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Argonne supercomputer with high-performance computing, AI could help solve real-world problems

Daily Herald staff report
Mar 19, 2019 1:26 PM - The first supercomputer with traditional high-performance computing and artificial intelligence capabilities could help solve real-world problems, such as climate change and advancing medical treatments.
YouTube says it bans preteens from its site, but young children still see troubling content

Craig Timberg
Mar 16, 2019 6:00 AM - "YouTube is the biggest pain point for parents today," said James Steyer, CEO of Common Sense Media, a San Francisco-based nonprofit group that advocates for families and schools worldwide. "Kids just stumble into completely inappropriate content constantly because it's algorithmically driven."
Analysis: Elizabeth Warren's tech assault propels fringe antitrust view to spotlight

David McLaughlin
Mar 16, 2019 6:00 AM - Warren's broadside is part of a wider rethinking of antitrust enforcement in the U.S. that until now has been mostly relegated to legal conferences and academic papers. At its heart is the view that antitrust officials have fallen down on the job, leaving broad swaths of the economy dominated by large firms insulated from competition.
With Tesla Model Y party, Elon Musk is back in the spotlight

Dana Hull
Mar 16, 2019 6:10 AM - Elon Musk needs a win, so he's taking a page out of a tried-and-true playbook: throwing a party for a product that won't be available for months before an audience of adoring fans.
Why Wikipedia will go offline for 24 hours in Germany

Rick Noack
Mar 16, 2019 6:00 AM - Online encyclopedia Wikipedia's German edition will go offline for 24 hours Thursday as its authors try to rally Europeans against a proposed European Union law that would tighten online copyright regulations. Critics fear that the directive could pose risks to freedom of speech in Europe.
A flying motorcycle? California company taking orders for one powered by jet engines

Peter Holley
Mar 16, 2019 6:17 AM - They have been a staple of science fiction films -- think the iconic speeder bikes in "Return of the Jedi." Now there's the "Speeder" from JetPack Aviation. The $380,000 vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft will reach at least 150 miles per hour, have a 45-mile range and be able to travel as high as 15,000 feet
Facebook, Google and other big tech giants are about to face a 'reckoning,' state attorneys general warn

Tony Romm
Mar 16, 2019 6:00 AM - For many of these top law enforcement officials, the fear is that Silicon Valley has amassed too much personal information about web users and harnessed it in a way that's jeopardized people's privacy and undermined competition, often without much oversight.
Analysis: Nike's self-lacing shoes are a lesson in the Internet of Things

Geoffrey A. Fowler
Mar 16, 2019 6:25 AM - Nowadays, an app bug can even break your shoes. It's a reminder: When your product is on the Internet, you're not really in control of it. Plus, staying in our lives after a purchase gives a manufacturer new opportunities to make money, be it from our data, advertising, in-app purchases or services.
Verizon names Chicago, Minneapolis the first of its 30 5G cities

Scott Moritz
Mar 13, 2019 12:49 PM - In a glimpse of how the industry may structure pricing for its newest service, Verizon's existing customers with unlimited data plans can add 5G service for $10 more a month, according to a statement.
NIU, Dell team up to bring esports to studemts, community

Submitted by Northern Illinois University
Mar 13, 2019 1:00 AM - The new NIU Esports Arena on the main DeKalb campus and planned Esports Cafés at NIU Naperville and NIU Hoffman Estates regional centers, featuring gaming technology donated by Dell, are part of an effort by NIU to expand esports in order to build community, promote healthy gaming and support the positive social, competitive and educational aspects of video gaming.

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