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One portion of the plan proposed by the FCC would place a benefit limit on subscribers to the Lifeline internet subsidy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Politics & Policy

Feds’ 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.

8 years ago

An autonomous tank is demonstrated in France last month. Leading researchers in artificial intelligence are calling for laws against lethal autonomous weapons. They also pledge not to work on such weapons. (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)
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Science

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.

8 years ago

European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager held a joint news conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday after slapping a record $5 billion antitrust penalty on the U.S. tech giant. (John Thys/AFP/Getty Images)
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Money

EU hits Google with $5B fine for pushing apps on Android users

8 years ago

It can take months to get a birth certificate through the mail in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
Health

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.

8 years ago

Currently, the federal government has jurisdiction over attachments to telephone poles in Pennsylvania. A proposal from the state Utility Commission would change that. (AP Photo/John Flavell)
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

Verizon crews pump water from an access tunnel in Manhattan in 2012 after flooding from Superstorm Sandy knocked out underground Internet cables. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Science

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.

8 years ago

Distracted driving puts passengers at risk of a crash. (AP PHOTO)
Health

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.

8 years ago

Information that could refine the uses of approved drugs may lie deep inside patients' medical records. (Ariel Skelley/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

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.

8 years ago

Fans of the professional video gaming team, the Philadelphia Fusion, gather at Xfinity Live to watch the first round in the Overwatch League playoffs. (Emily Cohen/WHYY)
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Lifestyle

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 ...

8 years ago

A massive storm surge barrier stretching from Sandy Hook, New Jersey to Breezy Point, New York is among hazard reduction proposals under consideration by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Google Maps image)
Down the Shore
Urban Planning

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.

8 years ago

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 and their environment. (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
Science

‘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.

8 years ago

One recent study estimated that Americans are spending nearly six hours a day on their connected devices. Add television to that and the total rises to nearly 10 hours. (Deborah Lee/NPR)
NPR
Lifestyle

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.

8 years ago

Voting machines at the Office of the City Commissioner's warehouse (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

Sascha Meinrath, a professor of telecommunications at Pennsylvania State University.  (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

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.

8 years ago

Trenton state Capitol building. (WHYY file photo)
Politics & Policy

Digital parking meter plan up for a vote in N.J.

The digital parking meters alert enforcement officers about any violation so they can ticket the offending vehicle.

8 years ago

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