Technology
The latest developments from the tech and science industry.
A former Air Force intelligence officer testifies that the military denied him access to information on a multi-decade policy of crash retrieval and reverse engineering.
Elon Musk continues changes at the social media company he bought for $44 billion last year with a rebrand of its bird logo. Musk has long been fascinated with the letter X.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal set off an uproar when she said that Israel is a ‘racist nation,’ speaking to try to take heat off Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who was attacked by pro-Palestinian protesters at last week’s Netroots Nation convention.
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory say they want to help understand perennial flooding as well as climate-related bad air quality and extreme heat.
Three large tax preparation firms sent highly personal and financial information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta to help create targeted advertising.
The California-based firm closed abruptly, laying off 900 people, and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy amid several lawsuits and a report of an FBI probe.
Threads is billed as a text-based version of Meta’s photo-sharing app Instagram that the company says provides “a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations.”
Threads is billed as a “text-based conversation app” that’s linked to Instagram and teases a Twitter-like microblogging experience.
Chicago-area students take part in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math course with hands-on racing time and a chance to build a component for an automobile.
Electrify America is the second-largest EV fast-charging network in the US with 800 direct-current fast-charging stations and more than 3,600 plugs nationwide.
Concerned that Vladimir Putin could use the mutiny to rally Russians to his side, the U.S. and allies supporting Ukraine are making clear they had no role in the rebellion.
John Goodenough’s breakthrough work on lithium-ion technology is credited with helping develop batteries that power electric vehicles, cellphones, tablets, pacemakers.
The Coast Guard board can make recommendations to prosecutors to pursue civil or criminal sanctions as necessary in the implosion on a dive to the Titanic.
David Waud explored the Titanic wreckage in the Titan in 2021. He said he felt completely safe at the time, but has since learned of safety issues raised during development.
Canadian, U.S. teams are searching for the craft in the waters south of Newfoundland. The vessel lost contact with a support ship Sunday. The air could run out Thursday.
As automakers ponder dropping AM radio, and Congress considers stopping them, a look back on the technology’s deep roots in Chicago.
Chicago is one of 19 U.S. metro areas taking part in the study of extreme heat in urban areas.
AM radio has a decadeslong history in Chicago, but the industry faces the prospect of losing easy access to listeners in their cars.
More than 687,000 Illinois residents filed valid claims that their photo appeared on Google Photos between May 1, 2015, and April 25, 2022, in violation of state privacy laws.
The Illinois EPA expects to build nearly 350 new direct-current fast-charger ports through this program, funded with proceeds from a 2016 Volkswagen settlement.
After years of speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed the arrival of its new headset that’s expected to cost in the $3,000 range.
Starting in 2024, Ford will switch to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard connector with its second-generation EVs. Ford owners will have to pay for the access.
The chipmaker’s shares jumped 24%, lifted by quarterly projected sales of $11 billion, a 64% jump from the same period last year and beating expectations.
The Florida governor, in announcing his presidential run on Twitter Spaces, would join a growing field, including former President Donald Trump, seeking to challenge Joe Biden.
It’s a work in progress, but the company’s service called Mo draws on financial information to answer questions quickly without some of the worst traits technology picks up from humans.
It’s the second private flight to the space station organized by Houston-based Axiom Space. The company had previously cited a ticket price of $55 million per person.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said the deal between the universities in Chicago and Tokyo with Google and IBM “puts Chicago in the lead in the field of quantum.”
Executives say ‘anomalous activity’ on a computer system disrupted operations of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News. Staffers are barred from the office until Tuesday as content systems are tested and brought back online.
The Virgin Islands, where Jeffrey Epstein had an estate, is suing JPMorgan Chase, alleging it enabled Epstein’s sex trafficking, and is seeking evidence that Epstein may have advised Elon Musk on certain business matters.