Information Technology
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Marco Rubio's Internet policy, explained
Dec 19, 2015 5:36 am - Sen. Marco Rubio has been criticized by members of his own party for not doing his day job. The GOP presidential candidate rarely votes these days on legislation, for ex...
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Why you shouldn't 'unfriend' Trump supporters on FacebookDec 19, 2015 5:34 am - Facebook doesn't track data on unfriending rates - but one imagines they spike dramatically after each of the Republican presidential debates. Sites from Mic to Quartz t...
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District 214 introduces coding into math classesDec 19, 2015 5:30 am - Grant helps Dist. 214 introduce coding into math classes
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Twitter can be a mean place. Meet @TheNiceBot
Dec 19, 2015 5:00 am - In the midst of the cold digital landscape, so often flooded with hateful comments and cutting insults, there now exists a little blue-faced robot who wants you to know ...
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Northrop Grumman's Rolling Meadows team part of new stealth bomber contractDec 15, 2015 12:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct Daniel Lipinski's title. Northrop Grumman Corp. in Rolling Meadows is expected to be part of the company...
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Motorola inks U.K. dealDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - The United Kingdom's Home Office has signed a contract with Schaumburg-based Motorola Solutions to provide user services for its new Emergency Services Netw...
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How Google is pushing you to vote for Bernie Sanders
Dec 13, 2015 6:25 am - Roughly three-quarters of Americans get their news online these days, making the Internet America's favorite news source, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center poll. A...
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False flags, true believers and trolls: Understanding conspiracy theories after tragedies
Dec 13, 2015 5:55 am - It is almost guaranteed after any tragedy: mixed in among the outrage and sadness is the doubt. Skepticism is a natural part of reporting and understanding a fluid situa...
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Clinton wants Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to help fight Islamic StateDec 13, 2015 5:42 am - Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton called on major technology companies including Facebook and Google to join the fight against the Islamic State as ev...
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Apple promises its new smartphone case will give you 25 hours of talk time
Dec 12, 2015 6:22 am - Apple has released a smartphone battery case of its own, promising to give iPhone 6 and 6s users up to 25 hours of talk time. The new $99 case, called the Smart Battery ...