Technology

Smartphones Hemorrhoids

Scrolling on your phone in the bathroom may increase your risk of hemorrhoids

Pa. Attorney General probes cyberattack that disrupted office's operations

PA AG cyberattack

Temple turns to AI-based weapon detection tech at Liacouras Center to speed up entrance process

Liacorus AI weapons

Pennsylvania and New Jersey press tech companies to crack down on deepfake pornography

Deepfake porn

Three NASA rockets launching from Virginia should be visible in Philadelphia sky seconds after takeoff

NASA TOMEX launch

Strange light seen in Philly sky Tuesday night likely caused by rocket launch

Philly Rocket Light

N.J. to offer digital driver's licenses and ID cards, following national trend

Mobile drivers licenses.jpg

Penn Museum to license online tool developed by Barnes Foundation that provides up-close look at artifacts

Penn Museum Barnes collab

AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won't happen overnight

AI Health Care

AI has become ubiquitous in online search results, and Americans are using it to answer their health questions

AI trust health care

A couple that tried to get pregnant for 18 years finally conceived with the help of a new AI procedure

AI Infertility Conception

Three Mile Island to be restarted earlier than expected for Microsoft data centers

Three Mile Island

Want to know when you'll die and how to prolong your life? There are apps for that

Death Clock App

Smartwatches promise all kinds of quality-of-life improvements; here are 5 things to keep in mind

Smartwatch Health Data

Subtle cyberbullying, like excluding peers from group chats, is just as traumatic as overt attacks, study shows

Cyberbullying Trauma

Teen's artwork to be sent to the moon as a digital time capsule

Giselle Brown artist

Coconut used in first 3D MRI image in the 1970s now lives in Old City

Coconut MRI

New tools show free WiFi locations as Philly aims to improve digital equity

Wi-Fi Finder Philadelphia

New Jersey attorney general sues Discord app for ‘alarming’ security lapses

NJ AG Matt Platkin

Technology use may help ward off cognitive decline — not expedite it

Technology Cognitive Decline

Could AI replace your therapist? New research suggests the technology could play a role in mental health care

ai therapy.jpg

Signal isn't perfect for top-secret communications, but it might be right for you

signal app explained

March Madness, Pennsylvania-style: 64 locally-made products compete in bracket-style tournament again

coolest pennsylvania tournament

Wilma Theater selected for program to expand digital offerings

Wilma Theater digital streaming

New online tool provides public data on demographics of drivers getting pulled over in Philly

Driving equality dashboard police

School District of Philadelphia launches AI-powered platform for users to share feedback, ask questions

school district philadelphia customer service

Rethinking screen time: A better understanding of what people do on their devices is key to digital well-being

Screen Time Uses

Video game lets players explore LOVE Park and virtually travel to Ireland using Portal

LOVE Park Portal

Franklin Institute debuts $8.5 million exhibit on human body, featuring the return of the Giant Heart

Giant Heart Franklin

New Portal sculpture at LOVE Park will link Philly to other cities via livestream

Portal LOVE PArk

NJ attorney general sues TikTok, accusing app of exploiting teens for profit

tiktok lawsuit nj

Gloria Dei Church creates app so visitors can take self-guided tours of its nearly 350-year-old cemetery

Gloria Dei app

Three Mile Island owner seeks $1.6 billion federal loan to restart nuclear plant for Microsoft AI facility

Here's how to maintain healthy smartphone habits

Healthy Smartphone Habits

This early movie projector started a dispute between the Franklin Institute and Thomas Edison

Phantoscope

Plan would power new Microsoft AI data center with electricity from Pa.'s Three Mile Island nuclear reactor

A hollow victory in fight to bring transparency to cops' use of facial recognition technology

Abington School District joins growing push to restrict students' use of cell phones in class

Abington School Phones

SEPTA fixes tech outage that prevented riders from buying tickets or reloading Key cards

SEPTA Fare Outage

Rescue from above: how drones may narrow emergency response times

Microsoft outage affects travelers at Philadelphia International Airport, city services

PHL tech outage

From diagnosing brain disorders to cognitive enhancement, 100 years of EEG have transformed neuroscience

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