From Green City Market’s spanking new app to McKinley Park’s Google spreadsheet, farmers market organizers are working overtime to support growers and get fresh, local food in the hands of Chicagoans.
Technology
Mar 31, 2020 |
Mar 24, 2020 |
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Illinois doctors are increasingly seeing their patients online, and executive actions last week by President Donald Trump and Gov. J.B. Pritzker make it easier than ever.
Mar 24, 2020 |
The nation’s academic institutions are shifting operations online to bring instruction to students at their homes all over the country — and even the world. We check in with some local universities.
Mar 23, 2020 |
A couple of Brits created the website howmuchtoiletpaper.com to help demonstrate need vs. panic buying.
Mar 21, 2020 |
With bars shuttered and stressed-out workers stuck at home, companies and friend groups across the U.S. are holding happy hours over video chat to commiserate and keep spirits high amid the new coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 19, 2020 |
Live web cam feeds of nature and wildlife are a great way to bust free of quarantine without leaving home. Here are 10 to check out.
Mar 13, 2020 |
You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus. You should also wash that extension of your hand and breeding ground for germs — your phone. But cleaning your phone improperly can damage it.
Feb 18, 2020 |
Two Chicago nonprofits that offer training and support to local tech firms have struck a deal to create a one-stop shop for them.
Feb 4, 2020 |
The long-awaited Iowa caucuses ended in chaos. Citing “inconsistencies” with a new mobile app, Democrats delayed releasing results until Tuesday afternoon. Just how secure are the elections going into the 2020 presidential race?
Jan 31, 2020 |
Atari, the arcade game company that ushered in the gaming revolution in the 1980s, is opening eight video game-themed hotels across the United States, including one in Chicago.
Jan 30, 2020 |
The Chicago Police Department recently started working with a controversial facial recognition tool. CPD says it’s not using it for real-time surveillance, but some advocacy groups still have concerns.
Jan 20, 2020 |
It’s being rolled out across Chicago with much fanfare, but when will the reality of 5G communication live up to the hype?
Jan 13, 2020 |
As artificial intelligence becomes more widespread, the White House lays out best practices for developing and using the technology.
Jan 9, 2020 |
Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it won’t ban them, won’t fact-check them and won’t limit how they can be targeted to specific groups of people.
Jan 6, 2020 |
While online physical education classes have been around for well over a decade, often as part of virtual or online schools, technology has made possible a new level of accountability, its users say.
Jan 2, 2020 |
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is using artificial intelligence software to detect strokes via brain scans – and they say it allows them to initiate treatment faster than ever before.
