Chicago articles

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  'Watch Dogs' director on PRISM surveillance: 'It's like reality is catching up to the game'

  By Sean Hollister on June 13, 2013 02:02 pm + 16 comments

  In the upcoming video game Watch Dogs, you play Aiden Pierce, a rogue hacker in a seemingly Continue reading…

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  Chicago Sun-Times trains reporters to shoot with iPhones after laying off all its photographers

  By Amar Toor on June 1, 2013 03:05 pm + 130 comments

  The Chicago Sun-Times this week laid off all 28 of its staff photographers, and has reportedly begun Continue reading…

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  How the $4,000 'Cards Against Humanity' Kickstarter became a multi-million dollar business

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 18, 2013 10:47 am + 13 comments

  When Cards Against Humanity saw its $4,000 Kickstarter campaign successfully raise almost four times Continue reading…

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  'Roger Ebert: A Celebration of Life' memorial streaming live at 8PM ET / 5PM PT

  By Bryan Bishop on April 11, 2013 07:47 pm + 7 comments

  Film critic Roger Ebert died last week at the age of 70, and today the entertainment community will Continue reading…

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  CityScan: the dystopian technology that could make breaking the law impossible

  By Matt Stroud on March 22, 2013 01:38 pm + 62 comments

  There's a scene in Demolition Man — the goofball 1993 action film starring Sylvester Stalone as a Continue reading…

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  After suing Austin for the right to operate, SideCar expands ride-sharing to Brooklyn, Boston, and Chicago

  By Adi Robertson on March 15, 2013 01:22 pm + 11 comments

  To launch a taxi or ride-sharing app is to live in constant legal peril. Uber, one of the Continue reading…

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  Industry leaders claim robots will create, not kill, American jobs

  By Sam Byford on January 24, 2013 04:22 am + 35 comments

  Companies are convening on the Automate 2013 conference in Chicago to discuss robotics, automation, Continue reading…

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  City of Chicago signs four-year Microsoft cloud services deal to save $400K annually

  By Tom Warren on January 3, 2013 11:08 am + 82 comments

  The City of Chicago is announcing a four-year agreement with Microsoft today that will see it use Continue reading…

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  Sprint lights up LTE in Chicago, Indianapolis, ups number of covered markets to 49

  By Dan Seifert on December 18, 2012 10:54 am + 20 comments

  Sprint announced today that its 4G LTE service is now available in the Chicago metro area, Continue reading…

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  The dream and the myth of the paperless city

  By Matt Stroud on December 6, 2012 12:30 pm + 63 comments

  When Rahm Emanuel took office as Mayor of Chicago in 2011, he asked his constituents for advice. Continue reading…