Information Technology
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Review: Google Home Mini offers cheapest way to get into the smart home
Oct 14, 2017 7:23 am - Not content with being dominant online, Google is pushing into your home - with a line of smart devices and speakers that it hopes will grace your shelves and coffee tab...
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Facebook's latest bombshell: The $200 wireless VR headset
Oct 14, 2017 7:21 am - Facebook dropped a bombshell on the virtual reality world Wednesday: a $200 virtual reality headset that doesn't require wires or a smartphone to work. The headset could...
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Are we seeing the end of the internal combustion engine?
Oct 14, 2017 7:20 am - Electric vehicles no longer seem like a futuristic fever dream, but they remain a rarity on most American city streets, accounting for less than one percent of the natio...
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2017 could be pay TV's worst year for subscriber losses
Oct 14, 2017 7:18 am - Investors in traditional TV providers are reeling as companies from AT&T to Viacom fail to stop the desertion of customers lured away by cheaper entertainment options su...
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Uber pushed the limits of the law; now comes the reckoning
Oct 14, 2017 7:18 am - Shortly after taking over Uber Technologies Inc. in September, Dara Khosrowshahi told employees to brace for a painful six months. U.S. officials are looking into possib...
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Amazon makes it easier for teens to use their parents' credit cards
Oct 14, 2017 7:16 am - Amazon.com, already the most popular online retailer among adults, is setting its sights on a new demographic: teenagers. The company's newest efforts are aimed at getti...
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How Russian content ended up on Pinterest, of all places
Oct 14, 2017 7:16 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Image-bookmarking site Pinterest is known as a place where people go to get ideas about home décor, fashion, and recipes. Few would associate it with pol...
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Waymo the first to deliver detailed self-driving safety report to feds
Oct 14, 2017 7:15 am - To help keep tabs on the safety of driverless cars rolling around U.S. cities, the federal government last year, and again last month, suggested that tech firms and car ...
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Cool tech tools for event plannersOct 12, 2017 1:00 am - There are many, many apps and tools out there to help event planners get the job done quickly and easily. Here are a few of our favorites. Eventbrite www.eventbrite.com ...
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St. Charles East grad launches mobile app businessOct 11, 2017 11:00 pm - St. Charles East grad, partner find success with mobile app business