Information Technology
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Day 2: Watch Mark Zuckerberg's Senate testimony liveApr 10, 2018 1:00 pm - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies again before members of the Senate today on data use, protection and privacy in the midst of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and R...
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For Mark Zuckerberg, protecting Facebook means stepping into the spotlight
Apr 10, 2018 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - For many years, Mark Zuckerberg left matters in Washington to his deputies, who have long experience in politics. The Facebook chief executive instead fo...
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Apple researching how Barrington High students use laptopsApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Apple Inc. is working with Barrington High School to research how students use their school-issued laptop computers. Barrington Area Unit District 220 Superintendent Bri...
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Comcast teams up with Cubs on technology contractApr 09, 2018 5:00 am - The Chicago Cubs organization is teaming up with Comcast on a new, multiyear technology and marketing partnership that will provide Wi-Fi, video and voice services at Wr...
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How electric cars could hurt beverage industry, convenience stores
Apr 08, 2018 1:00 am - If drivers of electric cars aren't stopping at gas stations to fill their tanks, the opportunities for impulse purchases inside at the convenience store could dry up. Th...
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Commentary: What if we paid for Facebook instead of letting it spy on us for free?
Apr 07, 2018 1:12 am - Let's play the Price is Right. What's a Facebook membership worth? $7 per month? $5? $1? It's a trick question, because Facebook has always been free. But what if there ...
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Commentary: Facebook gathered us all together, then set a four-alarm dumpster fire
Apr 07, 2018 1:11 am - Since the first tiny packets of information passed across the primordial internet, dreamers have imagined what wonders might be possible once everyone is connected to ev...
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Teslas don't have black boxes, making crash probes harder
Apr 07, 2018 1:10 am - When a Tesla Model X slammed into a concrete highway barrier in California last month, the vehicle's computers contained a wealth of information about the moments leadin...
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Analysis: If Trump really wants to go after Amazon, he has options
Apr 07, 2018 1:09 am - President Donald Trump is livid with Amazon, attacking the company on Twitter and accusing it of taking advantage of the U.S. government to gain an unfair advantage over...
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Apple rumor: Screens that let you control your phone without tapping or swiping
Apr 07, 2018 1:00 am - Smudgy iPhone screens may be a relic of the past, if reports of Apple testing a "touchless" screen are true. The company is said to be developing a screen that lets a pe...