
Technology
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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Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion, pledges to protect health data
Google is purchasing Fitbit for $2.1 billion, a sign that the Internet company wants to make up ground in the crowded wearable-technology field.
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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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‘SIM-swap’ scams expose risks of using phones for secondary I.D.
A SIM-swap is a "social engineering" trick fraudsters use to take control of somebody else's phone number.
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Facebook News: App will offer hand-picked stories from NPR, other outlets
Facebook has hired a small team of journalists who will pick the stories that show up in one of the sections of the app, called Today's Stories.
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More LOLs, fewer Zzzs: Teens may be losing sleep over social media
Research yet again shows teens are glued to their phones to an unhealthy degree. In fact, they may be choosing social media over sleep.
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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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Drone delivery is one step closer to reality
Walgreens is testing out delivery from store to door by drone in Virginia, and UPS won approval to expand air delivery of medical supplies.
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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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