Information Technology
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Trump signs executive order against social media companies, escalating war on Twitter
May 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump escalated his war on social media companies Thursday, signing an executive order challenging the liability protections that have...
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Historic SpaceX launch postponed because of stormy weather
May 27, 2020 1:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit has been called off with 16 minutes to go in the...
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The great video chat faceoff: Six apps. Dozens of heads. One came out on top.
May 23, 2020 6:25 am - To Zoom, or not to Zoom? That is the question. Zoom videoconferencing's Brady Bunch grid of faces has become synonymous with working, learning and even partying from hom...
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The hunt for a work-from-home webcam: A story of broken supply chains, 'sold-out' messages and refreshing online carts
May 23, 2020 6:22 am - SAN FRANCISCO - All those hours of pandemic-induced video conference calls, chats with family and hangouts with friends are straining our eyes - and, apparently, straini...
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Copyright bots and classical musicians are fighting online, and the bots are winning
May 23, 2020 6:21 am - A few Sundays ago, Camerata Pacifica artistic director Adrian Spence, aided by his tech-savvy son Keiran, went live on Facebook to broadcast a previously recorded perfor...
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Microsoft unveils cloud tools tailored for health-care systems
May 23, 2020 6:00 am - Microsoft unveiled a package of cloud software designed for health care systems, starting with a free trial to help the industry weather a viral pandemic that is both in...
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DataCubes changes name to ConvrMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG- Insurance technology company DataCubes has unveiled a new name for the company - Convr. Convr stands for convergence, a concept that reflects the company's p...
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How the post COVID-19 workplace will be differentMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Until recently, the offices of Fishman Public Relations featured open floor plans, with desks lined in rows and employees working elbow to elbow on laptops. The firm re...
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Video-chatting tips from Al Roker and other pros
May 16, 2020 6:20 am - The transition of our personal and professional lives to video chat came swiftly and without much of an instruction manual. Suddenly, Zoom, Skype, Facebook and Google Ha...
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The limits of smartphone data are on display as the country seeks to reopen
May 16, 2020 6:19 am - Federal and state officials are using smartphone location data to inform what amounts to a high-stakes public health experiment in reopening the economy while a lethal p...