Technology

As Congress bears down on big tech, two senators want to force giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon to tell users what data they're collecting and how much its worth.

The tech giant is moving closer to a future in which customers order drones to hover around a home and scan for things like a garage door left open or a broken window.

Some call it the USB paradox, the seemingly impossible process of making a 50-50 guess wrong twice.

A new study shows that many students enrolled in Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools are not getting a quality education.

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Being aware of noise in your child’s environment is important for hearing and cognitive development, studies show. Apps can help identify quiet spaces.

Twenty years ago, an 18-year-old's death while undergoing a Penn clinical trial changed gene therapy.

People who are visually impaired know what works for them and what doesn’t. They’d rather innovate their own technologies.

American democracy has always had a difficult relationship with the truth, according to University of Pennsylvania history professor, Sophia Rosenfeld.

In a move experts call highly unusual, Philadelphia officials are refusing to name the cybersecurity firm the city has contracted to help clean up the court system.

The program has launched in the mid-Atlantic region, allowing customers to order household products in reusable containers that they can return.

Normal court proceedings have slowed or stopped since Philly's First Judicial District shut down the court websites after getting a virus almost a month ago.

YouTube announced it will be taking steps to remove supremacist content and re-examine its anti-harassment policy following days of backlash.

A new fleet of 25 electric buses hit Philadelphia streets this week. If all goes well, the entire fleet could eventually run on batteries.

The Philadelphia NAACP is calling for the city police department to fire officers who are found to have posted racist, violent, or offensive content on social media.