Technology

Site work is proceeding at the Amazon Web Services data center project in Hobart. (Jim Masters/Post-Tribune)

Delivery will cause road closures near Hobart data center in November

By Jim Masters

October 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

A delivery of electric transformers to power the Amazon Web Services data center will cause...

License plate readers attached to Chicago police vehicles on June 4, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

CPD unveils new policy on license plate reader cameras

By Sam Charles

October 26, 2026 at 2:01 p.m.

The Chicago Police Department has unveiled a draft of a new policy governing officers’ use...

FILE – People attend a showcase event of the company’s AI assistant, Copilot, ahead of the annual Build developer conference at Microsoft headquarters, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Microsoft offers quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates

By Michelle Chapman

October 26, 2026 at 1:42 p.m.

Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as...

Olivia Estrada, the on board manager, carries plates of food to the dome car for guests aboard a Patrick Henry Creative Promotions private rail car as it travels from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, on May 19, 2026. Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

The quiet allure of private rail

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

October 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

Private rail cars traveled 429,000 miles on Amtrak in fiscal year 2025, according to the...

ARCHIVO – El logotipo de Amazon en la fachada de un edificio, el 18 de marzo de 2022, en Schoenefeld, cerca de Berlín. (AP Foto/Michael Sohn, Archivo)

Amazon to invest $1B into data center communities amid backlash over rollouts

By Anne D'Innocenzio

October 2, 2026 at 8:51 a.m.

Amazon is investing $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates...

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who was a member of the House select committee that investigated the January 2021 attack on the Capitol, speaks during a rally on the National Mall in Washington, June 6, 2025. A federal financial watchdog is investigating Kinzinger for bets in a prediction market on whether President Joe Biden would pardon him before leaving office. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Financial watchdog investigates former US Rep. Adam Kinzinger for Kalshi bet

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

October 1, 2026 at 6:11 p.m.

A federal financial watchdog is investigating former Rep. Adam Kinzinger for bets in a prediction...

The U.S. Capitol is seen Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Republicans tee up bill on data centers for one of the final votes before the midterms

By Kevin Freking

September 30, 2026 at 9:29 a.m.

Senate Republicans are dedicating one of the final votes before the midterm elections to a...

President Donald Trump on stage at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to ‘self-police’ AI development

By Christopher Rugaber

September 29, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday promised the government wouldn’t limit the development of artificial intelligence,...

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the flight from Metz, France, to Rome, at the end of his four-day visit to France, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not ‘fake news’

By Nicole Winfield

September 28, 2026 at 3:40 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV said Monday that concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake...

A sign at Evlyn's Gate park in Homer Glen was destroyed earlier this month by vandals. Village officials said it will cost about $6,000 to replace. (Village of Homer Glen)

Homer Glen officials mull cameras in response to widespread vandalism at parks

By Michelle Mullins

September 28, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Vandalism including fires, broken signs and graffiti in Homer Glen parks has cost taxpayers over...

As site work has proceeded at the Amazon Web Services data center project, nearby residents of Hobart's Eagle Creek subdivision are concerned about air quality from the release of particulate matter. (Jim Masters/Post-Tribune)

Hobart residents’ lawsuit seeks to stall data center project

By Jim Masters

September 27, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Hobart residents opposing the Amazon Web Services data center project are pursuing a legal strategy...

Daniel P. Brown was a clinical professor and faculty advisor Northwestern University's Segal Design Institute at the McCormick School of Engineering. (Segal Design Institute)

Oak Lawn native Daniel P. Brown, inventor and Northwestern University educator, dies at 70

By Elena Tittel

September 28, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

Daniel "Dan" Patrick Brown, a professor at Northwestern University, entrepreneur and inventor, unexpectedly died the...

Pope Leo XIV, center, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and his wife Brigitte as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

By Nicole Winfield

September 25, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he...