Technology
New survey designed to see just how connected Philadelphia actually is
The city aims to find out whether residents took advantage of pandemic-related programs to get internet service and understand the affordability of service for households.
5 years ago
How Bitcoin has fueled ransomware attacks
If you're planning a multi-million dollar ransomware attack, there's really only one way to collect — with cryptocurrency.
5 years ago
An 11-minute flight to space was just auctioned for $28 million
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going into space on July 20 on a reusable rocket made by his space exploration company, Blue Origin.
5 years ago
Apple iPhones can soon hold your ID. Privacy experts are on edge
Buying a coffee and grabbing a train is already possible with an iPhone, but Apple wants to replace the physical wallet completely.
5 years ago
U.S. suffers over 7 ransomware attacks an hour. It’s now a national security risk
The surge in attacks has been years in the making. Last year, there were 65,000 ransomware attacks, according to the cybersecurity company Recorded Future.
5 years ago
How a new team of feds hacked the hackers and got Colonial Pipeline’s ransom back
The lynchpin to retrieving $2.3 million, half the company's payment, was gaining access to the private key linked to the attacker's Bitcoin account.
5 years ago
How UFO sightings went from conspiracy theory to a serious government inquiry
Are we alone? Have alien spacecraft been buzzing across Earth's skies?
5 years ago
Your Amazon Echo will share your wi-fi network with neighbors, unless you opt out
Amazon is building a Wi-Fi network – using your Wi-Fi.
5 years ago
Cybersecurity and the growing threat of ransomware attacks
What do the recent ransomware attacks on the world's largest meat production company and a U.S. oil pipeline reveal about our cybersecurity and the growing threat?
Air Date: June 3, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Think pet, not threat with Artificial Intelligence
Intelligent machines will play a much larger role in the future than they do now, and we’re trying to imagine that future as we’re ra ...
Air Date: June 2, 2021
Listen 18:37Philly gamers, rejoice: Parks & Rec to include esports in future programming
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Dept. partners with Nerd Street Gaming to include esports in programming, with the goal of increasing access to high-end tech.
5 years ago
The Promise and Pitfalls of AI
In a lot of ways, artificial intelligence acts as our personal butlers — it filters our email, manages the temperature in our homes, fi ...
Air Date: May 28, 2021
Listen 51:53Philly data breach that impacted health employee emails also hit other departments
It appears the hack is connected to a series of attacks targeting health care and social service organizations and agencies during the pandemic.
5 years ago
Black Lives Matter fights disinformation to keep the movement strong
Calls for racial justice and an end to police brutality still fill social media a year after George Floyd's murder. But BLM says posts targeting it are full of disinformation.
5 years ago
When DNA Research Doesn’t Benefit All of Us
There’s long been an idea that sharing our DNA for research benefits the greater good — that it leads to new insights, new medication ...
Air Date: May 21, 2021
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