Information Technology
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'SCREENAGERS' showing in District 204 to promote talk of smart tech use for teensJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - For today's students, there are laptop screens and projector screens at school, smartphone screens any time, laptop screens again for homework after class, and TV screen...
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Comcast's new streaming service, rivaling Netflix, is all about the ads
Jan 26, 2019 5:22 am - When Comcast launches its worldwide rival to Netflix in 2020, one key difference will set the two services apart: digital advertising. While some international audiences...
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How 25 semiautonomous robots changed one university campus overnight
Jan 26, 2019 5:20 am - FAIRFAX, Va. - The little white robot on wheels began its journey outside Blaze Pizza. Hanging a quick right, the machine rolled past groups of hurried students, over si...
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Tesla's mass layoffs and reduced car production have Wall Street 'waking up from the dream'
Jan 26, 2019 5:09 am - Elon Musk's electric-auto giant Tesla said Wednesday it has curbed production for some of its most expensive vehicles after its second mass layoff in seven months, fueli...
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YouTube is changing its algorithms to stop recommending conspiracies
Jan 26, 2019 5:07 am - SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube said Friday it is retooling its recommendation algorithm that suggests new videos to users in order to prevent promoting conspiracies and false i...
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Study: Workers in heartland states most at risk of losing jobs to AI
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 am - People who live in heartland states such as Kentucky and Indiana are most at risk in the United States of losing their jobs to robots or other artificial intelligence, a...
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Amazon to test delivery robots on Seattle-area sidewalks
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 am - Amazon.com will use robots to deliver packages in the suburbs north of Seattle, its latest experiment to automate the last-mile of delivery that's a labor-intensive and ...
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Verizon settles education app billing flapJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - Verizon customers won't be locked out of a popular education communication smartphone app after all. Makers of the Remind app had warned users who were also Verizon cust...
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Equity firm gives Vistex $105 million boostJan 23, 2019 10:00 pm - A California private equity firm has bought a minority stake in Hoffman Estates-based global software company Vistex Inc., an investment deal that is worth up to $105 mi...
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Family says hacked Nest camera warned them of North Korean missile attack
Jan 23, 2019 12:00 am - Laura Lyons and her family were enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon in Orinda, California, when a warning claiming to be from Civil Defense rang out from their living room,...