Information Technology
-
Apple plans low-cost MacBook, pro-focused Mac Mini
Aug 21, 2018 1:00 am - Apple will release a new low-cost laptop and a professional-focused upgrade to the Mac mini desktop later this year, ending a drought of Mac computers that has limited s...
-
Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users
Aug 21, 2018 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a scale from zero to one. The previously unreported rating...
-
Hackers make internet a dangerous destinationAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - The headlines are filled almost weekly with new stories about cyber crime, as data breaches strike more frequently and closer to home for every American consumer, busine...
-
Smart tech policy warrants Illinois' economic triumpAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Within the last year, the Illinois General Assembly has seen a large amount of proposals aimed at engineering liability in the areas of privacy and data security. Tech p...
-
Analysis: Could artificial intelligence fix corporate hiring biases?
Aug 19, 2018 1:00 am - Artificial intelligence promises to make hiring an unbiased utopia. There's certainly plenty of room for improvement. Employee referrals, a process that tends to leave u...
-
How to track where Google's tracking you
Aug 18, 2018 1:15 am - Turning off the location tracking on your phone isn't enough to stop Google from receiving any information about where you are, an Associated Press investigation reveale...
-
How Walmart has built a ragtag alliance to battle Amazon
Aug 18, 2018 1:13 am - Battling Amazon isn't easy-even for the world's largest retail chain. Fear of Jeff Bezos helps explain why Walmart has in recent years forged alliances with Google, Micr...
-
The Chinese smartphone upstarts taking on Apple and Samsung
Aug 18, 2018 1:12 am - Apple and Samsung's domination of the smartphone world is being challenged like never before, with Chinese companies muscling in with cheaper and just as innovative devi...
-
How close are we to the end of the gaming console?
Aug 18, 2018 1:10 am - The measuring stick for success between the big three gaming companies of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo has long been a question of how many consoles they've sold. But al...
-
Analysis: Is Tesla a cash cow, or simply a handful of beans?
Aug 18, 2018 1:07 am - It is an axiom of market capitalism that things are worth, in terms of money, what people will pay for them. But this seemingly straightforward matter, known as price di...