Information Technology
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Google grilled in Congress: What's ahead for tech companies
Dec 12, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. lawmakers' grilling of Google CEO Sundar Pichai may have sounded like a broken record, but it amplified the prickly issues facing tech companies a...
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Congresswoman to Google CEO: Why when I search 'idiot' do I get pictures of Trump?
Dec 12, 2018 12:00 am - In an effort to understand how Google search algorithms work, a Democratic congresswoman asked the tech company's CEO a simple question: "If you Google the word 'idiot' ...
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Elon Musk's Chicago tunnel moves closer to reality
Dec 12, 2018 12:00 am - Elon Musk's planned tunneling project in Chicago, seemingly jeopardized when its biggest champion said he would not run for reelection, has taken an important step close...
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Molex receives automotive awardDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - LISLE - Molex has been selected by the editors of Autonomous Vehicle Technology magazine as a recipient of a 2018 ACES Award. The award honors the most innovative techno...
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How Fortnite addiction is forcing kids into video-game rehab
Dec 08, 2018 12:20 am - Debbie Vitany is fighting a losing battle against Fortnite. Her 17-year-old son, Carson, has been logging 12 hours a day on the video game, searching for weapons and res...
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Editing your smartphone photos can make all the difference - here's how to do it
Dec 08, 2018 12:17 am - Deborah Sandidge is a travel photographer who has written books on photography, teaches advanced photo technique workshops and has been honored as a Nikon Ambassador. In...
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Amazon's plan to profit from space data
Dec 08, 2018 12:09 am - In recent years, Amazon.com has pressed beyond its e-commerce roots to plant a flag in cloud computing, groceries and entertainment, disrupting established players along...
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Robot janitors are coming to mop floors at a Walmart near you
Dec 08, 2018 12:00 am - Robots are coming to a Walmart Inc. near you, and not just as a gimmick. The world's largest retailer is rolling out 360 autonomous floor-scrubbing robots in some of its...
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Your next Uber ride may have a minifridge stocked with snacks
Dec 08, 2018 12:00 am - In late 2014, Uber Technologies Inc. began testing a service called Uber Essentials. It was based on the premise that the most popular items from convenience stores coul...
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Your Apple products are getting more expensive. Here's why.
Dec 08, 2018 12:00 am - You can't put a price on loyalty. Just kidding, it's $1,000. Apple this year became a trillion-dollar company. But it also became the thousand-dollar company: Suddenly y...