Information Technology
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Cost fears keep Medicare telemedicine from expandingJun 28, 2015 6:21 am - Donna Miles didn't feel like getting dressed and driving to her physician's office or to a retailer's health clinic near her Cincinnati home. For several days, she had t...
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In 1998, these hackers said the Internet would become a security disaster. Nobody listened
Jun 27, 2015 7:39 am - WASHINGTON - The seven young men sitting before some of Capitol Hill's most powerful lawmakers weren't graduate students or junior analysts from some think tank. No, Spa...
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Why farmers are laughing about self-driving technology stories
Jun 27, 2015 5:17 am - Google has received tons of gushy press for its bubble-shaped self-driving car, although it's still years from the showroom floor. But for years, John Deere has been se...
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App reviews: JotterPad, Fallout ShelterJun 27, 2015 5:14 am - Inspiration can strike at any time, so it's always useful to have a simple, easy-to-use writing program on hand. JotterPad is just that: elegant, clean and designed to k...
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Ford takes next step to accelerate development of self-driving cars
Jun 27, 2015 5:12 am - Ford Motor Co. is moving the development of its self-driving cars from the research lab to its advanced engineering operations in anticipation of putting an autonomous a...
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Ride-hailing apps get kids around town when you're busy
Jun 27, 2015 5:12 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Sacha Simmons used to dread taking a taxi to her high school or someplace else to hang out with her teenage friends when her parents weren't around to gi...
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This is what happens when you create an online community without any rules
Jun 27, 2015 5:09 am - Just as "oppressed" 4channers once fled that site for the boundless freedom of 8chan, disgruntled Redditors have lately become enamoured of a Reddit-knockoff/free-for-al...
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6 reasons why we're underhyping the Internet of Things
Jun 27, 2015 5:08 am - Just when you thought the Internet of Things couldn't possibly live up to its hype, along comes a blockbuster, 142-page report from McKinsey Global Institute ("The Inter...
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New Tinder-inspired apps will help you keep your girlfriend … then dump her
Jun 27, 2015 5:02 am - In an age when we need phones to remind us to say "happy anniversary," it's little surprise that two new apps - Binder and HeroBoyfriend - have arrived to assist with th...
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Apple Watch attracting few Swiss buyers
Jun 27, 2015 5:01 am - ZURICH - Apple began selling its smartwatch in Switzerland this week, luring young consumers to ditch four centuries of Swiss heritage in favor of Silicon Valley gadgets...