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During the Hartford Marathon last month, as thousands of runners plodded through 26.2 miles, one child got lost amid the sea of spectators. But police administrators overseeing the event knew where their officers were in real time, and dispatched the

With a hum like a thousand bees, the small Hivemind Nova quadcopter lifted off for a mission seen as one of the most dangerous combat troops and law enforcement officers can undertake. Entering and clearing a building. A team of humans can spend a ha

Wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile called off a potential merger, saying the companies couldn’t come to an agreement that would benefit customers and shareholders. The two companies have been dancing around a possible merger for years, and were ag

Middle schools in two north suburban districts have been recognized by Apple for their efforts to integrate iPads into classrooms. North Allegheny School District’s Carson, Ingomar and Marshall middle schools have been recognized as Apple Distinguish

The future of the smartphone, as Apple calls its new iPhone X, means breaking old habits. With no more home button, this mostly means replacing presses with swipes and the fingerprint ID sensor with facial recognition. In my 10 days with the iPhone X

Apple’s iPhone X went on sale last Friday, as the company scrambles to meet demand for a marquee device that sports a lush screen, facial-recognition skills and a $1,000 price tag. Most analysts have predicted Apple won’t be able to catch up with dem

Struggling social-media darlings Twitter and Snapchat are taking on new looks as the services seek wider audiences in the shadow of Facebook. Twitter is rolling out a 280-character limit for nearly all its users, abandoning its iconic 140-character l

The video streaming service Netflix initially appeared to be overly adventurous when it started producing its own content in 2013. However, much of it has since attracted significant critical and popular acclaim - and pave the way for a dramatically

Apple revamped its overseas subsidiaries to take advantage of tax loopholes on the European island of Jersey after a crackdown on Ireland’s loose rules began in 2013, according to The New York Times and the International Consortium of Investigative J

A Democratic legislator on Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s jobs creation agency’s board said Tuesday that he now believes a $3 billion contract with Foxconn Technology Group will protect taxpayers. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has been neg

America’s tweeter-in-chief is set to face off bit-to-bit against China’s “great firewall.” President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing on Wednesday will serve as a test of reach for his preferred 140-character communications tool. The White House is

Four years ago, well before the furor over allegations Moscow meddled in the 2016 election that put Donald Trump in the White House, at least 195 web addresses belonging to Trump, his family or his business empire were hijacked by hackers possibly op

Set against the backdrop of a beautiful London garden, This Beautiful Fantastic is a contemporary fairy tale that centers on an unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cranky widower. Facing eviction over her neglected garden, Bella

In this eight-track album, Kygo rouses a full yearning of vocals, whether that is by venturing into power balladry on “Kids in Love” or treading the familiar disco genre on “Riding Shotgun”. His trademark immediacy and infectiousness shines brightly

The God of Thunder had an even mightier opening weekend than expected. “Thor: Ragnarok,” the third film in the series, scored a franchise best with a robust $122.7 million debut, making it the fourth-biggest opening of 2017. The Walt Disney Co. and M

The digital theater streaming network BroadwayHD is growing bigger than its name. It will soon be the first to stream hits from London’s West End. BroadwayHD will start offering current and recent offerings with “Wind in the Willows” from the London

Death definitely becomes this star. Astronomers reported Wednesday on a massive, distant star that exploded in 2014 — and also, apparently back in 1954. This is one supernova that refuses to bite the cosmic dust, confounding scientists who thought th

The stars are aligning for Idaho — mainly because they’re visible. The International Dark-Sky Association this week named the central Idaho city of Ketchum an International Dark Sky Community, only the 16th in the world, after years of efforts to lim

European pay TV giant Sky says it may shut down its British news operation if it is an impediment to 21st Century Fox’s 11.7 billion ($15.4 billion) takeover offer, triggering claims the company is trying to blackmail regulators. The statement came a

The European Commission said Wednesday it wants to cut emissions of carbon dioxide from cars by 30 percent by 2030, and boost the use of electric vehicles by making them cheaper and easier to charge. The proposal stops short of imposing fixed quotas

Commuters of the future could get some relief from congested roads if Uber’s plans for flying taxis work out. The ride-hailing service unveiled Wednesday an artist’s impression of the sleek, futuristic machine it hopes to start using for demonstratio

How’s this for awkward? The United States has a delegation at international climate talks in Bonn that will be telling other nations what they should do on an agreement that the president wants no part of. President Donald Trump has promised to withd