Information Technology
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Google and Chrysler are teaming up to make a self-driving minivan
May 07, 2016 6:44 am - Google will work directly with a major automaker for the first time as it announced plans to bring its self-driving technology to about 100 Chrysler minivans. The tech c...
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Inside Democrat Facebook's vicious civil war
May 07, 2016 6:43 am - Members of Bernie Sanders' Facebook army have learned to be cautious. Spies hide around every corner; infiltrators lurk behind even the friendliest friend requests. Acco...
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Radiohead tried (and failed) to erase itself from the Internet
May 07, 2016 6:00 am - In the course of a single afternoon, Radiohead did what many of us have fantasized about for ages: evanesced from the Internet, leaving nothing but confused fans and emp...
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Technology workshop for seniors in Des PlainesMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - Seniors can bring their smartphones and other electronic devices to get answers on how to use them properly during a free senior technology workshop Tuesday in Des Plain...
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Hoffman Estates OKs plans for German firm Trumpf's tech centerMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates trustees have granted final approval for Trumpf Inc., a German manufacturing company whose U.S. headquarters are in Connecticut, to build a state-of-the-...
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Microsoft to launch new file-sharing softwareMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - Microsoft Corp. is boosting its rivalry with Google, Box Inc. and Dropbox Inc. with new software to help employees work together and share files, looking to expand a $3 ...
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Agilence parnters with SearsMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - Agilence Inc., a provider of data analytics solutions in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, announced Wednesday it will provide its solution to Sears Holdings Corp.'s Asset &...
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This real-time video of a sinking Titanic was made to honor the victims. Does it?May 01, 2016 5:36 am - In the final two minutes of a 2-hour-and-40-minute simulation of the Titanic sinking, its creators decided to introduce the sounds of screams. The viral, real-time video...
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Why billionaire Carl Icahn just dumped every share he has in Apple
May 01, 2016 5:32 am - Apple has had a tough week after reporting that its quarterly revenue fell for the first time since 2003. Things got worse Thursday when billionaire investor Carl Icahn ...
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Top scientist offers solution for threat to workers from driverless cars
May 01, 2016 5:32 am - Proponents of autonomous vehicles are in a sticky situation. Self-driving technology is expected to have a tremendous impact on public health and reduce the 1.25 million...