Information Technology
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TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rules
Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine on Friday for failing to protect children's privacy, the first time that the popular short video-sha...
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ComEd an integral partner in suburbs' data center campuses, including on former Sears siteSep 14, 2023 1:00 am - A number of factors contribute to the suitability of a property like the former Sears campus in Hoffman Estates for the development of data centers, but access to an ext...
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Data center developer makes $950,000 offers for homes to be annexed into Elk Grove VillageSep 13, 2023 5:45 am - At long last, Elk Grove Village officials have voted to annex an unincorporated residential subdivision that's remained unscathed by surrounding industrial and commercia...
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Demolition of Sears campus in Hoffman Estates could begin soonSep 13, 2023 1:00 am - A day after a data center developer bought the 273-acre former Sears campus in Hoffman Estates, meetings were scheduled with village officials for next week to discuss d...
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The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, French agency says
Sep 13, 2023 1:00 am - PARIS - French regulators ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for expos...
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CompTIA forms emergency response teamSep 12, 2023 11:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE - CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology industry and workforce, said Wednesday it has formed an emergency response team to comp...
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U.S. claims Google pays more than $10 billion a year to maintain its search dominance
Sep 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice said Tuesday at t...
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Done deal: Texas data center firm closes on deal for Sears campus in Hoffman EstatesSep 12, 2023 1:00 am - The former Sears campus in Hoffman Estates may now have a promising future to go with its storied past, as Dallas-based Compass Datacenters closed on its purchase of the...
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Battery manufacturing plant coming to Manteno - with $530M incentive deal
Sep 08, 2023 1:00 am - A new battery manufacturing plant is set to open in northern Illinois next year after the state offered more than $330 million in tax incentives to make it happen. Gotio...
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Online gig work is growing rapidly, but workers lack job protections, a World Bank report saysSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer c...