
Technology
Fad or future? Telehealth expansion eyed beyond pandemic
There’s a push to make telehealth a permanent fixture of the government’s flagship health program. But it will take involvement by Congress to do away with old restrictions.
5 years ago
Willingboro parents, teachers mixed on plans for all-virtual start to school
Willingboro, which leads Burlington County in COVID-19 cases, is planning an all-virtual start to the school year. Parents and teachers have mixed reactions.
5 years ago
Listen 3:48Coronavirus pandemic, virtual school expose rural Delaware’s broadband deficiency
The state will spend $20 million to provide accessible and affordable internet to those who can’t connect now to virtual classes and services.
5 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: App to track COVID-19 exposure coming in September
The app uses tech developed by Apple and Google to track if users have come within six feet of someone who’s tested positive for COVID for 15 minutes.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania prepares to launch virus-tracing app next month
The app is designed to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.
5 years ago
Delaware Valley students on the good and bad of virtual learning
WHYY youth interns Maizy Mennuti and Denzel Massaley interview students from Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey about their thoughts on virtual learning.
5 years ago
Pharma company pledges $10 million to Philly students to help diversify STEM careers
Black workers make up 12% of the United States’ workforce, but hold 5% of science and engineering jobs, according to the National Science Foundation.
5 years ago
Community College of Philadelphia dean discusses decision to move classes fully online
Community College of Philadelphia Dean of Liberal Studies Chae Sweet discusses moving classes fully online for the upcoming school year.
5 years ago
Listen 5:56Big Tech: monopolies, misinformation and election integrity
Have Big Tech companies gotten too big? And should they do more to police misinformation online?
Air Date: August 11, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:27TikTok to sue Trump administration over ban, as soon as Tuesday
Lawyers for video-sharing app TikTok are preparing a lawsuit that challenges President Trump's executive order banning the hugely popular service from the U.S.
5 years ago
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat.
5 years ago
Facebook, citing virus misinformation, deletes Trump post
The post in question featured a link to a Fox News video in which Trump says children are “virtually immune” to the virus.
5 years ago
Class action lawsuit claims TikTok steals kids’ data and sends it to China
A lawsuit alleging that TikTok collects and sends American users' data to China could cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.
5 years ago
Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok as Trump threatens a ban
The president’s announcement comes as Microsoft is in talks to acquire the app, which is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company.
5 years ago
4 key takeaways from Washington’s big tech hearing on ‘monopoly power’
Democratic Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline said Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated.
5 years ago