Information Technology
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MetroMile offers car insurance by the mileMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - A new technology and insurance platform aims to help Chicago and suburban drivers travel more efficiently. MetroMile expanded on March 11 to provide services through...
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U.S. network to scan workers with secret clearancesMar 15, 2014 8:13 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence officials are planning a sweeping system of electronic monitoring that would tap into government, financial and other databases to scan th...
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Google reaps tax breaks in $1.4 billion clean energy betMar 15, 2014 8:13 am - On a Northern California farm where silage for animal feed once grew, Google Inc. is generating power from more than 100,000 solar panels to heat nearby homes - - and do...
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Google to release tools for making apps for wearable computersMar 15, 2014 8:13 am - Google Inc. is releasing tools for software developers to make applications for wearable-computing devices, trying to repeat the success it's had with the Android mobile...
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Samsung introduces free streaming radio serviceMar 15, 2014 8:13 am - NEW YORK - Samsung unveiled a new free music service for its phones that it touts as a significant improvement from the apps already on the market. The South Korean gadg...
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Assange talks NSA, hints at more leaksMar 15, 2014 8:13 am - AUSTIN, Texas - Speaking over Skype from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said his living situation is a bit like prison - wit...
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Black Twitter growing into online forceMar 15, 2014 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — The hashtag gave it away. When a Florida jury convicted Michael Dunn of attempted murder, but not actual murder, in the shooting death of black teenager Jor...
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Review: Asus Chromebox great as streaming deviceMar 15, 2014 6:45 am - NEW YORK - Devices that let you watch Netflix and other streaming video services on a big TV screen are popular, but there are limits to what you can watch. NBC, for ins...
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Geeky women break up the Bromance at South by SouthwestMar 15, 2014 6:00 am - Entrepreneur Tina Cannon never had to wait in line for the women's restroom six years ago at her first South by Southwest Interactive conference. This year it's differen...
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App reviews: Entitle, PendoMar 15, 2014 6:00 am - Entitle It's easier than ever for movie-lovers to get the things they want on demand. But what about readers? With Entitle, a Web service and app, the literati now ...