Information Technology
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Napster co-founder to invest on allergy researchDec 18, 2014 5:11 am - SAN FRANCISCO - The Silicon Valley entrepreneur says that now that he is the father of two small children who have a genetic basis to develop allergies he wants to help ...
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Constantly changing online prices stump shoppersDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Online shopping has become as volatile as stock market trading. Wild, minute-by-minute price swings on everything from clothes to TVs have made it difficult f...
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Ebuzz: Outlet allows Wi-Fi to give you a smarter homeDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - Editor's note: Story was updated to reflect new information. When Naperville-based Grid Connect last year debuted a line of Wi-Fi sensors, consumers were able to co...
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Indiana creates county travel status mobile appDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana has created a free mobile app the state says will provide users with county travel status updates and alerts directly to their mobile devices. The...
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A look at North Korea's cyberwar capabilitiesDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Most North Koreans have never seen the Internet. But the country Washington suspects is behind a devastating hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment ha...
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Dow industrials have their best day in three yearsDec 18, 2014 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average had its biggest surge in three years Thursday, its second straight triple-digit gain following the Federal Reserve's reassur...
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BlackBerry launches Classic in last-ditch effortDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - BlackBerry is returning to its roots with a new phone that features a traditional keyboard at a time when rival Apple and Android phones - and most smartphone...
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NYC premiere of Rogen film canceled as threats flyDec 17, 2014 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Threats of violence against movie theaters. The New York premiere of “The Interview” canceled. Leaks of thousands more private emails. Lawsuits by former empl...
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Peoria among 14 cities to get Bloomberg 'innovation team' grantsDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Fourteen cities, including Peoria, are getting up to $3 million from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's foundation to create "innovation teams" to...
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Google faces fines after Dutch issue data privacy ultimatumDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - Google Inc. faces a third round of European fines after Dutch data regulators issued an ultimatum ordering the search-engine giant to improve its revamped privacy policy...