Information Technology
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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...
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In 2017, Barack Obama beat Donald Trump at retweets
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Amazon executives part of computer science initiative in BarringtonDec 05, 2017 12:00 am - Hour of Code shows students anyone can learn the basics
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CORe 360 software offers municipalities with enhanced visibility and revenue streamsDec 04, 2017 5:00 pm - One of the biggest challenges municipalities face today is access to information across departments. The innovative design of CORe360 from MSI (Municipal Systems Inc.) m...
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Study: Robots could soon replace nearly a third of the U.S. workforce
Dec 02, 2017 6:23 am - Over the next 13 years, the rising tide of automation will force as many as 70 million workers in the United States to find another way to make money, a new study from t...
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When your kid tries to say 'Alexa' before 'Mama'
Dec 02, 2017 6:21 am - In Yana Welinder's house, her son will say "Papa!' to either her or her husband. "Mama" isn't in his vocabulary yet. But her son, who just turned 1, does have a name for...
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How Facebook is using AI to try to prevent suicide
Dec 02, 2017 6:19 am - Facebook is using artificial intelligence to address one of its darkest challenges: stopping suicide broadcasts. The company said recently that a tool that lets machines...
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Can Snapchat's redesign fix its problems?
Dec 02, 2017 6:18 am - Snapchat lifted the curtain on the redesign of its app Wednesday, just weeks after the company reported bruising earnings and its chief executive Evan Spiegel promised t...