Technology
Inspired by Russia, he bought influence on Facebook
On Tuesday, California holds its congressional primaries and in one largely rural district, there is a new kind of money entering politics: payments to Facebook.
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76ers investigate critical tweets linked to team president Bryan Colangelo
The Philadelphia 76ers are investigating whether team president Bryan Colangelo used Twitter accounts to anonymously trash some of his own players and fellow executives.
8 years ago
Scientists measure what goes through a pilot’s brain in real time while flying
The scientists say It could be useful for deciding who should or should not be flying.
8 years ago
Listen 2:07The Franklin Institute has designed a video game with Ben Franklin in a Mario Bros. 8-bit world.
8 years ago
Facebook project wants you to ‘buy nothing’ and ask for what you need
While Facebook makes money by selling stuff through advertising, it's also spawned hundreds of groups where the goal is to give things away.
8 years ago
Amazon Echo recorded and sent couple’s conversation — all without their knowledge
Have an Echo and want to know what it has been recording? Here's how to find out.
8 years ago
That time a Second Amendment advocate agreed to sell a ‘smart gun’
Gun-shop owner Andy Raymond thought personalized firearms might get new people interested in guns. Instead, he attracted anger and was cast as an anti-gun gun dealer.
8 years ago
Listen 4:50Comcast v. Disney: A fight for Twenty-First Century Fox
Comcast said Wednesday that it's in the "advanced stages" of making an offer.
8 years ago
Philly introduces affordable route to rooftop solar
Solarize Philly, the city group-buying program rolled out in April, promises an additional 20 percent savings on monthly energy bills for those who participate.
8 years ago
ACLU: Amazon shouldn’t sell face-recognition tech to police
"This raises very real questions about the ability to remain anonymous in public spaces."
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Routine DNA screening moves into primary care
If you have a genetic mutation that increases your risk for a treatable medical condition, would you want to know?
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Orlando Police testing Amazon’s real-time facial recognition
There are no laws explicitly barring law enforcement from using real-time facial recognition, and the constitutionality has not been tested by higher courts.
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For these Delaware students, robotics is ‘getting them to see the future’
Walking through Dickinson High School, one can't help but notice the two fluorescent yellow mechanical creatures.
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Listen 3:17New regulations, payment protections for gig workers in N.J.
With as many as 600,000 New Jersey residents now working as freelancers, Assemblyman says legislation is needed to ‘ensure they’re treated fairly.'
8 years ago
Forget ambulance chasing, personal injury law firms are now waiting for you at the hospital
Geo-fencing has been deployed by retailers for years. Bringing it into health care spaces, however, is raising alarm among privacy experts.
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