Information Technology
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Toddler's popsicle delivery marks milestone in drone delivery
Aug 11, 2018 1:00 am - From her home in a wooded hollow in Virginia hill country, Brianna Smith and her two-year-old son Jack entered the aviation record books on Tuesday. Just six minutes aft...
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Gridiron: This forgotten video game helped pave the way for Madden NFL
Aug 11, 2018 1:00 am - This week's release of Madden NFL marks the 30th anniversary of the most popular sports video game of all time. While it has generated more than $4 billion in revenue an...
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Mount Prospect adopts rules for "small cell" installationsAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - As the public's appetite for cellular communication grows, the state of Illinois has tried to meet that demand with a new law allowing "small cell" installations within ...
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Lake County Tech Campus wants officer to patrol halls, help in classroomAug 09, 2018 5:38 am - The Lake County Tech Campus is pursuing a plan to have a uniformed police officer on its premises for the first time this fall. School officials hope the officer will be...
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Testing finds flaws with car electronic car safety systems
Aug 07, 2018 1:00 am - DETROIT - Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you're not paying attention, an ins...
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A hidden Amazon fortune: Jeff Bezos' parents may be worth billions
Aug 05, 2018 1:12 am - It may be the most successful venture investment of all time. In 1995, Jackie and Mike Bezos plowed $245,573 into their son's fledgling e-commerce website, according to ...
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Review: Tesla Model 3 is a giant iPhone - for better and worse
Aug 04, 2018 1:19 am - I joined a buddy recently to fawn as he received his long-delayed Tesla Model 3. When we first climbed in, the radio was blaring - and we couldn't find an off button. Th...
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There's no good reason to keep old tweets online. Here's how to delete them.
Aug 04, 2018 1:11 am - Once, the internet was fun. It's time to move on. We've built up archives of our past selves online over the years - tweets, social media, message-board posts, live jour...
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Amazon's the biggest in online shopping, but not always the best
Aug 04, 2018 1:05 am - Amazon.com's dominance in online retail is clear to see: The so-called Everything Store captures 49 percent of retail e-commerce sales in the U.S., thanks in large part ...
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Why Microsoft considers it a 'responsibility' to help you unplug
Aug 04, 2018 1:00 am - The revelation hit Yusuf Mehdi when he was cleaning out his garage. The corporate vice president of Microsoft's Modern Life and Devices team used part of a three-month s...