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Duckworth told the Sun-Times her main goal in Taiwan will be to push Foxconn to invest in the soon-to-be-constructed Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on the South Side.
It would take several years and cost billions of dollars to build plants in the United States to make iPhones here. If that happens, prices could skyrocket.
The AI-generated “Heat Index” section in Sunday’s Sun-Times is both a reprimand and a warning. Master AI or it will master you.
Charter said it will acquire Cox Communications’ commercial fiber and managed IT and cloud businesses. The proposed deal is one of the largest in over a year.
Sydney-based Diraq signed a letter of intent to join the state’s quantum campus, where it will continue to develop quantum computing technologies.
Friendship is too complicated and valuable to be accomplished by some AI algorithm.
Katy Perry and Gayle King joined four other women in a flight to the space boundary, making their all-female crew the first since 1962.
The bid surfaced as Trump was scheduled on Wednesday to meet with senior officials to discuss the coming deadline for a TikTok sale.
The company said it will look to sell “substantially all of its assets” through a court-approved reorganization plan.
Company shares fell 15% to their lowest level since late October, reflecting investors’ newfound pessimism as the automaker’s sales crater around the globe.
The breach of a vendor’s computer systems affected students dating back to the 2017-18 school year, but no Social Security numbers, financial or health records were exposed, the school district said.
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Loyd and Co. — the Chicago-based, mission-driven financial firm Jewell co-founded with Jarryd — announced the acquisition of Help With My Loan in February. The goal is to help entrepreneurs, specifically underrepresented business owners, grow and scale their companies.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been plunged into turmoil after the White House ordered the agency in February to halt nearly all its work.
The company’s software lets hotels securely sign documents and complete payments, particularly for events and group booking sales.
The West Loop-based company has 16 projects in Illinois and expects demand for renewable energy to continue.
Microsoft has for years prioritized Teams over Skype and the decision to fold the brand is part of a broader shift in how people communicate online.
The food delivery company was bought in January by New York-based startup Wonder for a fraction of its 2021 valuation.
The Evanston researchers discovered brewed black, green and other tea leaves can remove dangerous contaminants as the leaves act like a sponge.
CEO Elizabeth Ziegler said the incubator is facing “new economic realities” after the pandemic.