Information Technology
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Looking beyond the conventional car
Jan 12, 2019 5:06 am - WASHINGTON - When Sheryl Connelly was growing up in Metro Detroit, she worried that the ease of newfangled power steering was going to lull Americans into oblivion. "I h...
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More companies are bypassing big app stores, costing Apple, Google millions
Jan 12, 2019 5:05 am - A growing number of software companies are looking to bypass the dominant app store gatekeepers at Apple and Google - selling their services directly to consumers and un...
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Artificial intelligence vs. the hackers
Jan 12, 2019 5:05 am - Last year, Microsoft Corp.'s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company's administrators, who ...
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Self-driving car companies preach safety first
Jan 12, 2019 5:02 am - Autonomous vehicles are driving the buzz at CES this week - but this year, companies are touting their commitment to safety and public education after fatal crashes incr...
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Deepak Chopra has a prescription for what ails technology
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 am - LAS VEGAS — Deepak Chopra pulls back his sleeve to show me his Fitbit. His heart rate is 69 beats per minute. “I can consciously bring it down,” he says. “This technolog...
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How your at-home DNA test results could solve cold cases
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 am - The results seem almost miraculous: an arrest in the killing of a young girl in 1988 after 30 years of searching. The murder of a young couple in 1987, solved in a matte...
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Self-rolling suitcases and roll-up TVs: CES 2019's craziest and coolest gadgets
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 am - LAS VEGAS - Hello future, you are weird. At least it is here at CES 2019, the tech industry's biggest annual conference. It's where companies big and small come to launc...
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Study: Social-media junkies make riskier decisions
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 am - A new study on social media use out Jan. 10 found that people who spent excessive time on Facebook also made riskier decisions - performing as poorly in a famous psychol...
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Home items are getting smarter and creepier, like it or not
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 am - NEW YORK - One day, finding an oven that just cooks food may be as tough as buying a TV that merely lets you change channels. Internet-connected “smarts” are creeping in...
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Chamberlain, Amazon partner for in-garage deliveryJan 12, 2019 12:00 am - OAK BROOK - Chamberlain Group, the maker of LiftMaster and Chamberlain garage door openers, is partnering with Amazon to develop secure, convenient package delivery with...