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Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s voter services website back online following outage

The outage started around 5:30 p.m. Saturday and affected other Pa. agencies. The voter services website was back online as of Monday morning.

6 years ago

Women wear masks in Houston on Wednesday. Harris County requires any business providing goods or services to require all employees and visitors to wear face coverings in areas of close proximity to co-workers or the public, at least through Aug. 26.
The Why
Health

The new COVID-19 app: the promises and the tradeoffs

Pa., Del. (and soon N.J.) have launched a COVID-19 app to reach people contact tracing isn't. But privacy protections could make it harder to know how effective it is.

Air Date: September 29, 2020

Listen 15:06
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NPR
Courts & Law

US judge halts Trump’s TikTok ban, hours before it was set to start

The decision grants TikTok a short-term reprieve, but the wildly popular app's fate still faces an extraordinary amount of uncertainty.

6 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

As Philly becomes a hub for the $1.1 billion esports industry, can these founders close the racial gap?

A tournament venue on North Broad, a giant gaming center in Bucks and a build-your-own PC program all have goals to diversify the pipeline.

6 years ago

Mohamed checks the COVIDWISE app on her phone
Health

How the COVID-19 alert apps work

Pennsylvania and Delaware have released apps to help with contact tracing. Will the strategy work?

6 years ago

Huda Mohamed
NPR
Health

A tech powerhouse, US lags in using smartphones for contact tracing

Google and Apple teamed up on using smartphones to track COVID infections. But the systems are only available in a few states, used by a tiny percent of the population.

6 years ago

TikTok and WeChat apps
Courts & Law

Judge agrees to delay US gov’t restrictions on WeChat

WeChat users had argued the moves targeting the all-in-one app with instant messaging, social media and other communication tools would restrict free speech.

6 years ago

Icon for the smartphone app TikTok. (Anjum Naveed/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

US bans WeChat, TikTok citing national security

The order Friday was put into place, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, to “combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data."

6 years ago

Nurses stand at a COVID testing area
Health

New app could help track Delaware COVID-19 cases

The new COVID Alert DE app could alert users that someone they’ve been in close contact with has tested positive for the coronavirus.

6 years ago

NJ Transit
Community

NJ Transit launches ridership app that shows how many aboard

New Jersey Transit bus and rail riders can now find out how many passengers they’ll be joining for their trips.

6 years ago

St. Malachy School in North Philadelphia
Education
Billy Penn

In-person classes have stopped. Shootings haven’t. So Philly schools are taking trauma support online.

Can virtual counseling be effective? Some parents say it appears to be working.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
NPR
Politics & Policy

Twitter and Facebook flag Trump’s mail-in voting post for platform violations

The post encourages voters to go to their polling place in person to check that their mail-in ballot was counted, which election officials say is unnecessary.

6 years ago

Radio Times

What to expect in 2030

How is the COVID pandemic changing the world? And what are the economic, technological, and demographic trends shaping our future?

Air Date: September 11, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
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The Pulse
Science

The Future of Work

Technology is always changing the way we work, and what kinds of jobs are available. But now these changes are happening at lightning spe ...

Air Date: September 4, 2020

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The pandemic has accelerated a disconcerting trend: Workplace-surveillance software. (Alphavector / Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Science

Is your boss spying on you while you work remotely?

The pandemic has accelerated a disconcerting trend: Workplace-surveillance software.

6 years ago

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