Information Technology
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How Apple Watch is inching toward becoming a medical device
Sep 15, 2018 1:00 am - CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is trying to turn its smartwatch from a niche gadget into a lifeline to better health by slowly evolving it into a medical device. In its ...
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Why you should think twice about texting your clientsSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - The pace of communication in the professional world increases exponentially daily. Clients used to communicating via text and messaging apps have come to expect that sam...
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STEM, manufacturing career pathways help guide studentsSep 11, 2018 11:00 pm - District 214's STEM, manufacturing career pathways help guide students
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Useful or creepy? Mixed reviews for Gmail's Smart Reply
Sep 08, 2018 1:10 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Google is toeing the line between helping you save time and creeping you out as it turns to machines to suggest email replies on your behalf. The customi...
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What did parents worry about before 'screen time'? Radio, even novels
Sep 08, 2018 1:08 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Stephen Dennis was raising his two sons in the 1980s, he never heard the phrase "screen time," nor did he worry much about the hours his kids spent ...
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More than 1 in 4 American users have deleted Facebook, Pew survey finds
Sep 08, 2018 1:07 am - Nearly three-quarters of American Facebook users have changed how they use the social media app in the past year, following a barrage of scandals involving the abuse of ...
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EXPLAINED: What is shadow banning?
Sep 08, 2018 1:07 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The sinister-sounding term "shadow banning" has been in play recently, mostly thanks to conservatives - including President Donald Trump - accusing Twitt...
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Analysis: Google's empty chair at Senate an unforced error
Sep 08, 2018 1:06 am - Google, faced with what may be the most intense political scrutiny in the company's 20-year history, decided to pass on a chance to defend itself in Congress. A Senate I...
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Analysis: From encryption to deepfakes, lawmakers geek out during Facebook and Twitter hearing
Sep 08, 2018 1:05 am - Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg relentlessly practiced before taking hot seats on Capitol Hill, engaging in role play and panels of questioning with colleagues and consu...
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Racism and anti-Semitism surged in corners of the Web after Trump's election, analysis shows
Sep 08, 2018 1:00 am - Racist and anti-Semitic content has surged on shadowy social media platforms - spiking around President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day and the "Unite the Right Rally" i...