Technology

Penn Breakthrough Prize

Penn researchers awarded $3 million Breakthrough Prize for developing mRNA technology used by COVID-19 vaccines

B. PHL Innovation Fest returns with virtual and in-person tickets

More than 30,000 PGW customers need to re-register their online accounts

Philadelphia Gas Works

New app allows users to control the lights of an iconic Philly skyscraper

One Liberty Place skyline

New app helps expectant mothers navigate the unique challenges of pregnancy after child loss

Pregnancy After Loss app

Apps track vital health stats for millions of people, but doctors aren't using the data

Health Tracking Apps

NASA rocket launch may be visible from Philly area on Tuesday

NASA Anteres Main

Getting paid to pick up litter in Philadelphia: There's an app for that

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App allows New Jersey residents to prove they've received COVID-19 vaccinations, but don't call it a vaccine passport

Tech challenge, survey aim to make Philadelphia's public transit more accessible

70821 SEPTA AR tech challenge

'SEPTA Key 2.0' sets table for future upgrades to fare payment system

SEPTA Key 2.0

Calming computer jitters: Help for seniors who aren't tech-savvy

Senior Computer Help

Children's Health

CHOP milestone exemplifies three decades of progress in fetal surgery

CHOP fetal surgery

Gopuff aims to improve delivery times with acquisition of rideOS

Gopuff deliveries

Rocket launch could be visible from Philly region Tuesday morning

Rocket launch Philly region

Google Photos ends free unlimited uploads, launches subscription options for users

Google Photo

Philly among cities seeing greatest influx of tech jobs during COVID-19 pandemic, study says

philly tech jobs

Rapid COVID-19 test developed at Penn uses electrodes to identify positive cases

RAPID Penn COVID-19 Test

Uber partners with goPuff to expand grocery delivery nationwide

Philly pre-K students may now qualify for the city's free internet services program

phlconnected internet program

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million to support Philly's public spaces, digital equity

Knight Foundation

A video game may hold the key to treating COVID 'brain fog'

EndeavorRX COVID brain fog

Philly airport screening international travelers using facial recognition technology

PHL biometric scanning

Philadelphia airport seeks name suggestions for new food-delivering robot

PHL robot name

Bucks County mom doctored videos to harass girls on daughter's cheerleading sqaud, prosecutors say

Spone Bucks Cheerleading

'Vaccine passports' could be the future of post-pandemic travel

COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

Wharton student's new website, FindAShot, hopes to ease manic search for COVID-19 vaccine appointments

FindAShot COVID-19 Vaccine

Robots now delivering food at Philadelphia International Airport

PHL Delivery Robots

Recreating the cat filter used in lawyer's viral Zoom mishap may be challenging

Zoom Cat Lawyer

Penn physicists get $2 million grant to develop portable COVID-19 detector

'Invisible Beauty' at Penn Museum shows archaeology through a new lens

'Invisible Beauty' at Penn Museum

Harrisburg University professor behind 3D printed face shields dies of COVID-19

Charles Shearrow Harrisburg

Verizon to update Philly's computer centers, help address digital inequality

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New Jersey's COVID-19 vaccine portal overwhelmed by people signing up for shots

new jersey vaccine website

New Jersey spending $58 million to outfit police officers with body cameras

NJ Police body cameras

The biggest health trends of 2021 – from microgreens to redefined gym workouts

2021 trends microgreens

Fitness trackers get users to walk an extra mile every day, study shows

steps health benefits

Zoom lifts time limit on free calls for the holidays

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Philly expands free internet access for students via PHLConnectED program

PHLConnectED program

Top apps of 2020 include quarantine necessities like sleep aids, at home workouts

app of year 2020

Here are some great Cyber Monday deals for the Philly area

Cyber Monday Sixers

Teenagers can now download Pa.'s COVID-19 contact tracing app

COVID Alert PA app

Penn plans stunning West Philly lab for energy science and technology

Penn Energy One

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