Information Technology
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GE in talks to sell historic appliance divisionAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - General Electric confirmed that it is considering the sale of its historic appliance division as part of its effort to focus on selling more complex and more ...
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Five gadgets aimed for back-to-school timeAug 14, 2014 5:45 am - Ah, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. You know: backyard barbecues, an afternoon at the beach. And, of course, the moment you realize it's all coming to an end and...
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Orwell rep accuses Amazon of doublespeakAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The literary executor of George Orwell's estate is accusing Amazon.com of committing an Orwellian crime: doublespeak. In a letter published this week in The N...
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Arlington Heights dog lover honors pets with online artworkAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Joe Russell grew up having a dog around the house and even had a dog while serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Now, the Arlington Heights man owns and opera...
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Yelp Inc. to expand in Chicago, bring 300 jobsAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - San Francisco-based Yelp Inc. plans to open a new office at Chicago's Merchandise Mart next year. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman announced the...
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Dist. 200 leaning away from digital devices for allAug 14, 2014 1:00 am - Instead of rushing to buy digital devices for all students, Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 board members seem to agree devices should be introduced to some teache...
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'Street view' goes undersea to map reefs, wondersAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - ISLAMORADA, Fla. - It's easy to go online and get a 360-degree, ground-level view of almost any street in the United States and throughout the world. Soon, scientists ho...
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Intuit closing Arlington Heights support centerAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - Intuit Inc. is closing its support center in Arlington Heights and laying off 104 employees, according to documents recently filed with the state. Intuit, based in Calif...
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Pew: Split views on robots' employment benefitsAug 09, 2014 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — In 2025, self-driving cars could be the norm, people could have more leisure time and goods could become cheaper. Or, there could be chronic unemployment an...
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Symantec first quarter sales top estimates on security toolsAug 09, 2014 7:41 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Symantec Corp. is getting a boost as demand picks up for anti-hacking tools, with revenue and profit topping estimates in the latest quarter. The biggest...