Technology
From AI to Crypto, When Did Everything Get So … Fake?
So there’s this 31-year-old schlub named Sam Bankman-Fried who built this company called FTX that investors sank billions of dollars into because it sounded new […]
Do Diners Dream of Tipping Robots?
Every night at 1721 Chestnut Street, Kur-B the robot gets plugged back into the wall and shuts down to slumber. Twelve hours later Kur-B will […]
Philly Entrepreneur Creates Search Engine for Jobs That Don’t Require Marijuana Testing
Let’s say you’re on the hunt for a job. So you turn to any of a number of job search engines out there — maybe […]
Philly’s Biggest Kickstarter Ever Is Still Infuriating Backers Five Years Later
The Noria air conditioner, now called the Kapsul air conditioner, sounded like a great idea way back in 2016. That’s when South Philly engineer Kurt […]
This Philly Journalist’s Podcast About Artificial Intelligence Will Scare the Hell Out of You
There are lots of (read: way too many) podcasts in this world. But one that has really caught our attention of late is the new […]
NextUp: The Philly Company Making It Easier to Live With Migraine
“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com with pitches […]
RoseAnn Rosenthal Steps Down as CEO of Ben Franklin Tech Partners
For 25 years, RoseAnn Rosenthal has served as the president and chief executive officer of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin), the […]
How to Finally Break Your Phone Addiction This Year
You keep saying you want less screen time. Catherine Price, Philly-based author of How to Break Up With Your Phone, tells you how to finally […]
Mezcal Negronis Are on the Menu at El Techo, the All-Year Rooftop Bar From the Suraya Crew
The third and final restaurant at the Pod Philly hotel, El Techo, opens tonight, October 23rd, on the eleventh floor of the hotel with a […]
Q&A: NeuroFlow and Genomind Team Up to Advance Mental Health Care
Genomind, a King of Prussia-based mental health company, and NeuroFlow, a Philadelphia-based health care analytics and technology company, recently announced an agreement to partner their […]
Ben Franklin Tech Partners Wins Grant to Boost Philly Life Sciences
Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP), the region’s largest tech investor, just won a $633,555 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) […]
This STEAM Program Is Challenging Students to See Food Through a Scientific Lens
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that by 2027 the number of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) will grow 13 percent, compared […]
NextUp: The Local Company Making Medicine Taste Better
“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com […]
NextUp: The Company Using Tech to Improve Outcomes for Mental Health Patients
“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations, and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com […]
Q&A: Pa. Biotech Center to Pour $50M Into Local Life Sciences Startups
The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC) has been supporting life science startups for 13 years, providing the office space, labs, mentorship, and other resources the young companies […]