
Technology
Trenton strikes back at crow invasion with pyrotechnics and lasers
New Jersey’s state capitol draws thousands of crows — and their droppings — during colder months. But Trenton is fighting back with help from the USDA.
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Amazon says it’s considered face scanning in Ring doorbells
The company told Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras but that there are no plans to coordinate that
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PNC customers frustrated over restricted access to third party payment apps
For months, PNC Bank customers have complained online that they’re having trouble using third party payment apps like Venmo.
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Planet Fitness and other gyms are violating Philly’s cashless ban
29 locations are breaking the rules — but there’s no enforcement till someone complains.
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Could memes be our best weapon against internet bots? Del. researchers want to find out
Half of all internet traffic is estimated to be bots. Researchers at the University of Delaware hope to deploy memes in the effort to defeat them.
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Twitchy touchscreens, tiny font, button confusion: Did Philly’s new voting machines pass their test?
From twitchy touchscreens to tiny fonts, the city’s new devices ran into some issues, but most voters found them easy to use.
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Facebook announced it won't fact check political advertising while Twitter announced its ban on all political advertising. What role do these platforms play in our democracy?
Air Date: November 6, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Murphy offers $2 million in grants to improve N.J. computer science education
N.J. is trying to fill thousands of tech jobs by boosting computer science education.
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From toast of town to toxic: Facebook CEO on outs with Dems
Mark Zuckerberg's social network in Washington is shrinking.
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Time to rip up the calendar. How about 5 seasons? 9 days in a week?
The Gregorian system we all know is just pseudoscience and so random, says Tom Sherman. He’s out to disrupt it.
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Listen 10:22Picking up the pace on electric vehicles — and charging stations — in N.J.
A new bill sets ambitious goals for multiplying public charging stations and could funnel millions in rebates to motorists.
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‘Silver tsunami’ of manufacturing retirements pushes Pa. to prioritize STEM education
The problem is especially dire in Berks County, where thousands of skilled manufacturing jobs need to be filled in coming years as baby boomers retire.
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Listen 4:47Philly finally updated its confusing and expensive water bill system
Welcome to the future, Water Revenue Bureau.
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Art Museum exhibits designs for both utopian and dystopian futures
The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s “Design for Different Futures” is “frenemies” with technology.
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Adapted for the stage: Glasses that stream captions in real time improve access for hearing impaired
At People’s Light, a first for the U.S.: tech that times captions to live action and stage delivery that might vary slightly from performance to performance.
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