Information Technology
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District 62 introducing online registration for schoolFeb 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 will introduce online registration for its families beginning March 27. Online registration will be open for all returning stu...
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U.S. solar industry clamors for workers
Feb 12, 2017 6:13 am - U.S. solar-industry employment in 2016 grew at the fastest pace in at least seven years, with growth in all sectors including manufacturing, sales and installations, as ...
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Facebook has us talking about caregiving, bereavement leave
Feb 12, 2017 6:00 am - Companies have been rolling out ever-longer paid parental leaves to lure or retain younger workers: Six paid weeks off for new barista moms at Starbucks. Six months for ...
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CEOs trying to navigate stormy political waters
Feb 11, 2017 6:18 am - Business leaders across America have been navigating a new world of trade-offs since Donald Trump became president last month. But perhaps no major chief executive has w...
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Here's how you can try erasing yourself from the Internet
Feb 11, 2017 6:18 am - For those of us who spend a lot of time on the internet, there will be the occasional urge to simply disappear - delete your accounts, roll back your Google results and ...
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Will our robot overlords kill us or cooperate? Google DeepMind wants to know
Feb 11, 2017 6:17 am - When our robot overlords arrive, will they decide to kill us or cooperate with us? New research from DeepMind, Alphabet Inc.'s London-based artificial intelligence unit ...
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Snowden-era corporate paranoia creates networking startup boom
Feb 11, 2017 6:16 am - Of all the lasting effects of Edward Snowden's leaks, there's one photo that leaves a particularly strong mark. In it, U.S. federal employees in T-shirts and blue jeans ...
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Watchdog: Comcast should stop 'fastest internet' claims
Feb 11, 2017 6:16 am - Comcast's claims that it offers the "fastest internet in America" and the "fastest in-home Wi-Fi" risks misleading consumers and should be stopped, according to an adver...
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Can policymakers alone stop pesky robocalls?
Feb 11, 2017 6:16 am - Have you ever answered your phone only to hear an ominous message about the "IRS" demanding money, warnings from "Microsoft" that your computer needs immediate repairs o...
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How to stop your smart TV from collecting data about you
Feb 11, 2017 6:16 am - Smart televisions can collect more information about you than you think. That's a lesson that resurfaced this week when TV-maker Vizio agreed to pay $2.2 million to sett...