Information Technology
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Facebook tightens political ad bans as US election nears
Oct 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With just over a month to go before Americans head en masse to the polls in an extraordinarily contentious election, Facebook is expanding restrictions on p...
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Westell shareholders approve stock movesSep 29, 2020 11:00 pm - AURORA - Westell Technologies Inc., a provider of high-performance network infrastructure solutions, announced its shareholders approved a stock split at its annual meet...
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Startups race to develop tech that can clear workplaces of COVID-19
Sep 26, 2020 6:24 am - Smithfield Foods thought it was doing great. In the first quarter of this year, the pork giant's earnings were up 190% over the same period in 2019. Then the pandemic hi...
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Google employee suing for discrimination wants to know if Google can use his data against him
Sep 26, 2020 6:00 am - Lawyers representing a Google employee suing the company want to know whether the search engine giant believes it's allowed to view his digital communication, a case tha...
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Amazon's new security drone, car camera and swiveling speaker push boundaries of surveillance, again
Sep 26, 2020 6:00 am - Amazon appears undeterred by its emerging reputation in consumer technology: creep. At a virtual launch event on Thursday, Amazon's new product lineup again pushed the b...
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This startup pushes technology into schools with paper and pen
Sep 26, 2020 6:00 am - Millions of kids in the U.S. headed back to school this month and most of them will be spending at least part of their class time remotely, relying on computers, tablets...
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Review: The new Apple Watch says my lungs may be sick. Or perfect. It can't decide.
Sep 26, 2020 6:00 am - Sometimes the new Apple Watch Series 6 reports my lungs and heart are the picture of health, pumping blood that's 100% saturated with oxygen. At other times, it reports ...
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Motorola Solutions launches APX NEXT XE radio for firefightersSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - BUSINESS WIRE Motorola Solutions announced the launch of the APX NEXT XE, its next-generation Project 25 (P25) radio with broadband capabilities, specifically built for ...
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CDK Global partners with Greenway for installation across eight statesSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based CDK Global, Inc., a leading retail automotive technology company, has completed one of its largest installations of CDK Drive, its core dealership ...
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Simpson and Hartner previously invested in the 3D-printing startupSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - SKOKIE - Azul 3D is adding legendary investor Louis A. Simpson and 3D-printing veteran John Hartner to its board of directors. This news comes on the heels of last month...