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South suburbs to receive Amazon drone deliveries this summer
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (343+ words) South suburban residents living near Amazon's fulfillment centers in Markham and Matteson are expected to have a new option for Amazon deliveries: drones. As soon as this summer, drones are expected to drop off 5-pounds or less packages that are…...
Jury finds Instagram and You Tube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
3+ week, 2+ day ago (550+ words) Laura Marquez-Garrett, attorney for SMVLC (Social Media Victims Law Center), embraces Julianna Arnold, right, parent, outside Los Angeles Superior Court on March 12, 2026. The multimillion-dollar verdict will grow, as the jury decided the companies acted with malice, or highly egregious conduct,…...
Motorola Solutions seeking hundreds of millions in restitution from Chinese company for trade theft
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (345+ words) Motorola Solutions Inc. is seeking more than $200 million in restitution from a Chinese telecom company already hammered with hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties for stealing trade secrets. Hytera Communications Co. was sentenced earlier this month to five years…...
Demand data centers keep Americans safe
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (620+ words) Morrow County assessor and tax collector Mike Gorman looks at an Oregon Enterprise Zone Exemption Claim form for Amazon Data Services, Inc. , at the Morrow County Courthouse in, 2024, in Heppner, Oregon. In Morrow County, Oregon, families are living through a…...
Stalled data center construction tied to unions' lack of enthusiasm over energy bills
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (495+ words) A selective demolition of a former Sears building takes place during a groundbreaking ceremony at the former Sears campus in Hoffman Estates on June 13, 2024. Buildings within the Sears campus will be redeveloped into Compass Datacenters" first data center in Illinois....
Verizon outage impacts more than 1, 700 in Chicago, thousands nationwide
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (173+ words) A software issue affected wireless service for thousands of Verizon customers on Saturday. Thousands of Verizon customers across the country, including in Chicago, reported service outages Saturday. In a statement posted to the Sun-Times, Verizon said it was aware of…...
You Tube TV, Fox reach 'short-term extension' in carriage dispute to avoid service disruption
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (403+ words) You Tube TV and Fox have avoided a service disruption, for now. The current carriage agreement between You Tube TV and Fox originally faced a Wednesday afternoon deadline " with You Tube previously warning that networks like Fox Sports, Business and…...
Women's dating safety app Tea hit by data breach, exposing thousands of photos
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (415+ words) Tea app on a mobile phone Courtesy of Camille Fine/USA Today No email addresses or phone numbers were accessed, according to Tea. The breach only affected users who signed up for the app before February 2024, the company said. Third-party…...
Dear Abby: Uncertainty breeds angst for aging couple
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (272+ words) DEAR ABBY: I'm a single, never married man. I was having trouble finding a nice woman to date, so I bought a T-shirt from a dating website to show the women at the grocery and hardware stores that I'm single…...
Chicago Sports Network expected to air on Comcast cable Friday
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (251+ words) Chicago Sports Network is expected to launch on Comcast cable Friday on Xfinity's Ultimate tier, the Sun-Times has learned, finally putting the new home of the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks on the area's dominant cable operator. Network officials did…...