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Netflix inks deal with Comcast to speed streaming

Fresh on the heels of the announced acquisition of Time Warner Cable, Comcast is partnering with Netflix on a deal to improve video strea ...

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Debut day for Ticketleap’s new ‘Selfie Ticket’

2013 was the year of the selfie. Now a Philadelphia ...

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The Science Cheerleaders in action. (Photo courtesy of Science Cheerleader)

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Can a group of cheerleaders get more girls interested in STEM?

How one group is trying to dispel stereotypes of cheerleaders and scientists at the same time. When I say “cheerl ...

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Old City sidewalks get salted. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)

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All that road salt is hurting area waterways

The amount of salt that trucks have dumped onto Philadelphia roads is already more than the amount used during that last two winters comb ...

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What’s next for workplace wellness?

Workplace wellness programs have sprouted up with a vengeance in the last decade or so, but do they work? Workplace wellness progr ...

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In this Dec. 3, 2009, photo, a sign outside the Comcast Center, left, is shown in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)

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$1.5B in efficiencies: What Comcast-TWC merger might mean for Philly

Comcast announced Thursday its ...

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Peter J. Degnan, Vice Dean of Finance and Administration at the Wharton School, will be the new Managing Director at the William Penn Foundation. (Image courtesy of the William Penn Foundation)

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William Penn Foundation names Wharton vice dean as new leader

Wharton School vice dean Peter J. Degnan has been selected to lead Philadelphia’s most powerful regionally-focused foundation. ...

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Watch PBS make fun of tech reporting, itself

So my friend Steve made a web series. It’s for PBS ...

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The Sarnoff Collection at the College of New Jersey opened last October. (Photo courtesy of Jessi Franko, file)

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TCNJ showcase to breathe life into RCA tech relics

Last week, we reported on ...

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This stereotype map of Center City neighborhoods

So many words. But pretty spot-on? *ducks* (h/t ...

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This Google Maps image shows the location of the WHYY studios in Philadelphia.

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Rutgers prof builds Android app to reveal when other apps secretly track your location

Part of a smartphone app’s appeal can be its ability to do things for you based on your location. But many apps may be trackin ...

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A screenshot from This Good World, which launched this week.

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Here’s a new map for finding do-gooding businesses across the U.S.

Ever want to support a business that’s committed to doing “good,” but have a hard time finding it? That’s ...

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