Technology
FBI tracked Michael Cohen’s phones with controversial device
Michael Cohen, meet the Triggerfish.
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Facebook to overhaul ad targeting to prevent discrimination
Facebook will overhaul its ad-targeting systems to prevent discrimination in housing, credit and employment ads as part of a legal settlement.
5 years ago
In our Monday Regional Roundup, we talk about a proposed hyperloop for Pa, Delaware's popular vote bill, and teenage sleep and school start times.
Air Date: March 18, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:44At South by Southwest, talks of flying taxis in the not so distant future
When the flying taxi comes, most of us will be passengers. We might hail it on our smartphones and head to the rooftop, where a ride is waiting at the helipad.
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Rise in depression among teens, young adults could be linked to social media use
A study finds the percentage of U.S. teens and young adults reporting mental distress, depression and suicidal thoughts and actions has risen significantly in 10 years.
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Targeting online privacy, Congress sets a new tone with Big Tech
The change is driven in part by the new Democratic majority in the House, along with younger and more tech-savvy lawmakers in both parties.
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How Facebook stands to profit from its ‘privacy’ push
Zuckerberg's plan, outlined Wednesday, expands Facebook's commitment to private messaging, in sharp contrast with his traditional focus on public sharing.
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Chelsea Manning jailed after refusing to testify about WikiLeaks
Chelsea Manning, the former Army private, is back in U.S. federal custody, jailed over her refusal to testify in a case involving WikiLeaks and Julian Assange.
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Facebook vows to quash anti-vaccine misinformation
Facebook announced on Thursday it is taking steps to combat the spread of anti-vaccine information across the social media platform.
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Can Zuckerberg really make a privacy-friendly Facebook?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he's shifting his company's focus to messaging services designed to serve as fortresses of privacy.
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How City Council broke Philly’s app for selling blighted land
At the current pace, it will take the City of Philadelphia 50 years to sell off its publicly owned vacant land.
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Shore town installs flood warning signs affixed with live streaming camera
Motorists driving through one Cape May County municipality during flooding events can now make better decisions, officials say.
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YouTube bans comments on videos deemed vulnerable to pedophiles, amid ad pullback
YouTube is disabling comments on millions of videos featuring minors, responding to accusations that pedophiles use comments to network and share links.
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N.J. teens tweet Trump, find Senate ally, score civil rights win
All the bill needed to become law was President Donald Trump's signature. It would create a national archive of documents from civil rights cold cases.
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Microsoft workers protest Army contract with tech ‘designed to help people kill’
Friday's letter to Microsoft leaders is the latest instance of U.S. technology workers standing up to their companies over the companies' lines of business or policies.
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