Technology
The Cure For Fake News?
A trustworthy media is key to a healthy democracy. That’s why, instead of wringing his hands over the death of facts, entrepreneurial journalist Steven Brill just might have a solution.
By Larry PlattTexting To The Rescue
A team at Penn Medicine may have found a way to save hundreds of new moms’ lives with a simple—but incredibly effective—tool
By Jill HarkinsQuil Health
Could a joint venture between Independence Blue Cross and Comcast herald the solution to our country’s healthcare woes?
By Jessica Blatt PressDorothy
A Penn alum’s startup helps regular folks predict flooding—something climate change will make more necessary than ever
By Courtney DuCheneEveryday Philanthropists
Entrepreneur Keith Leaphart’s new app, Philanthropi, aims to give everyday donors and nonprofits better access to their most powerful tool: each other.
By Jill HarkinsSocial Media for…Good?
With her grassroots nonprofit, Buddy Project, Drexel student Gabby Frost is helping youth in Philly and around the world feel less alone
By Jessica Blatt PressWhy Not Us?
Pennsylvania leads the world in cancer research. So why is Texas turbo-charging its economy by investing so much more in the fight?
By Richard VagueSapient Industries
The Philly startup provides companies the tools to save energy costs—and preserve the planet. So far, 120,000 building clients have signed on
By Jessica Blatt PressTech for Turnout
Two years after the presidential election galvanized mostly progressive technologists, their innovations brought more voters to the polls in 2018. Expect more of that in Philly, too
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyDuckDuckGo
The Paoli-based search engine—whose founder, Gabriel Weinberg, testified before Congress this month— never has and never will track your data. Amen.
By Jessica Blatt Press