Information Technology
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Small businesses need to protect from hackers, tooAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - Cyber Security is the latest IT-related buzz word. As is often the case, this covers a huge range of topics, but our focus is always the small- to medium-sized business ...
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Trump celebrates Foxconn deal; people paying for it aren't so sureAug 15, 2017 1:00 am - Wisconsin lawmakers voted to advance a $3 billion deal to bring a Foxconn factory the size of seven football fields to the state's southeastern edge. But as they conside...
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Factories in search of reliable workers turn to robots
Aug 13, 2017 7:22 am - DRESSER, Wis. - The workers of the first shift had just finished their morning cigarettes and settled into place when one last car pulled into the factory parking lot, d...
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Making sense of Facebook Watch
Aug 12, 2017 7:20 am - Facebook Watch, the social network's new video site, started rolling out Thursday. Watch is the social network's first attempt to showcase videos made specifically for F...
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Disney aims to dominate children's programming with own streaming service
Aug 12, 2017 7:20 am - As adult television viewers increasingly opt out of traditional cable, streaming services are trying to entice their kids. Family-friendly programming is being dubbed a ...
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Analysis: How tech's sexism shows up in the products you use
Aug 12, 2017 7:19 am - It's been a rough week at Google. On Aug. 4, a 10-page memo titled "Google's Ideological Echo Chamber" started circulating on the company's internal networks, arguing th...
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42 Disney apps are spying on your kids, lawsuit claims
Aug 12, 2017 7:17 am - The Walt Disney Co. secretly collects personal information on some of their youngest customers and shares that data illegally with advertisers without parental consent, ...
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How YouTube's 'Binging With Babish' is disrupting the content industry
Aug 12, 2017 7:16 am - What does a 15-layer taco mean for the future of video competition? Like the list of its ingredients, the answer is: pretty much everything. Last week, up-and-coming You...
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App reviews: Touchdowners, TickTick
Aug 12, 2017 7:15 am - Touchdowners Touchdowners is a silly game. And that's just fine for a distraction on a summer day. Players are put in charge of a team of three football "players" -...
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Does Facebook's willingness to copy rivals' apps hurt innovation?
Aug 12, 2017 7:15 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Four years ago, Facebook spent over $150 million on a free app used by millions. Today that app, called Onavo, has become a little-known weapon in Facebo...