Technology

Lobstermen and conservationists are finding common ground with ropeless fishing gear, but time is running out.

The Philadelphia Parking Authority plans to install new solar-powered parking kiosks in Center City next week.

It's hard for doctors to do a thorough eye exam on infants. They tend to wiggle around — the babies, that is, not the doctors.

The Justice Department is asking that Facebook hold off on its plans to fully encrypt its messaging services.

Instagram announced a new anti-bullying feature called Restrict.

Machine learning is democratizing special effects — and that might be a bad thing.

Lab-grown meat for dogs and cats might be on the market before lab-grown meat for humans.

In an age of advancing computer power, the Census Bureau undertook an experiment to see if census answers could threaten the privacy of the people who fill out questionnaires.

Children spend a lot of time on screens, which worries many parents. We discuss the effects of screens on kids' mental, physical, emotional, and social health.

"Denis and Katya" tells the true story of Russian teenagers who live-streamed themselves in a suicidal shootout with police.

An exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania traces the ecological roots of the blockchain industry.

Brad Smith says governments need to step in and set rules for the Internet giants. "Almost no technology has gone so entirely unregulated, for so long, as digital technology."

"Science is increasingly part of our education, work, and lives in a changing economy.”

Medical and genetic data from more than a million Americans are now in scientific databases. Some programs hoard the data, while others share widely with scientists.

The Federal Trade Commission fined Google $136 million. The company will pay an additional $34 million to New York state to resolve similar allegations.