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Google CEO Sundar Pichai arrives to testify during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images )
NPR
Politics & Policy

Google CEO says he leads ‘without political bias’ during Congressional testimony

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is no longer an empty chair.

8 years ago

Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health has launched a new website (www.cbhphilly.org)
Health

New websites offer online resources for addiction treatment in Philly and beyond

Philadelphia has launched a new website where people receiving Medicaid benefits can find information about behavioral health and addiction treatment.

8 years ago

A split-flap board made by Oat Foundry. (Provided)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Drexel grads pitch Amtrak on new sign: Vintage-style romance with efficiency of new technology

Amtrak appears intent on following through on its plan to install digital screens and send its Solari board to a museum.

8 years ago

A group of convention goers, some dressed as Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlett and Mrs. Peacock, participate in a Clue tournament at PAX Unplugged.)
View Finders
Arts & Entertainment

Gamers unplug at Philly PAX convention

Deep in the dark corners of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, something is stirring. Orcs, elves, and adventurers of all kinds are gath ...

8 years ago

European Commissioner for Security Union Julian King, (left), and European Commissioner for Digital Economy Marija Gabriel participate in a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday Dec. 5, 2018. The European Commission on Wednesday reported on an Action Plan to counter disinformation and the progress achieved so far. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

EU steps up fight against ‘fake news’ ahead of elections

Officials unveiled the measures Wednesday as part of an action plan to counter disinformation in the lead up to the continent-wide vote.

8 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes the keynote address at F8, Facebook's developer conference, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in San Jose, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)
Community

Documents show Facebook used user data as competitive weapon

The committee released more than 200 pages of documents on the tech giant's internal discussions about the value of users' personal information.

8 years ago

A screenshot of the Penn State study's live result map shows that only a fraction of the state meets the F.C.C.'s standard for high-speed broadband internet. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Penn State study says most of Pa. lacks access to high-speed broadband

Statewide research from Pennsylvania State University finds that there’s a severe lack of connectivity to broadband internet for much of Pennsylvania.

8 years ago

The hacking was first detected in April, but top GOP officials, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, weren't notified about the attack until Monday, when reporters began asking questions. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

House GOP campaign arm says it was hacked during the 2018 election cycle

A spokesman working on behalf of the National Republican Congressional Committee acknowledged the compromise and said it was reported to authorities.

8 years ago

NASA astronaut Anne McClain (from left), Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency successfully blasted into space on Monday morning. It is the first mission since an aborted launch in October.
NPR
Science

Soyuz rocket launches, docks successfully to relief of NASA, Russia space agency

Nearly two months after a rocket malfunction forced NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos to abort the launch of a Soyuz mission, a new crew blasted off on Monday

8 years ago

A building is seen from afar.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. Supreme Court rules employers legally responsible for protecting workers’ sensitive data

In a recent ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said that employers are legally responsible for protec ...

8 years ago

(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Radio Times
Science

Climate change: the talks, the costs, and the consequences

Guests: Jean Chemnick, Robert Kopp, Stephen Pacala The UN climate change conference in Katowice, Poland starts Mo ...

Air Date: November 30, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
The city of Big Spring’s desert-like climate has pushed officials to come up with creative ways to conserve water. In 2013, the Colorado River Municipal Water District opened the nation's first Direct Potable Reuse water treatment plant, in order to recycle the city’s water. (Kristen Cabrera/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

From toilet to tap: Texas town makes the most of its ‘pre-owned’ water

Water shortages forced Big Spring, Texas to begin reusing its wastewater five years ago, but not all locals are on board.

8 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

The Water We Drink

Most of us take our drinking water for granted — switch on the tap, and out it flows. But in much of the world, that’s not the case. ...

Air Date: November 30, 2018

Listen 48:51
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced that three high schools will offer P-Tech STEM programs in the fall. (Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)
Education

New Jersey to offer tech-focused vocational programs at three high schools

One of the three, Burlington City High School will begin offering the P-Tech curriculum in the fall.

8 years ago

Genetics researcher He Jiankui said his lab considered ethical issues before deciding to proceed with DNA editing of human embryos to create twin girls with a modification to reduce their risk of HIV infection. Critics say the experiment was premature. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
NPR
Science

Chinese scientist says he’s first to create genetically modified babies using CRISPR

For the first time, a scientist claims to have used a powerful new gene-editing technique to create genetically modified human babies.

8 years ago

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