Information Technology
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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...
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Here are your options if YouTube vanishes from Amazon devices
Dec 09, 2017 6:20 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Attention Fire TV owners: YouTube might soon disappear from your Amazon streaming device. But you'll still have options. Google is threatening to pull Yo...
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Analysis: When Amazon and Google fight, consumers lose
Dec 09, 2017 6:18 am - Two tech giants are in a messy streaming video fight right now, leaving consumers squeezed in the middle. Google on Tuesday said it would pull its YouTube apps from Amaz...
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'The Woebot will see you now' - the rise of chatbot therapy
Dec 09, 2017 6:17 am - My therapist wanted to explain a few things during our first online session: "I'm going to check in with you at random times. If you can't respond straight away, don't s...
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Essay: Now tech moguls have to work to appear not 'evil'
Dec 08, 2017 12:00 am - Something weird is happening in the technology industry: Giant companies are suddenly worrying about what people think of them. It's not that Apple Inc. or Facebook Inc....
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Hersey student wins 9th District Congressional App ChallengeDec 07, 2017 12:00 am - Mount Prospect resident John Dattilo, a junior at John Hersey High School, was named the winner of the 9th District 2017 Congressional App Challenge. The results were a...