Information Technology
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New York City pushes limits to Uber in effort to reduce congestion
Jul 03, 2015 5:30 am - NEW YORK - So many New Yorkers are signing up with Uber Technology that Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council members blame the company and other ride-sharing services f...
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Durbin, Sanguinetti help company celebrate 'America Day'Jul 01, 2015 1:00 am - A typical lunch break doesn't include political speeches along with the hot dogs and ice cream, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin noted Wednesday, eliciting laughter from workers at...
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United Airlines investing $30 million in biofuels producerJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - United Airlines says it is investing $30 million in a biofuels company to reduce its vulnerability to oil-price shocks and limits on carbon emissions from planes. United...
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Entrepreneurs flex muscles on boutique gyms
Jun 28, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Slim one-room gyms are in, and the low cost of starting them is turning gym rats and workout instructors into entrepreneurs. There are no Olympic-sized pools,...
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Why you shouldn't pay for home efficiency upgrades
Jun 28, 2015 6:47 am - NEW YORK - Home efficiency measures such as installing new windows or replacing insulation deliver such a small fraction of their promised energy savings that they may n...
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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...