Information Technology
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In the pandemic era, the new hiring manager is now a chatbot
May 16, 2020 6:18 am - Tara Lindstrom doesn't know when she'll be able to fully reopen the 56 restaurants she runs across California and Utah. But the minute coronavirus restrictions lift, she...
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Buzzing bracelets could become a workplace accessory in the coronavirus era
May 16, 2020 6:10 am - Are you standing or sitting too close to your co-worker? Soon a bracelet might vibrate to let you know. Companies are rolling out wearables that will buzz or light up wh...
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Facebook is quietly helping to set up a new pro-tech advocacy group to battle Washington
May 16, 2020 6:00 am - Facebook is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that would combat U.S. lawmakers and regulators trying to rein in the tech industry, ...
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Career planning, management webinars setMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - Mulligan & Associates, a career management consulting firm, is offering 12 free webinars on career planning and management plus job finding during the last two weeks in ...
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Best practices: Maintaining cybersecurity remotelyMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - COVID-19 has quickly changed the way large and small companies in the Chicago area and elsewhere carry out their business. One of the biggest adjustments companies have ...
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Uber approaches Grubhub with takeover offerMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - Uber has made an offer to acquire Chicago-based Grubhub in a move that would build out its food-delivery platform even as it shutters parts of its own service abroad, ac...
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Help Desk: Why is my WiFi so bad? More tips and answers
May 09, 2020 6:25 am - The WiFi doctor is in. Last week, I shared five steps to fix bad home Internet connections without (necessarily) spending a dime. The advice hit a nerve during the coron...
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The big keep getting bigger in the pandemic-rearranged economy
May 09, 2020 6:20 am - Welcome to the post-pandemic U.S. economy. The biggest companies are getting even bigger. Mid-size players are running on fumes. Brick-and-mortar stores are struggling t...
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The billionaire who cried pandemic
May 09, 2020 6:19 am - SEATTLE - As the coronavirus pandemic rapidly spread across the United States in March, Bill Gates peppered his longtime friend Jeff Raikes with the science behind testi...
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The Silicon Valley workplace will never be the same
May 09, 2020 6:18 am - When the headquarters of Mission Bio reopens next week, employees will find many of the familiar perks they enjoyed before Silicon Valley went into lockdown have changed...