The Senate Education committee voted recently to pass a bill that would fund a test program to allow public schools to lock students' phones away during the school day. Sen. …
June 2025
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Technology
From diagnosing brain disorders to cognitive enhancement, 100 years of EEG have transformed neuroscience
by myphillyconnection 96 viewsElectroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it has had an incredible impact on how scientists …
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Microsoft outage affects travelers at Philadelphia International Airport, city services
by myphillyconnection 132 viewsA major technology outage of Microsoft services is disrupting systems worldwide and directly affecting travelers at Philadelphia International Airport, as well as a number of city services. City officials were …
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Rescue from above: how drones may narrow emergency response times
by myphillyconnection 96 viewsThe drones are coming. Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone …
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Food & Restaurants
Nearly 100 bars in Center City will offer $7 cocktails, $6 wine, $5 beer for Sips
by myphillyconnection 109 viewsSpring training for Philly bartenders has officially commenced, thanks to the imminent return of Center City Sips. The seasonal happy hour will be offered at 91 bars and restaurants in …
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Food & Restaurants
TikTokers are ‘drinking around the world’ in Philly – re-creating the unofficial Epcot bar crawl
by myphillyconnection 117 viewsDisney adults have long used the international pavilions of Epcot to "drink around the world" – or patronize the bars of as many countries as possible. Now, some TikTokers are …
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Food & Restaurants
Saturday is National Pretzel Day. Here’s where to get freebies in Philly.
by myphillyconnection 101 viewsWithin months of becoming Pennsylvania's governor in 2003, Ed Rendell declared April 26 National Pretzel Day to honor the snack's historical role in shaping the state's economy. Every year since …
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Technology
SEPTA fixes tech outage that prevented riders from buying tickets or reloading Key cards
by myphillyconnection 115 viewsSEPTA riders spent much of Monday unable to buy train tickets or reload their Key cards because of technical issues that affected the transit authority's website, kiosks and on-board purchasing …
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Abington School District joins growing push to restrict students’ use of cell phones in class
by myphillyconnection 107 viewsWhen Abington School District students return to class in September, there will be new rules in place preventing them from using their cell phones during the school day. The district …
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A hollow victory in fight to bring transparency to cops’ use of facial recognition technology
by myphillyconnection 110 viewsFrancisco Arteaga was incarcerated, waiting to appear for a court hearing last fall, when he spotted a huge guy eyeballing him from the other side of the courthouse holding cell. …