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Many teenagers are using social media as a tool to connect. Some thought are taking it a step further.
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Education

Is social media to blame? Chester County teachers become target of viral attacks

Middle schoolers in Chester County made national headlines for creating TikTok accounts impersonating their teachers. We ask: Are teens getting meaner in the digital age?

Air Date: July 9, 2024 12:00 pm

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A Amazon truck makes deliveries in Wheeling, Ill., Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The Pulse
Science

How Amazon dominated the e-commerce market

Supply chain innovations helped the online juggernaut change the way we shop and achieve two-day delivery.

2 years ago

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Data centers are in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia, on Sunday, July 16, 2023. The centers house the computer servers and hardware required to support modern internet use, including artificial intelligence. The county is home to the world's largest concentration of data centers. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
The Pulse
Science

Data centers transformed Northern Virginia’s economy, but residents are wary of more expansion

The largest concentration of data centers in the world are in northern Virginia. Amazon estimates that around 70 percent of global internet traffic goes through the area.

2 years ago

Listen 10:40
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres speaks into microphones
Politics & Policy

United Nations launches global principles to combat online hate and lies, demands big tech and media take action

Principles laid out Monday call on tech companies, advertisers and media to refrain from using disinformation and hate speech for any purpose and ensure the ethical use of AI.

2 years ago

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Health

Test and go: Delaware County to roll out automated health care kiosks in Chester, Media and Yeadon

The red health care kiosks in Chester, Media and Yeadon will dispense tests for free and provide results for RSV, flu A/B, COVID-19, STDs and HIV.

2 years ago

electronic waste
Community

Some Pa. Goodwill stores will now recycle electronic waste for free

Goodwill Keystone Area will accept electronic items from keyboards and toasters to cables and MP3 players.

2 years ago

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Incyte's offices in the Wilmington suburbs of Alapocas. (Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza/WHYY)
Community

Hundreds of biotech employees to work in Wilmington’s downtown

Biopharmaceutical company Incyte expects to relocate 400 employees from its Pennsylvania offices and expand in downtown Wilmington by 2026.

2 years ago

Police car
Courts & Law

‘Purgatory is on the roll again’: Indictment details online group’s alleged ‘swatting’ crimes in Delaware, other states

One caller reported an active shooter inside a Delaware high school, where another said he was going to kill a teacher and students, the FBI charges.

2 years ago

Listen 2:03
a shale gas well drilling site
Science

Could Pennsylvania’s fracking wastewater hold the key to the country’s energy transition?

The U.S. will need a lot more lithium to make the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale has a ton of it.

2 years ago

Listen 1:10
Madison Tewey in the lab
Science

Ex-Penn researcher launches a biotech startup to manufacture antibodies in Philly

Antibodies are crucial for scientists and their lab work, but the manufacturing industry has struggled with consistent quality.

2 years ago

Listen 1:05
William Noel stands
Community

William Noel, groundbreaking librarian and open data advocate, has died

The Philadelphia native was honored at the White House for his advocacy of unrestricted digital information access.

2 years ago

Listen 1:04
Jennifer Gay, a TikTok content creator, sits outside the U.S. Capitol
Politics & Policy

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature

The revised legislation extends the deadline, giving ByteDance nine months to sell TikTok, and a possible three-month extension if a sale is in progress.

2 years ago

Military robot
Science
Billy Penn

Philly manufacturer of military robot dogs is a target of Gaza war protests

Pennovation’s Ghost Robotics has embraced the weaponization of its robots.

2 years ago

The TikTok Inc. building in Culver City, Ca.
Courts & Law

The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon

Both Democrats and Republicans have voiced national security concerns about the app’s owner, the Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One
Politics & Policy

Biden signs bill extending a key US surveillance program after divisions nearly forced it to lapse

The measure extends for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

2 years ago

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