Information Technology
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Why the FBI would like you to reboot your WiFi router
Jun 02, 2018 1:00 am - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking everyone with a home router to do one small thing: Turn your router off and then back on again. The agency issued a warning...
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Facebook losing its cool as teens pick YouTube, Snapchat
Jun 02, 2018 1:00 am - Three years ago, Facebook was the dominant social media site among U.S. teens, visited by 71 percent of people in that magic, trendsetting demographic. Not anymore. Now,...
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Nintendo harnesses power of smartphones, Pokemon and Switch
Jun 02, 2018 1:00 am - Nintendo Co. is bringing together the magnetic appeal of Pokemon, smartphones and the Switch console into an interlinked gaming experience. “Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu” a...
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Survey: 45% of teens are online 'almost constantly.' But is it good for them?
Jun 02, 2018 1:00 am - Forty-five percent of teens say they are online "almost constantly," according to a new Pew Research Center study on teens and social media use. That percentage has near...
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How spies can use your cellphone to find you - and eavesdrop on your calls, texts
Jun 02, 2018 1:00 am - Surveillance systems that track the locations of cellphone users and spy on their calls, texts and data streams are being turned against Americans as they roam the count...
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Scratch that: Consumer Reports now recommends Tesla's Model 3
Jun 02, 2018 1:00 am - Consumer Reports now recommends the Tesla Model 3. Surprised? As recently as last week the nonprofit product tester reported that Tesla's highly regarded mass-market sed...
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Analysis: Hey Alexa, come clean about how much you're really recording us
Jun 02, 2018 1:00 am - We're learning an important lesson about cutting-edge voice technology: Amazon's Alexa is always listening. So are Google's Assistant and Apple's Siri. Putting live micr...
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Report: Facebook, Google planning Chicago office expansionsJun 01, 2018 1:00 am - Technology giants Facebook and Google are considering major expansions in Chicago, according to a Chicago Tribune report. Facebook, headquartered in California, is negot...
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It's hard to get a patent. This Crystal Lake South grad already holds two.May 30, 2018 5:28 am - Recent Crystal Lake South graduate Caroline Rausch has the distinction of helping design and build prototypes for two patented products. The ideas: A survival kit to hel...
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Self-driving vehicles, robots planned for DHL facility in RosemontMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - Self-driving vehicles, drones, augmented reality "smart glasses" and robots that can pick and pack are some of the technologies that will be on display beginning next ye...