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Technology

Signage is affixed at the YouTube Space offices in Los Angeles
Community

A beheading video was on YouTube for hours, raising questions about why it wasn’t taken down sooner

“It’s another example of the blatant failure of these companies to protect us,” said Alix Fraser. “We can’t trust them to grade their own homework.”

2 years ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg turns to address the audience during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, to discuss child safety. X CEO Linda Yaccarino watches at left.
Politics & Policy

Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation

The hearing comes as lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on young people’s lives.

2 years ago

911 dispatch
Courts & Law
6abc

Bucks County’s 911 dispatch system up and running after 9-day outage from cyber attack

County officials say they have determined the ransomware group Akira was involved in the 911 communication center outage.

2 years ago

Neuralink has conducted its first surgical test of a brain implant, Elon Musk says. An example of the device, whose size has been compared to a coin and which has
NPR
Science

What to know about Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which put an implant into a human brain

"Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer," Musk said as he announced the step. "That is the goal."

2 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about an old Facebook web site during the F8 conference in San Francisco.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
The Pulse
Science

Facebook, a computing pioneer, a secret government program, and a strange coincidence

How one man’s quest to remember everything helped usher in a new era.

2 years ago

Listen 8:54
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The Pulse
Science

How external researchers struggle to understand the ‘black box’ of Facebook

Facebook, like other social media companies, control all their data, so researchers either work with Facebook to access what data they can, or struggle on the outside.

2 years ago

Listen 10:15
(courtesy of 6abc)
Community

Cybersecurity incident impacting Bucks County’s emergency communication system

Dispatchers are reportedly using pen and paper to take information from callers.

2 years ago

Studio 2

Bullying on the Rise, Disappearing Pay Phones, Why We Love (or Hate) Spicy Foods

Incidents of bullying and harassment are at an all-time high at schools across New Jersey. Also, where have all the pay phones gone? And, our differing tolerance for spice.

Air Date: January 24, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 49:30
Reporter Grant Hill (left) and host
Maiken Scott of WHYY’s “The Pulse” interact with virtual reality headsets and headphones showing a quintet playing Mozart.  (Alexis Branagan, Princeton University Concerts)
The Pulse
Arts & Entertainment

Virtual reality classical concert creates new experiences for fans

For four days, audience members were invited to experience performances by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra by strapping on virtual reality headsets and headphones.

2 years ago

Listen 2:17
Election 2024 New Hampshire Democrats
NPR
Politics & Policy

New Hampshire is investigating a robocall that was made to sound like Biden

Recorded calls appear to use a voice crafted to sound like President Biden to tell voters not to cast their ballot in the state's primary.

2 years ago

Studio 2

Gig Workers Rule, Car Culture from Driverless to Hot Rods, Is Measles Back?

Ahead of the Philadelphia Auto Show, the latest trends in the car industry, from safety to wild technology. Plus, new help for gig workers and Dr. Paul Offit talks measles.

Air Date: January 11, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 49:30
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks before President Joe Biden at the Finishing Trades Institute on March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy
WITF

Pennsylvania to begin using artificial intelligence in operations

The move runs counter to other efforts — including at the federal level — to restrict the use of AI in government work.

2 years ago

Larry Krasner speaking at a podium
Courts & Law

Philly DA wants city’s crime-fighting efforts to go more high-tech

The money would go towards bolstering everything from the crime lab to the cold case unit.

2 years ago

Listen 1:01
Second Life is a 3D virtual world where users can connect and engage with others. Reporter Grant Hill’s avatar is seen walking through a post-apocalyptic community. (Screenshot of Second Life)
The Pulse
Science

Democracy in the metaverse: What can we learn from Second Life?

Early metaverse pioneers on lessons learned using a 3D virtual platform.

2 years ago

Listen 16:19
A rider looks at a landscape with stone towers that reach into the sky, with a giant yellow glowing tree at the center.
The Pulse
Science

Why archaeologists study virtual worlds from video games

There’s a growing field of academic study where archaeologists study virtual worlds, or work with game developers to recreate historical sites.

2 years ago

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