Information Technology
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Sirius Automation sets partnership with U.K. firmJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - BUFFALO GROVE - Sirius Automation Group, a developer of laboratory automation workstation systems, said it has developed a partnership with Cerulean of Milton Keynes, Un...
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In a time of social distancing, robots could be just what the doctor ordered
Jul 11, 2020 6:22 am - TOKYO -As the coronavirus pandemic rewrites the rules of human interaction, it also has inspired new thinking about how robots and other machines might step in. The stuf...
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Virtual try-ons are replacing fitting rooms during the pandemic
Jul 11, 2020 6:21 am - Andrea Dragna's pre-pandemic pastime of scouting new makeup colors at Sephora has given way to a new, more socially distant ritual: trying on lipstick, eye shadow and bl...
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Black YouTubers ask why they're left out of YouTube Kids
Jul 11, 2020 6:19 am - About a year ago, Zerius Zontay discovered that his family's work was no longer appearing on YouTube Kids. He and his wife, Symphony, regularly post short clips on the g...
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TikTok says a quarter of videos removed involve misbehaving kids
Jul 11, 2020 6:15 am - Almost a quarter of the videos TikTok took down in 2019's second half involved inappropriate behavior by minors, from illegal drug use to sexual activity. The Chinese-ow...
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Pompeo says the U.S. is 'certainly looking at' banning TikTok and other Chinese apps
Jul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late Monday that the United States is considering banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, one of the world's most popula...
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Millennial Money: 4 expert tips on getting hired from home
Jul 05, 2020 6:18 am - Job hunting has always been a little stressful. OK, a lot stressful. A global pandemic certainly hasn't remedied that. Rather, it's changing the landscape. For one, it's...
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Facebook is working to persuade advertisers to abandon their boycott. So far, they aren't impressed.
Jul 04, 2020 6:25 am - Facebook has spent the past few days in round-the-clock conversations with advertisers, trying to persuade them to come back to the platform with the promise of modest c...
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We've been isolated for months, and now we hate our voice assistants
Jul 04, 2020 6:23 am - "I'm not a bad person," Angela Hatem said. "I'm so nice to people." But Alexa, the voice of Amazon's home devices, isn't a person, despite how hard "she" tries to emulat...
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Destructive thunderstorm winds and hail could soon trigger alerts to your cellphone
Jul 04, 2020 6:20 am - On April 19, cellphones did not sound when violent 70- to 90-mph thunderstorm winds rocked the central and southern part of Alabama. RVs were toppled, as wind-driven hai...