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State College Borough’s “See Click Fix” app allows people to report issues and communicate with government

So far, more than 2,000 issues reported on the app have been resolved.

By Staff

This app takes crowdsourcing cicadas to the next level

“It’s a simple interface. All people have to do is go out and find a cicada, take its picture and submit it.”

By Andy Kubis/The Allegheny Front

Would you use an app to verify your vaccine status? The idea is here to stay

From sporting arenas to colleges and cruise ships, many businesses are planning to ask customers to prove they’ve had their shot. Smart phone apps may be coming soon.

By NPR

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People distrust contact-tracing apps: Can a new approach help?

A team at Carnegie Mellon University thinks it can inspire greater buy-in with a new approach that helps users to prevent infection in the first place.

By An-Li Herring/WESA

Pennsylvania launches new corornavirus exposure notification app

The release of the app is part of Pennsylvania’s effort to more quickly break chains of transmission by using the new technology to notify people who may have been exposed.

By The Associated Press

U.S. to bar downloads of TikTok, WeChat

The Trump administration is banning Americans from downloading popular video-sharing app TikTok and limiting the use of WeChat because of national security concerns, the Commerce Department announced on Friday.

By NPR


Iowa caucus meltdown proved transparency is essential, election-watchers say

"It is safe to say, this is not the caucus that hundreds of thousands of Iowa Democrats deserve."
By NPR

NPR exclusive: Seattle-area voters to cast ballots by smartphone in 1st for U.S. elections

"This is the most fundamentally transformative reform you can do in democracy."
By NPR

Midstate school district will require coaches to use app to reach student athletes

A midstate school district is changing the way its coaches can talk electronically with student athletes.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
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