
Technology
Meet ‘the Zeen’: Philly inventor behind the Steadicam creates wheelchair-walker hybrid
Nearly 50 years ago, Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam for motion picture filming. Today, he’s using his skills to give people more mobility options.
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Listen 3:48Bob Lee, Cash App founder and MobileCoin exec, slain at 43
MobileCoin CEO Josh Goldbard says Lee made large contributions to Android at Google and was the first chief technology officer of Square before coming to MobileCoin.
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Twitter labels NPR’s account as ‘state-affiliated media’, which is untrue
NPR operates independently of the U.S. government, and gets less than 1% of its annual budget, on average, from federal sources.
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ChatGPT Panic, Medicaid Protections Expire, New Philly Music
AI chatbots are everywhere -- along with the fear that they are taking over education and the workplace. What does our future with these AI tools look like?
Air Date: April 5, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 45:43‘Father of cell phone’ reflects on making first call and history 50 years ago
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first cell phone call, Martin Cooper, 94, talks about how his invention changed our lives.
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Listen 11:41How satellite internet might hurdle Iranian censorship
Satellite communications are evolving quickly, proving to be a potential gateway to connect communities that remain offline.
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Listen 10:45How one California couple beat the future at their doorstep: a 5G cell site
A sudden shift of momentum in a long conflict between industry and activists.
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Listen 17:23Elephant in the dining room: Startup makes mammoth meatball
An Australian company has lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct mammoth.
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MLB The Show breaks barrier with Negro League players
Video gamers are now able to venture into a storyline mode involving eight Negro League legends through MLB The Show 23, which released Tuesday.
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Esports industry enters next level in South Jersey
Stockton University and Camden County College hope to match the passion students have for competitive video games with career opportunities.
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Listen 4:31It takes a few dollars and 8 minutes to create a deepfake. And that’s only the start
Wharton professor Ethan Mollick is part of a growing chorus of people worried that this proliferation of what's known as "generative AI" will supercharge propaganda.
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TikTok CEO faces off with Congress over security fears
TikTok has acquired 150 million American users but is under increasing pressure from U.S. officials concerned about data security and user safety.
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Phillies tease ‘more electrifying’ home run experience as massive scoreboard nears completion
The new structure above the seats in left field is 77% larger than the previous scoreboard at the ballpark.
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Got a question for Twitter’s press team? The answer will be a poop emoji
CEO Elon Musk announced this weekend (and NPR confirmed) that it now responds to press inquiries with a single poop emoji.
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The Biden administration demands that TikTok be sold, or risk a nationwide ban
It is the first time the Biden administration has explicitly threatened to ban TikTok.
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