Information Technology
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With mobile pay, you can go without a wallet at checkoutNov 03, 2018 1:09 am - When you're at the checkout line this holiday season, you could juggle your bags and dig into your purse or billfold for your credit or debit card. Or you could use that...
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How'd a government agency get infected with malware? 9,000 pages of porn.
Nov 03, 2018 1:08 am - A federal employee infected a U.S. government network with malware after viewing more than 9,000 pornographic webpages at work, according to an inspector general's repor...
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Google offers money to universities to use AI in research
Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Google is offering $25 million to universities and nonprofits that have research ideas that can be expanded by using artificial intelligence and other technology to solv...
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Uber, Google and the long, lingering tail of #MeToo
Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Two Silicon Valley heavyweights faced fresh headlines this week about prior allegations of sexual misconduct, serving as a reminder to companies that their handling of h...
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From Silicon Valley elite to social media hate: The radicalization that led to Gab
Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Like many young entrepreneurs drawn to California's technological gold rush, Andrew Torba brought a familiar mix of smarts, ambition and big ideas when he arrived nearly...
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Mark Zuckerberg is banking on video, 'stories' and Instagram
Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is betting the company's future on video and disappearing posts called "stories," not the company's famous news feed. In...
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Abbott wins FDA approval for much-anticipated insulin app
Nov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Abbott Laboratories won U.S. approval for its FreeStyle LibreLink diabetes-monitoring app, giving users a way to keep track of their glucose levels from their iPhones. T...
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State senator sought to weaken biometric privacy protections he had championedOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - Democratic state Sen. Terry Link championed an Illinois law meant to guard people's data culled from biometric markers on social media. Then he made what critics said w...
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What you need to know about Apple's iPad and MacBook event
Oct 30, 2018 1:00 am - First Apple axed the home button on the iPhone. Now it's coming for the iPad. In New York on Tuesday, the tech giant is expected to unveil new versions of its iPad Pro t...
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Pizza Hut will enlist robots in quest to slice delivery times
Oct 30, 2018 1:00 am - Pizza Hut is fusing two of America's favorite pastimes - pizza pies and pickup trucks - in a bid to cut delivery times as fast-food competition heats up. As part of the ...