TechnologyKenneth W. Ford, hydrogen bomb physicist, educator, and author, has died at 99 “His career in research, education, and global scientific collaboration puts him among the giants,” a colleague said.Gary Miles How to recycle your old electronics the right way, according to e-waste experts Erin McCarthy Some Philly-area residents yearn for the landline’s return as smartphones dominateErin McCarthy A Main Line developer is planning an AI data center outside Conshohocken. Within days, neighbors have rallied against it.Erin McCarthy Want Google to show Philadelphia Inquirer stories in your search results? Here’s how.Rob Tornoe AdvertisementWhat’s going on with the new Instagram map and how to keep it turned offExperts weighed in on the privacy and safety risks associated with location-based features on Instagram.Emily Bloch What’s causing Bluetooth interference on the Ben Franklin Bridge? There are a lot of possibilities.The disruption has less to do with intergalactic visitors and more to do with a possible signal jam.Michelle Myers Does Apple owe you cash? What to know about the $95 million Siri privacy settlement.The settlement should put an end to the six-year-old legal dispute. Here's how to find out if you're eligible. Emily Bloch West Chester University used AI in its graduation ceremony without knowing it, officials sayA petition organized by a senior student and signed by more than 1,000 urges the university to reconsider the "impersonal" practice.Rosa Cartagena TikTok is back! Here’s how six Philadelphians reacted to the short-lived outage.TikTok might be here for now, but it's absence had Philadelphians thinking what to do with their time.Michelle Myers and Ryan W. Briggs Philly content creators are migrating to RedNote as a TikTok ban looms. What exactly is it?Some “TikTok refugees” are choosing the Chinese app over other options owned by U.S. companies.Emily Bloch and Beatrice Forman A possible TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps availableTikTok could be banned on Jan. 19 under a law that forces the platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company, or shut down its U.S. operation. Associated Press In 2024, Philly couldn’t stop Googling ‘eclipse glasses,’ 4DX theaters... and the Yankees? Discover what captured Philly’s curiosity in 2024, from eclipse glasses and Simone Biles to 4DX theaters and late-night eats. See the top Google search trends shaping the city this year.Sam Ruland TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a U.S. ban unless it’s soldThe companies have said that a shutdown lasting just a month would cause TikTok to lose about a third of its daily users in the U.S. and significant advertising revenue.Mark Sherman, Associated Press Frustrated with customer service from phone and internet companies? Pa. attorney general wants to fix it. Attorneys general said they receive complaints every day from consumers about “deceptive, confusing, and unfair interactions with service providers.”Erin McCarthy If you live in Pa., your internet bill is probably bigger than in other populous statesU.S. News & World Report surveyed 500 Pennsylvanians to find out what they pay for internet. It's more on average than residents of New York, Florida, California, and Texas.Erin McCarthy A Delco mom can sue TikTok for her daughter’s death during a ‘blackout challenge,’ federal appeals court rules A district judge previously ruled that federal law provides TikTok with immunity for the harms caused by content it hosts on the platform.Abraham Gutman and Jeremy Roebuck You can now use your iPhone and Apple Watch to pay for SEPTA even fasterSEPTA riders can now use iPhone and Apple Watch to pay for fares, without unlocking the device or opening an app.Henry Savage Prepare for lingering problems from the global computer meltdownIf you’re one of the Windows computer users who saw a “blue screen of death,” or BSOD, on Friday — sorry.Shira Ovide, Washington Post Five things to know about the AT&T data breachThe company announced Friday that nearly all of its mobile phone customers’ information was exposed over the course of months in 2022.Emily Bloch See more storiesAdvertisement
Kenneth W. Ford, hydrogen bomb physicist, educator, and author, has died at 99 “His career in research, education, and global scientific collaboration puts him among the giants,” a colleague said.Gary Miles
Kenneth W. Ford, hydrogen bomb physicist, educator, and author, has died at 99 “His career in research, education, and global scientific collaboration puts him among the giants,” a colleague said.Gary Miles
A Main Line developer is planning an AI data center outside Conshohocken. Within days, neighbors have rallied against it.Erin McCarthy
A Main Line developer is planning an AI data center outside Conshohocken. Within days, neighbors have rallied against it.Erin McCarthy
What’s going on with the new Instagram map and how to keep it turned offExperts weighed in on the privacy and safety risks associated with location-based features on Instagram.Emily Bloch
What’s going on with the new Instagram map and how to keep it turned offExperts weighed in on the privacy and safety risks associated with location-based features on Instagram.Emily Bloch
What’s causing Bluetooth interference on the Ben Franklin Bridge? There are a lot of possibilities.The disruption has less to do with intergalactic visitors and more to do with a possible signal jam.Michelle Myers
What’s causing Bluetooth interference on the Ben Franklin Bridge? There are a lot of possibilities.The disruption has less to do with intergalactic visitors and more to do with a possible signal jam.Michelle Myers
Does Apple owe you cash? What to know about the $95 million Siri privacy settlement.The settlement should put an end to the six-year-old legal dispute. Here's how to find out if you're eligible. Emily Bloch
