Information Technology
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Suburban congressman who pushed for forced sale of TikTok applauds Supreme Court’s decisionJan 17, 2025 5:35 pm - Among the strongest voices in Congress echoing the FBI’s warnings about TikTok’s danger to national security, Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg applauded the Supreme Court’s Friday decision to uphold an imminent ban if the platform isn’t sold.
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Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company
Jan 17, 2025 9:17 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company, holdi...
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Biden takes big step for the future of AI with ambitious executive order
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BBB’s 2025 resolutions: Empower yourself to fight scamsDec 31, 2024 2:41 pm - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is urging families to start the New Year with resolutions to combat scams. “Con artists are trying to steal your hard-earned money, but there are many ways you can thwart their success,” says Steve J. Bernas, BBB president and CEO.
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The Biz Week That Was: New hemp regulations, data center boom, and car condos among the highlightsDec 22, 2024 5:08 am - Pritzker endorses hemp regulation bill More than five years after Illinois began issuing permits for legal production of industrial hemp, Gov. JB Pritzker now favors...
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Mayor: Aurora transitions from ‘City of Lights’ to ‘city of bytes’ through innovation and technologyDec 19, 2024 12:05 pm - Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin touts city’s innovation and use of technology in his 2024 “State of the City” speech, including data networks, business expansions, and apps to improve resident services.
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IBM to build new quantum computer in state-backed technology park
Dec 17, 2024 2:40 pm - IBM, the tech giant known for revolutionizing computing over the past 70 years, is setting up shop on Chicago’s South Side to develop what could be the field’s next big l...
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Carol Stream’s first data center going up at former Henkel siteNov 26, 2024 10:03 am - A 90,000-square-foot data center is being built in Carol Stream with projected operation by 2026.
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Sears demolition continues even as Hoffman Estates site begins prep for Compass DatacentersNov 03, 2024 6:00 am - Though about a year remains to fully demolish Sears’ former 2.4 million-square-foot headquarters in Hoffman Estates, grading of some areas cleared since summertime has just begun to level the site for construction of five massive data centers — each more than a quarter-million square feet.
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How are suburban business owners really using AI?Oct 27, 2024 5:02 am - There’s been a lot of excitement around all the generative AI tools available, and according to a recent study, more than half of small businesses nationwide are using this new technology.