Matt O'Brien

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    Austin Dec 16, 2020

    Hack Brings Unwanted Attention to Obscure but Vital IT Firm

    Before this week, few people were aware of SolarWinds, a Texas-based software company providing vital computer network monitoring services to corporations and government agencies around the world.

  • In this Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, a clerk reaches to a shelf to pick an item for a customer order at the Amazon Prime warehouse, in New York.
    Dec 30, 2019

    As Robots Take Over Warehousing, Workers Pushed to Adapt

    Guess who’s getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to mechanical replacements. But doing your job side-by-side with robots isn’t easy. According to their makers, the machines should take on the most mundane and physically strenuous tasks. In reality, they’re also creating new forms...

  • Jan 10, 2019

    ‘Family Tech' Gadgets Promising to Ease Parental Anxiety Debut at CES

    Every year, the CES gadget show brings more devices promising to make life a little bit easier for harried parents. Sure, the kids might love them too: who wouldn’t want a computerized Harry Potter wand that also teaches coding? The Las Vegas show’s growing “family tech” sector encompasses products that range from artificially intelligent toys and baby monitors to internet-connected...

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