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Other companies that have ended DEI programs recently include McDonald’s, automaker Ford, Walmart and Moline-based farm equipment maker John Deere.
The popular video app is arguing before the Supreme Court on Friday, after a unanimous federal appeals court upheld the ban last month.
If approved, tens of millions of consumers who owned iPhones and other Apple devices could file claims and receive up to $20 per Siri-equipped device.
The Edinburgh native was one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2016 for creating machines the size of cells and related innovations in nanoscience, having “taken chemistry to a new dimension,” according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which awarded the prize.
The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs. The company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19, while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk.
A woman posted a viral video in March alleging a bouncer at the River North restaurant threw her down stairs. Hubbard Inn filed a defamation lawsuit alleging her video harmed its reputation and business. Six of the woman’s counterclaims were dismissed Wednesday.
Artificial intelligence might be growing, but even with online shopping, you can run into people where you least expect them.
IBM’s decision is a huge win for Gov. JB Pritzker, who has for years sought to make Illinois a global leader in quantum computing and innovation. The announcement comes a day after the City Council gave the multibillion-dollar quantum computing campus final zoning approval.
South Works has been the target of more than a few failed redevelopment plans. The site and the community deserve better, and the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park has potential to make that happen.
Ald. Scott Waguespack briefly threatened to block any vote on items sent to the Council by the Zoning Committee because that committee’s report did not include its rejection of a Sterling Bay proposal in Lincoln Park that Waguespack opposes over concerns about traffic, parking and height of the buildings.
Experts say the task of evaluating threats against executives and taking action to protect them is getting more difficult.
After a year of operation and with robots at the ready, the facility of 500 workers is set for the holiday rush as local groups and labor activists keep watch.
La Comisión de Planificación aprueba controvertido proyecto de computación cuántica en South Chicago
Las organizaciones y los residentes se oponen a la rapidez con la que el proyecto ha recibido las aprobaciones y se comprometieron a seguir luchando por un acuerdo de beneficios comunitarios.
Organizations and residents oppose the speed at which the project has received approvals and vowed to keep fighting for a community benefits agreement.
The annual event is part of a program organized by the tech nonprofit P33 to support historically underrepresented founders in Chicago.
On a cassette tape in their living room, Edwards and his wife recorded four phrases — “Welcome,” “You’ve Got Mail,” “Files Done,” and “Goodbye.”
Apple spent the past five weeks testing the AI software among an audience of iPhone owners who signed up to help the company fine tune the technology.
“We can learn from nature to engineer sustainable solutions,” says Ludmilla Aristilde, who led a scientific team identifying how to eliminate the tiniest pieces of plastic from waterways.