Does Apple owe you cash? What to know about the $95 million Siri privacy settlement.The settlement should put an end to the six-year-old legal dispute. Here's how to find out if you're eligible. Emily Bloch
West Chester University used AI in its graduation ceremony without knowing it, officials sayA petition organized by a senior student and signed by more than 1,000 urges the university to reconsider the "impersonal" practice.Rosa Cartagena
West Chester University used AI in its graduation ceremony without knowing it, officials sayA petition organized by a senior student and signed by more than 1,000 urges the university to reconsider the "impersonal" practice.Rosa Cartagena
TikTok is back! Here’s how six Philadelphians reacted to the short-lived outage.TikTok might be here for now, but it's absence had Philadelphians thinking what to do with their time.Michelle Myers and Ryan W. Briggs
TikTok is back! Here’s how six Philadelphians reacted to the short-lived outage.TikTok might be here for now, but it's absence had Philadelphians thinking what to do with their time.Michelle Myers and Ryan W. Briggs
Philly content creators are migrating to RedNote as a TikTok ban looms. What exactly is it?Some “TikTok refugees” are choosing the Chinese app over other options owned by U.S. companies.Emily Bloch and Beatrice Forman
Philly content creators are migrating to RedNote as a TikTok ban looms. What exactly is it?Some “TikTok refugees” are choosing the Chinese app over other options owned by U.S. companies.Emily Bloch and Beatrice Forman
A possible TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps availableTikTok could be banned on Jan. 19 under a law that forces the platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company, or shut down its U.S. operation. Associated Press
A possible TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps availableTikTok could be banned on Jan. 19 under a law that forces the platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company, or shut down its U.S. operation. Associated Press
In 2024, Philly couldn’t stop Googling ‘eclipse glasses,’ 4DX theaters... and the Yankees? Discover what captured Philly’s curiosity in 2024, from eclipse glasses and Simone Biles to 4DX theaters and late-night eats. See the top Google search trends shaping the city this year.Sam Ruland
In 2024, Philly couldn’t stop Googling ‘eclipse glasses,’ 4DX theaters... and the Yankees? Discover what captured Philly’s curiosity in 2024, from eclipse glasses and Simone Biles to 4DX theaters and late-night eats. See the top Google search trends shaping the city this year.Sam Ruland
TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a U.S. ban unless it’s soldThe companies have said that a shutdown lasting just a month would cause TikTok to lose about a third of its daily users in the U.S. and significant advertising revenue.Mark Sherman, Associated Press
TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a U.S. ban unless it’s soldThe companies have said that a shutdown lasting just a month would cause TikTok to lose about a third of its daily users in the U.S. and significant advertising revenue.Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Frustrated with customer service from phone and internet companies? Pa. attorney general wants to fix it. Attorneys general said they receive complaints every day from consumers about “deceptive, confusing, and unfair interactions with service providers.”Erin McCarthy
Frustrated with customer service from phone and internet companies? Pa. attorney general wants to fix it. Attorneys general said they receive complaints every day from consumers about “deceptive, confusing, and unfair interactions with service providers.”Erin McCarthy
If you live in Pa., your internet bill is probably bigger than in other populous statesU.S. News & World Report surveyed 500 Pennsylvanians to find out what they pay for internet. It's more on average than residents of New York, Florida, California, and Texas.Erin McCarthy
If you live in Pa., your internet bill is probably bigger than in other populous statesU.S. News & World Report surveyed 500 Pennsylvanians to find out what they pay for internet. It's more on average than residents of New York, Florida, California, and Texas.Erin McCarthy
A Delco mom can sue TikTok for her daughter’s death during a ‘blackout challenge,’ federal appeals court rules A district judge previously ruled that federal law provides TikTok with immunity for the harms caused by content it hosts on the platform.Abraham Gutman and Jeremy Roebuck
A Delco mom can sue TikTok for her daughter’s death during a ‘blackout challenge,’ federal appeals court rules A district judge previously ruled that federal law provides TikTok with immunity for the harms caused by content it hosts on the platform.Abraham Gutman and Jeremy Roebuck
You can now use your iPhone and Apple Watch to pay for SEPTA even fasterSEPTA riders can now use iPhone and Apple Watch to pay for fares, without unlocking the device or opening an app.Henry Savage
You can now use your iPhone and Apple Watch to pay for SEPTA even fasterSEPTA riders can now use iPhone and Apple Watch to pay for fares, without unlocking the device or opening an app.Henry Savage
Prepare for lingering problems from the global computer meltdownIf you’re one of the Windows computer users who saw a “blue screen of death,” or BSOD, on Friday — sorry.Shira Ovide, Washington Post
Prepare for lingering problems from the global computer meltdownIf you’re one of the Windows computer users who saw a “blue screen of death,” or BSOD, on Friday — sorry.Shira Ovide, Washington Post
Five things to know about the AT&T data breachThe company announced Friday that nearly all of its mobile phone customers’ information was exposed over the course of months in 2022.Emily Bloch
Five things to know about the AT&T data breachThe company announced Friday that nearly all of its mobile phone customers’ information was exposed over the course of months in 2022.Emily Bloch
