Information Technology
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Gmail, YouTube down briefly as Google suffers brief outage
Dec 14, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Google users in the U.S., Europe, India and other parts of the world were briefly unable to access their Gmail accounts, watch YouTube videos or get to their ...
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A tour of Microsoft 365 to see about the hypeDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - So many people talk about Office 365 or Microsoft 365 but are fuzzy when it comes down to understanding what these are. Microsoft is focusing on the 365 offering and is...
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What Salesforce's acquisition of Slack could mean for remote work
Dec 05, 2020 5:20 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Enterprise software company Salesforce announced Tuesday that it will purchase workplace-chat tool Slack for nearly $28 billion, adding the popular colla...
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Rights for gig workers are a political issue now, but many of them can't vote
Dec 05, 2020 5:19 am - This November, gig economy companies won a resounding victory on the California ballot. Voters overwhelmingly agreed to allow them to keep their workers as contractors, ...
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Facebook accused of squeezing rival startups in virtual reality
Dec 05, 2020 5:16 am - Virtual-reality startups are accusing Facebook of using a familiar playbook to muscle out rivals in what could be the digital platform of the future - prompting a new li...
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Parler's got a porn problem: Adult businesses target pro-Trump social network
Dec 05, 2020 5:14 am - Anyone following the #sexytrumpgirl hashtag on Parler, a social media site increasingly popular with conservatives, got an eyeful one recent Thursday evening as images o...
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Flexera to sell a majority interest to equity firmDec 02, 2020 10:00 pm - ITASCA - A leading software investor will acquire a majority stake in Flexera, the company said Thursday. Flexera, headquartered in Itasca, provides IT management soluti...
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CDK Heavy Equipment to add rental softwareDec 02, 2020 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - CDK Heavy Equipment, a branch of Hoffman Estates-based CDK Global Inc., announced a partnership that will allow heavy equipment dealers to simplify, st...
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Convergint Technologies buys two companiesDec 01, 2020 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Convergint Technologies Wednesday announced two acquisitions: Innovative Medical Systems, a value-added reseller of acute care and technical products for ho...
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CDK Global sells international arm for $1.45 billionNov 29, 2020 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - CDK Global Inc. Monday said it has reached an agreement to sell its CDK International business to Francisco Partners, a global technology investment fi...