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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is suing Character.AI to stop its chatbot from posing as doctors. Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images via Getty Images

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What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust

Staff Writer - June 7, 2026

Did James Comey, former FBI director, ‘knowingly and willfully’ threaten, kidnap or ‘inflict bodily injury upon the President of the United States’? Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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James Comey’s Instagram seashell post sits in a murky legal zone between protected political speech and criminal threat

It’s all too easy – by design – to agree to a privacy policy without checking the voluminous fine print to find out what you’re giving away. Sean Gladwell/Moment via Getty Images

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Privacy isn’t dead – it’s just that tech companies have made it inconvenient

AI can detect financial fraud more efficiently than previous technology did, but it also flags legitimate transactions that it shouldn’t. CardMapr.nl on Unsplash, CC BY

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Your bank’s AI just blocked your payment – what can you do?

Betamax video recorders like this one helped set off a chain of events leading to bans on repairing your own devices. Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

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Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping

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Self-driving cars will need people, too

Staff Writer - April 29, 2015

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Costly, toxic and slow to charge? Busting electric car myths

Staff Writer - March 22, 2015

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Nothing wrong with a digital detox but wired nature is better

Staff Writer - March 22, 2015

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How texting turns you into a walking disaster

Staff Writer - March 20, 2015

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Who wants a BlackBerry these days? Millions in Africa and Asia

Staff Writer - March 15, 2015

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Uber bans will not stop fears for safety amid digital disruption...

Staff Writer - December 11, 2014

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Balotelli Instagram blunder shows how badly players need social media support

Staff Writer - December 5, 2014

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eReaders aren’t destroying reading – they’re just changing it

Staff Writer - December 3, 2014

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is scaling up health operations to contain the Ebola epidemic. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images

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What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading

Staff Writer - May 30, 2026

Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to...

When you experience something that can’t easily be explained, do you think of the supernatural? Zeferli/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Is my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist...

May 28, 2026

But women continue to die from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth until one year after birth. Goodboy Picture Company/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6...

May 27, 2026

Across the U.S., people are calling for companies to pay for the damage they have done to the environment. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from...

May 24, 2026

This device measures acceleration and rotation by shining lasers into small clouds of rubidium atoms. Sandia National Laboratories

Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra‑steady rulers –...

May 20, 2026