
Technology
Most Twitter accounts linked to 2016 disinformation are still active, report finds
Disinformation networks publish more than a million tweets a day, the authors found.
6 years ago
New Philly conference aims to draw communities of color to the city’s tech sector
Philadelphia's first Project NorthStar conference will run Oct. 3 to Oct. 5.
6 years ago
Listen 3:37Justice Department sues California over net neutrality law
An equal playing field that prevents internet companies from slowing down or blocking some content was signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown
6 years ago
Google CEO holds ‘very productive’ meeting with U.S. lawmakers
Google CEO Sundar Pichai went to Washington Friday.
6 years ago
Facebook says 50M user accounts affected by security breach
Facebook says it has taken steps to fix the security problem and alerted law enforcement.
6 years ago
Uber pays $148M over yearlong cover-up of data breach
Instead of reporting the stolen data as required by law, Uber paid the hackers $100,000.
6 years ago
For teens, a real-life study in staying power of mistakes
A big difference today — it's unlikely to take 30 years for misconduct to cause problems.
6 years ago
Attorneys General zoom in on tech privacy and power
The attorneys general also talked about how antitrust laws might be used to set the right standard of consumer privacy.
6 years ago
Panel urges funding for new voting machines in Pennsylvania
Wolf said earlier this year that counties buying new electronic voting systems must insure they leave a paper trail.
6 years ago
A new one-stop-shop for Pennsylvania education data
The data are assembled longitudinally, meaning you can track something — say a district’s graduation rate — from year to year.
6 years ago
Listen 1:04Hacks, security gaps and oligarchs: The business of voting comes under scrutiny
It's been a tough couple of years for the business of voting.
6 years ago
Russia’s 2016 Twitter campaign was strongly pro-gun, with echoes of the NRA
On every issue, accounts associated with the "Internet Research Agency" sought to amplify controversy by playing up conflict.
6 years ago
Who’s in Control – Tech or Us?
Technology helps us run our lives, do our jobs, get directions and keep track of our calendars. Right? Or, is technology taking control o ...
Air Date: September 21, 2018
Listen 48:43Facebook is letting job advertisers target only men
A review found that 15 employers in the past year, including Uber, have advertised jobs on Facebook exclusively to one sex, with many of the ads playing to stereotypes.
6 years ago