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Pennsylvania’s 911 services restored; investigation into outage underway

Officials say the outage Friday is believed to be due to a glitch in the system and not a cyberattack.

1 year ago

Replika can be a way for some people to connect with an AI program that mimics human relationships.
Studio 2
Lifestyle

The rise of romance novels and the ethics of human-chatbot relationships

AI chatbots are becoming more popular, offering people friendship, romance and even sex. Are these 'real' relationships? What do we lose without human connection?

Air Date: July 10, 2025 12:00 pm

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Education

Republicans urge U.S. universities to cut ties with Chinese-backed scholarship program

Leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party said Wednesday they'd sent letters Temple University and other colleges and universities.

1 year ago

President Clinton, flanked by Celera Genomics head J. Craig Venter, left, and Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project of the National Institutes of Health, meets reporters in the East Room of the White House Monday, June 26, 2000 to announce that the two teams have completed a rough draft of the human genetic code. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Science

25 years later: Inside the cut-throat race to decode the human genome

How the competition between the Human Genome Project and its industry rival, Celera, drove forward one of the most historic scientific discoveries of our age.

1 year ago

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Fatima Mohamed Alshindi's husband Monir Mohamed Alshindi died in December 2023 during the Israel-Hamas War. (Courtesy of Fatima Mohamed Alshindi)
The Pulse
Science

How an American musician is using AI to translate grief across cultures

AI-created art has been widely decried as the end of human creativity. But for one Palestinian woman, AI is helping to democratize art.

1 year ago

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A data center owned by Amazon Web Services under construction
Community

Gov. Shapiro announces $20B Amazon AI investment, including development of data center in Bucks County

Sen. David McCormick joined the governor in announcing what he called a “huge victory for Pennsylvania.” Some concerns remain about powering new AI centers.

1 year ago

A building with Temple's logo is visible
Community
6abc

License plate reading tech at Temple University helps police catch suspected serial burglar

Temple says it's the first university police department in Pennsylvania to use this license plate reading system.

1 year ago

Inside the warehouse
Science

Why Amazon is doubling down on robots at its massive Delaware fulfillment center

About 4,500 people are working inside Amazon’s fulfillment center in Wilmington at any given time. After renovations, some of their newest coworkers will be robots.

1 year ago

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Madeleine Dean speaks
Politics & Policy

President Trump signed the Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes. What is it?

U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean, who represents Berks and Montgomery counties, is among the legislation's co-sponsors.

1 year ago

Philly Community Wireless volunteers install an outdoor wireless system
Community
Billy Penn

Philly’s ‘Power Up Tour’ focuses on digital equity, device access around city

The program is giving away 500 laptops to those in need. It’s just one initiative the city is using to promote digital equity.

1 year ago

Travelers check into their flights at Newark Liberty International Airport
Science

Newark airport problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment

The Federal Aviation Administration is working on a short-term fix to the problems at New Jersey’s largest airport that includes technical repairs and cutting flights.

1 year ago

Red hearts emerging from a red envelope. (Bigstock Image)
The Pulse
Science

‘ILOVEYOU’: How a computer science student created one of the first email viruses that spread by preying on human nature

Twenty-five years ago, Onel de Guzman tricked millions of people and cost the world economy billions by unleashing a computer worm disguised as a love letter.

1 year ago

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A display shows the status of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport
Science

Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain

The U.S. transportation secretary said the update prevented a third radar outage over the last two weeks at the New Jersey airport. But flight delays continued Monday evening.

1 year ago

Brandon Edelman
Community
Billy Penn

How the Influencer Economy is shifting Philly’s creative landscape

It’s not LA or NYC, but examples abound of how creatives can thrive here — one TikTok at a time! Here are two.

1 year ago

Replika can be a way for some people to connect with an AI program that mimics human relationships.
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Will AI replace human connection?

Where are human-AI relationships headed? Is it ok to be friends, or more, with a chatbot? We discuss this topic with the founder of Replika, a Replika user and a reporter.

Air Date: May 7, 2025

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