Information Technology
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The cyberattack is coming from inside the house
Oct 29, 2016 7:15 am - It will be hard - if not impossible - to stop hackers from weaponizing the "Internet of Things" anytime soon. That's what some experts are warning in the wake of a massi...
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IBM, Slack to build smarter data-crunching chatbots
Oct 29, 2016 7:14 am - IBM is teaming up with Slack Technologies Inc. to make it easier for companies to build custom chatbots into the startup's workplace-messaging systems, the latest move b...
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Female numbers in computing workforce are in danger
Oct 29, 2016 7:13 am - The 12,000 women technology workers cheering recently at Houston's Toyota Center arena are a far cry from the 500 who showed up for the first Grace Hopper Celebration of...
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Smart bassinet Snoo will rock your baby to sleep
Oct 29, 2016 7:12 am - It's a sound new parents know all too well: The middle-of-the-night wailing of an unsettled baby who needs cradled, rocked, cooed and lulled back to sleep for, they hope...
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App reviews: Hitman GO, Gears Logic Puzzles
Oct 29, 2016 7:12 am - Hitman GO Hitman GO is a mobile interpretation of the popular assassin video game series Hitman. Like its source material, it requires players to use wit and skill ...
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Three take-aways for Twitter users from earnings report
Oct 29, 2016 7:11 am - The quarterly earnings Twitter released Thursday offered more than just financial data points for investors and analysts. The company gave insights on the future of the ...
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Inside the iHome: Apple teams up with builders to pitch gizmo-packed houses
Oct 29, 2016 7:11 am - In a darkened master bedroom, David Kaiserman stood in shirt sleeves next to a turned-down king bed. "Good morning, Siri," he said to the iPad in his hand, and the light...
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How Wikipedia tames partisanship on the internet
Oct 29, 2016 7:10 am - The internet is dotted with cesspools, also known as comments sections. Consider, for instance, the Facebook chatter surrounding a recent New York Times article about Do...
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Essay: What the internet loses when Vine shuts down
Oct 29, 2016 7:00 am - Nothing good or simple ever survives the internet, which is presumably why Twitter is shuttering its six-second video app, Vine. Launched with one pure, uncomplicated pu...
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Cabot Microelectronics reports record 4Q revenuesOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - AURORA - Cabot Microelectronics Corp. reported a 22.5 percent increase in revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 amid strength from all of the company's prod...