Information Technology
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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...
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OpenStax looks at revamping the one-size-fits-all textbooksAug 09, 2014 7:33 am - For years, high school students have received identical textbooks as their classmates. Even as students have different learning styles and abilities, they are force-fed ...
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How to pack like a pro, if you have patienceAug 09, 2014 7:32 am - I'm not the type of traveler who shows up at the airport without her passport. And I'll never leave town without my son's asthma medication. But, given that I'm usually ...
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Free app guides nursing women on safe fish to eatAug 09, 2014 7:31 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new iPhone app can help women who are pregnant or nursing safely eat seafood. Purdue University says professor of food toxicology Charles Santer...
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Four low-tech tips for your high tech habitAug 09, 2014 1:01 am - Supporting a tech habit is expensive, but you can always save some dough on the accessories. Here are three cheap, easy tech accessories you can make with things that ar...