Information Technology
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What's wrong with FaceApp, the latest creepy photo app for your face
Apr 29, 2017 6:37 am - FaceApp is an app for ruining your face. It morphs you into an old (or in my case, an even older) person. It can change your appearance to make you look more masculine o...
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Forget flying cars - Google's Brin secretly builds an airship
Apr 29, 2017 6:22 am - Larry Page has his flying cars. Sergey Brin shall have an airship. Brin, Google co-founder, has secretly been building a massive airship inside of Hangar 2 at the NASA A...
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Cyberattacks involving extortion are rising, Verizon says
Apr 29, 2017 6:09 am - Cyberattacks involving ransomware - in which criminals use malicious software to encrypt a users' data and then extort money to unencrypt it - increased 50 percent in 20...
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Pinterest to start first U.S. advertising campaign
Apr 29, 2017 6:00 am - Why join yet another social network? That's the question keeping people from signing up for Pinterest, according to Chief Executive Officer Ben Silbermann. Except they h...
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International Trade Commission takes Motorola's caseApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - The U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington D.C., said Friday it will investigate China-based Hytera, which was accused of stealing patented technology for two...
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Tesla plans 'Supercharger' station at Meijer in Rolling MeadowsApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Tesla has proposed installation of 10 charging stations for its electric cars in the Meijer parking lot in Rolling Meadows. The charging location would be one of only fo...
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Google is asking you for some help to fix its 'fake news' problem
Apr 27, 2017 6:02 am - Thanks to the phenomenon of "fake news," Google is going to start asking you for help with its search results rather than relying solely on its algorithms. The search gi...
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Motorola Solution offers new 911 serviceApr 26, 2017 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Motorola Solutions and RapidSOS, an emergency technology startup, will soon begin delivering precise location information for 911 calls made from smartphone...
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Will autonomous driving kill the sports car? Mazda and Porsche say No
Apr 23, 2017 7:18 am - The robot drivers are coming. Virtually every brand in the auto industry is bragging about its autonomous driving capabilities. In four years, some Fords will even skip ...
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Why one man is spending millions to get Elon Musk to dump Trump
Apr 23, 2017 7:17 am - The day Donald Trump was elected president, Doug Derwin came into a lot of money. Derwin is a lawyer turned venture capitalist, and he'd cashed in on a successful invest...