Information Technology
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Convergint partners with Canadian groupNov 21, 2021 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Convergint Monday announced a new joint venture with Chard Metis Dene Inc., an economic development entity for the Chard Metis Community Association. The as...
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Pritzker signs electric vehicle manufacturing incentives into law
Nov 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a tax incentives package Tuesday that state lawmakers hope will help Illinois become a manufacturing hub for the budding...
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ComEd turns on new Elk Grove substation to power data center growthNov 11, 2021 5:00 am - ComEd has finished construction of its latest substation in Elk Grove Village to help power what's become the Midwest's data center hub. The five-acre site at 1500 Midwa...
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CME Group, Google announce $1 billion cloud computing venture
Nov 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Chicago futures market CME Group and Google announced an agreement Thursday to move financial trading technology to cloud computing systems, a deal backed by a $1 bi...
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Convergint expands across the SoutheastNov 03, 2021 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Security technology company Convergint Thursday said it has acquired Simpson Security Systems, a security systems integrator that provides services across L...
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Motorola Solutions acquires video security companyNov 01, 2021 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Motorola Solutions Tuesday said it has acquired Envysion Inc., a provider of video security and business analytics solutions for the fast-food restaurant and r...
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In the middle of a crisis, Facebook Inc. renames itself Meta
Oct 28, 2021 1:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - An embattled Facebook Inc. is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is its commitm...
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Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on defensive on kids' use
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Northbrook tech executive admits illegally exporting computer equipment to PakistanOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - A Northbrook man accused of illegally exporting computer equipment to a Pakistani government nuclear research agency pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday. Obaidullah ...
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Facebook's language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism