bug could rattle Apple
Feb 02, 2019 5:12 am - At the heart of Apple's shocking FaceTime bug, which allowed just about anyone to turn an iPhone into a live microphone, stands a 14-year-old boy who stumbled upon the e...
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Analysis: Apple vs. Facebook: It's not all about privacy
Feb 02, 2019 5:07 am - This week brings a useful reminder that Facebook is not in the helping-you-keep-in-touch-with-friends business. It's in the ad-selling business - a business that require...