Information Technology
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Walmart recruits robots in online grocery battle with Amazon
Jan 11, 2020 5:09 am - Hidden behind a store in southern New Hampshire, Walmart's latest weapon in its food fight against Amazon.com is now fully operational. The nation's biggest grocer on We...
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Accenture to buy former Symantec services unit from Broadcom
Jan 07, 2020 12:00 am - Consulting giant Accenture has agreed to buy a cybersecurity services business from Broadcom Inc. that had been part of Symantec's enterprise division. Accenture is buyi...
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How we survive the surveillance apocalypse
Jan 04, 2020 5:28 am - "Go, go gadgets" has long been the attitude in my house. Perhaps yours, too: A smartphone made it easier to stay in touch. A smart TV streamed a zillion more shows. A sm...
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FarmVille maker Zynga is booming again
Jan 04, 2020 5:18 am - Frank Gibeau had only just become Zynga Inc.'s CEO, but he had to deliver some bad news. The once-high-flying company, which shot to fame with Facebook games such as Far...
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Dell to let Apple users control iPhones from their laptop
Jan 04, 2020 5:12 am - Dell Technologies is trying to make its laptops more attractive to iPhone users. The Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker said on Thursday it is releasing software tha...
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CD&R ups Anixter acquisition bid to $4.3 billionJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Glenview-based industrial electronics company Anixter International said Thursday it will stick with the acquisition offer from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC after the Ne...
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As robots take over warehousing, workers pushed to adapt
Dec 30, 2019 12:00 am - NORTH HAVEN, Conn. - Guess who's getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to m...
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Flying cars, hyperloops and the other 2020 tech predictions that didn't pan out
Dec 27, 2019 12:00 am - Predicting the future is hard, even for the people with the most power to influence it. In 2013, Jeff Bezos said he expected Amazon.com Inc. would be delivering packages...
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Spotify to follow Twitter in eliminating political advertising
Dec 27, 2019 12:00 am - Spotify Technology SA will stop selling U.S. political advertising in early 2020, following Twitter Inc.'s lead in steering clear of a contentious election cycle. The mo...
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Tesla's turnaround looks increasingly credible to Wedbush
Dec 26, 2019 12:00 am - Recent data from China and Europe suggest to Wedbush that the turnaround in Tesla Inc. may be real. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives raised his price target on the stock to $...