Information Technology
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Walmart teams with Nuro's robot cars to deliver groceries in Houston
Dec 14, 2019 5:09 am - For much of this year, Nuro, a Silicon Valley robotics company, has been delivering groceries and pizza to customers in Houston using its autonomous delivery vehicles. C...
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Luminii acquires lighting firm SensoDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - NILES - Luminii, a manufacturer of specification grade architectural LED lighting systems, said it has acquired Calgary, Canada-based lighting manufacturer Senso Lightin...
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Want to shop while you watch TV? NBC is hoping so
Dec 07, 2019 5:25 am - During a recent episode of NBC's "Songland" - a prime-time show featuring aspiring songwriters who compete to create hit songs - viewers were treated to a new form of hi...
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A friendly reminder from the FBI: Your smart TV could give hackers a way in
Dec 07, 2019 5:23 am - Your smart TV probably watches you more closely than you watch it, and the FBI wants you to keep that in mind this holiday shopping season. Smart TVs top many holiday wi...
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Twitter wanted to be the town square. Now it's also grappling with being a cemetery
Dec 07, 2019 5:19 am - Aaronekia Williams still visits her brother's Twitter page, even though he died in 2014. She'll read though his old jokes for a laugh, occasionally retweeting her favori...
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Waymo's autonomous taxi service tops 100,000 rides
Dec 07, 2019 5:00 am - More than 100,000 trips have been taken in robotaxis operated by Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet Inc. Now the service is expanding to iPhone users. On the f...
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Constable: Social media users mock boy with disabilities, but good meme wins in the endDec 03, 2019 4:32 am - Having forged a resilience to every one of life's obstacles thrown in their way, parents Stacy and Jeff Fulkerson of Schaumburg are tireless activists for their son, Jam...
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Cambium Networks builds 50 bikes for annual charityDec 03, 2019 12:00 am - ROLLING MEADOWS - Employees at Cambium Networks, a wireless networking solutions company, recently built 50 bicycles and donated them to the Chicagoland Toys for Tots Mo...
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Laptops will be at top of Black Friday shopping lists this yearNov 28, 2019 4:39 am - Suburban residents won't have televisions at the top of their holiday technology wish lists, if they mirror a national trend identified in a trade association study. Tel...
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Alexa, are you disappointed in me? Amazon's voice gets more range
Nov 27, 2019 12:00 am - (Bloomberg) - Amazon.com Inc. is trying to break Alexa away from its robotic monotone, giving developers tools to make the software sound excited or disappointed. The co...