Technology
Scamming SEPTA is getting harder: Agency hits 10-year low for claims payouts
A decade after SEPTA put its first surveillance cameras up, the transit authority has closed the book on its leanest year for payouts yet.
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FAA certifies Google’s Wing drone delivery company to operate as an airline
By developing delivery drones — and a retail system that would connect customers with local merchants — Google's parent company is directly competing with Amazon.
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Pa. is spending millions on election security, but the effort has its critics
"We are not fighting this battle alone.”
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Google searches for ways to put artificial intelligence to use in health care
Google's push into artificial intelligence as a tool for health improvement is a natural evolution for a company that has developed algorithms that reach deep into our lives.
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Helvetica, the iconic font both loved and loathed, gets its 1st redesign in 36 years
The updated font even has a new name: "Helvetica Now." But like many changes, some people are skeptical.
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Designing healthy hospital sound
Doctors, musicians, and engineers are teaming up to find out how to rid hospitals of stressful beeps and alarms and replace them with more harmonious alternatives.
Air Date: April 17, 2019
Listen 49:51How can we be sure artificial intelligence is safe for medical use?
The FDA, accustomed to approving drugs and clearing medical devices, is now figuring out how to make sure computer algorithms are safe and effective.
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Under employers’ gaze, Gen Z is biting its tongue on social media
Malak Silmi and many of her peers say they worry about being unable to express any opinions on social media out of fear of self-sabotaging a potential career opportunity.
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FCC to hold big 5G auction, spend $20B for rural internet
The U.S. government will hold a massive auction later this year to bolster 5G service, the next generation of mobile networks.
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As China hacked, U.S. businesses turned a blind eye
Technology theft and other unfair business practices originating from China are costing the American economy more than $57 billion a year, White House officials believe.
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In science — and in life — failure is both a stumbling block and a building block. We regard failure as the enemy of success — but ...
Air Date: April 12, 2019
Listen 49:23Facebook promises to stop asking you to wish Happy Birthday to your friend who died
Unless someone explicitly informs Facebook that a family member has died, Facebook has been known to remind friends to send birthday greetings
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Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand
A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments.
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If it’s online, it’s not permanent. Internet archives can disappear
Facebook said it "mistakenly deleted" posts by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but also changed how it archives corporate announcements and blog posts that makes them harder to find.
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With Facebook ban on white extremism, international norms apply to U.S.
Facebook was once praised for spreading free-speech values. But the world is pushing back with different values, which Facebook is importing to the U.S.
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