Information Technology
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Review: Don't feel guilty about sharing your TV log-in
Feb 24, 2018 12:15 am - When the Olympics come around, the cable guy has an awful way of making us feel like criminals. It happens like this: You're telling your buddy about Lindsey Vonn's big ...
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Getting a new iPhone battery can be a frustrating, weekslong process
Feb 24, 2018 12:10 am - Some people across the country are reporting that they're having a tough time getting their iPhone batteries replaced through Apple's battery replacement program that la...
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YouTube excels at recommending videos. Detecting hoaxes? Not so much
Feb 24, 2018 12:05 am - YouTube's failure to stop the spread of conspiracy theories related to last week's school shooting in Florida highlights a problem that has long plagued the platform: It...
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Analysis: Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to fix Facebook. His employees keep getting in the way.
Feb 24, 2018 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Mark Zuckerberg has mandated wholesale change at Facebook after a year during which the company was rocked by Russian meddling, fake news, and controvers...
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Google's algorithms see heart attack risk by looking at our eyes
Feb 24, 2018 12:00 am - By looking at the human eye, Google's algorithms were able to predict whether someone had high blood pressure or was at risk of a heart attack or stroke, Google research...
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Walmart's Amazon killer goes from superstar to man on hot seat
Feb 24, 2018 12:00 am - He was hailed as Walmart Inc.'s online guru, the guy who would drag the lumbering giant into the digital-commerce era and put Amazon in its place. But 18 months after se...
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5 things to expect at the 2018 Mobile World Congress
Feb 24, 2018 12:00 am - Mobile World Congress, the wireless industry's biggest conference, begins next week in Barcelona, where more than 100,000 people are set to see the latest smartphones, a...
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Algorithms are one reason a conspiracy theory goes viral; another reason might be you
Feb 23, 2018 12:00 am - The false belief that a 17-year-old who survived the Parkland massacre is actually a paid actor, or perhaps being nefariously coached by liberals to promote gun control,...
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Twitter suspends thousands of suspected bots, angering Trump boosters
Feb 22, 2018 12:00 am - The social media service Twitter is believed to have suspended thousands of accounts for being automated bots, or for other policy violations, drawing outcry from fringe...
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Rosemont gives $1 million in TIF dollars for DHL Innovation CenterFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - Rosemont will give $1 million in tax increment financing funds to the developer of global logistics firm DHL's new Innovation Center, where the company plans to showcase...