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Air Date: July 16, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Feds’ internet subsidy proposals would hurt the poor, PUC says
The program in question is FCC's Lifeline. It has about 12.5 million subscribers around the country and more than half a million in Pennsylvania.
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AI innovators take pledge against autonomous killer weapons
The position of the pledge is ultimately to encourage global governments to take legal action to ban any possibility of future destruction.
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State confirms unauthorized changes were made to vital records site
The state website where people can order birth and death records was recently offline for nearly a full week because someone made unauthorized changes to the site.
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PUC considering taking over FCC duties to speed broadband installation
The state Public Utility Commission is considering taking over jurisdiction of some utilities from the federal government to bring high-speed broadband to rural areas.
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Rising seas could cause problems for internet infrastructure
The dense network of cables that make up the internet is likely to be inundated with saltwater as sea levels rise, a new analysis suggests.
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CHOP study: Despite kids in backseat, parents not putting down their phones
New research shows many parents are using their phones while driving with young children in the car, and that behavior is also correlated with other risky driving habits.
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To improve treatments, researchers want to hunt for clues in medical records
Researchers want to plow through the vast amount of data that's gathered in those records, along with insurance billing information, to find new uses for drugs.
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Philadelphia Fusion fans celebrate a playoff win
More than 300 fans turned out at Xfinity Live to watch the Philadelphia Fusion as they played the Boston Uprising in game one of the inau ...
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Army Corps considers massive storm surge barrier from N.J. to N.Y.
Other proposals include multiple smaller flood barriers, flood walls, berms, and levees.
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‘My Loopy’ robot ‘comes to Earth’ to teach children how to write computer code
With its artificial intelligence, My Loopy has seven toy-grade sensors that respond to touch, light, sound, proximity, temperature, and motions to learn from its user.
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Many look to Buddhism for sanctuary from an over-connected world
It's a response to growing concern over the amount of time people devote to their screens.
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Independent commission will probe Pennsylvania voting system
A commission formed by cybersecurity experts at the University of Pittsburgh will look at the state's voting system.
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Researchers aim to more accurately gauge broadband availability in Pa.
Some experts say the FCC underestimates how many Pennsylvanians lack access to broadband internet. A statewide research aims to set the records straight.
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