Information Technology
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Billionaire's bet vindicated as Apple buys tinApr 05, 2014 8:12 am - As metal prices plunged on the eve of the financial crisis in September 2008, Peru's billionaire Brescia family paid about $400 million to buy the world's largest tin de...
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Amazon debuts FireTV device to challenge AppleApr 05, 2014 8:12 am - Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos is stepping up the technology industry's push to reach customers in their living rooms. In an event in New York, the w...
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Google changes to make it clear content analyzed for adsApr 05, 2014 8:04 am - Google Inc. is updating its terms of service to more clearly show how the company can analyze user content to tailor features and personalize advertising, as it looks to...
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NHTSA to require rearview cameras in new vehiclesApr 05, 2014 8:01 am - The U.S. Department of Transportation is issuing a final safety rule that requires rearview technology in many new vehicles. The move is an effort to reduce deaths and s...
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Bartlett High School students invent 'Fittastick' appApr 05, 2014 8:00 am - Bartlett students invent 'Fittastick,' will launch it in June
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Crowd-funded companies on a slippery slopeApr 05, 2014 6:22 am - NEW YORK - When Oliver Housknecht gave virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR $25 through crowdfunding website Kickstarter two years ago, he wanted to help a startup gr...
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Turkish high court rules for end of Twitter banApr 05, 2014 6:01 am - ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's highest court has ruled that the country's Twitter ban violates the right to free expression and has demanded that access be restored. Wednesda...
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'Cuban Twitter' a new hurdle for bloggers, exilesApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - The revelation that a U.S. government-funded program set up a cellphone-based social network in Cuba is likely to pose new challenges for independent bloggers and exile ...
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District 214 launches mobile appApr 04, 2014 5:30 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 announced its new mobile app on Thursday night in what officials said is an effort to be more relevant to students, communica...
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LanzaTech to relocate global HQ to SkokieApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - LanzaTech, a company founded in New Zealand with U.S. operations in Roselle, will establish its global headquarters at a new facility in Skokie, Gov. Pat Quinn announced...