Information Technology
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Zebra Technologies improves how cars are purchased in OrlandoDec 13, 2017 12:00 am - Zebra Technologies Corp. said it is working with a Florida car dealership to improve the experience of buying a car for customers. Lincolnshire-based Zebra, a market...
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Target to buy Shipt for $550 million in bet on same-day delivery
Dec 13, 2017 12:00 am - Target agreed to purchase grocery-delivery startup Shipt Inc. for $550 million, stepping up efforts to challenge Amazon.com in e-commerce orders. Target will use the all...
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How a Loyola graduate went from drummer to CEODec 11, 2017 12:00 pm - When Tom Crowley, who grew up in Wilmette, graduated from Loyola University in 1983, his rock band signed a record deal and moved to Los Angeles. Playing drums and singi...
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How a 6-year-old boy made $11 million reviewing toys on YouTube
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California company wants to build solar farm at Lake in the Hills airportDec 11, 2017 12:00 am - A California company is eyeing the Lake in the Hills Airport to build a solar farm, village Economic Development Coordinator George Hahne said. Village officials are in...
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How to get rich off bitcoin - or lose it all trying
Dec 11, 2017 12:00 am - To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, "Here we go again." Bitcoin is on everyone's lips last week and the price has gone nuts. Its skyrocket has prompted wall-to-wall news covera...
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Netflix's 'creepy' tweet reminds us all how closely it's watching us
Dec 11, 2017 12:00 am - Netflix sent out a tweet Sunday that roasted a subset of its most devoted users over an open fire: those who are obsessively watching its heavily promoted holiday movie ...
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Review: I gave Amazon a key to my house. I regretted it.
Dec 09, 2017 6:24 am - I gave Amazon.com a key to go into my house and drop off packages when I'm not around. After two weeks, it turns out letting strangers in has been the least-troubling pa...
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New books for young readers illustrate basics of coding
Dec 09, 2017 6:21 am - As we are in the middle of Computer Science Education Week, what better time to look at recent kids' books about coding? As you may already know, coding is instructing a...
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Facebook's Messenger Kids deepens debate over child social media use
Dec 09, 2017 6:21 am - Facebook now has a messaging app for kids - its first product aimed at young children, putting the social network at the heart of the ongoing debate about how and when c...