Information Technology
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Social distancing is improving your shopping experience
Jun 06, 2020 6:26 am - Before COVID-19, visitors to Jared The Galleria of Jewelry browsed glass cases of engagement rings and diamond earrings and paid at a pin pad. But now this routine - cul...
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Now you can delete old Facebook posts without deleting Facebook
Jun 06, 2020 6:25 am - You might have Facebook posts involving times or people you'd rather forget. Facebook is finally giving you a tool to get rid of them in bulk - and prevent stalkers, emp...
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LanzaTech forms aviation fuel companyJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - SKOKIE - Biotech company LanzaTech has launched LanzaJet Inc., a new company that will produce sustainable aviation fuel for a sector requiring climate friendly fuel opt...
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Facebook employees speak out against company over Trump
Jun 02, 2020 1:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. - Facebook employees are using Twitter to register their frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that...
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Wearable tech can spot coronavirus symptoms before you even realize you're sick. Here's how.
May 30, 2020 6:25 am - Data from a wearable device can reveal coronavirus symptoms days before you even realize you're sick, researchers have found in preliminary studies. That means fitness t...
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Fortnite, rappers and the billion-dollar pandemic gaming boom
May 30, 2020 6:21 am - Rapper Travis Scott zoomed onto stage riding an asteroid during a concert witnessed last month by British YouTube videographer Jon Hutchinson. The special effects were v...
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Desperate workers rush to delivery app jobs to find low pay and punishing rules
May 30, 2020 6:19 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Ivan Salgado, a 32-year-old bartender and server at his family's Mexican restaurant in Chicago, volunteered to stop working in late March so his aunt wou...
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Facebook ran multi-year charm offensive to woo state prosecutors
May 30, 2020 6:16 am - Sheryl Sandberg's schedule was packed as the Facebook chief operating officer arrived in Portland, Oregon, for a summer forum of state prosecutors who were meeting to ta...
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Commentary: The robots-are-taking-our-jobs threat gets real
May 30, 2020 6:00 am - If there was ever a good time for the robots-taking-over-jobs argument, this may be it. Not just because factory owners don't want to pay for rising labor costs, but bec...
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Parts Town, Davisware partnership focuses on foodservice technologyMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - WEST DUNDEE - Davisware and Parts Town have partnered to strengthen support of field service organizations in the food service industry. The partnership will include se...