Technology
You Can Now View Philly on a Virtual Reality Headset
There’s now a new way to view Philly’s top destinations, and it involves bleeding-edge technology. On Friday, Visit Philadelphia announced that Philly visitors, before coming […]
Comcast Launches App-Based Technician Tracker
Comcast may have just addressed a major pain point for its customers. This week the company launched Tech ETA, a service that’ll allow customers to […]
I Love My Job: Ellen Weber
The title of this week’s feature should be amended to “I Love My Jobs,” as Ellen Weber spends her days juggling the demands of multiple major roles. […]
This Tech Company’s Donating $100 to the ACLU for Every Applicant It Interviews
We’re witnessing a big trend here in Philly tech. First Seer Interactive CEO Wil Reynolds spoke out against Trump’s immigration ban, then Blackfynn and O3 […]
10 Ways to Push Philly Tech Past the Tipping Point
WeWork’s first “Future of Philly” event this week gathered a sizable crowd to discuss the future of Philadelphia tech. And the panelists who led the […]
Is Monetate’s Move to NYC a Blow to Philly Tech?
Say it ain’t so: Monetate will no longer be headquartered in the Philadelphia region. By the end of the first quarter this year, the leading […]
10 Philly Startups to Watch in 2017, According to the Biggest Tech Leaders
As we said farewell to 2016, BizPhilly put a call out to the tech community: Which local startups are you most excited about for 2017? […]
Report: How Philly Tech Salaries Stack Up
It’s obvious by now that tech professionals are among the highest-paid workers today – but who’s cashing in the biggest paychecks?
6 Takeaways From This Year’s Philly New Tech Meetups
The Philly New Tech Meetup capped off 2016 last week at its annual holiday party. But instead of pizza in the crammed University City Science […]
11 Tech Leaders on How to Bolster Diversity in Philly Tech
It’s no secret that the tech industry has a diversity problem. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that several Silicon Valley tech companies — Twitter, Pinterest, Salesforce, […]
Franklin Institute’s Virtual Reality Exhibit Is Much More Than an Exhibit
On Tuesday evening, I traveled to Tanzania and spent some time at a refugee camp. There, I experienced what it was like to fall asleep […]
Kickstarter Campaign Launches for LGBTQ Dating App “Sapiens” Geared at Being All-Inclusive
A new queer tech startup based in Philadelphia and New York plans to tackle gender inclusivity, harassment, body positivity, safe sex and feminism with a […]
How to Make the DNC Innovative? Get Curalate On Board
This year’s DNC in Philadelphia will be the most innovative Democratic national convention to date, the host committee says, and that’s thanks in part to […]
What Hillary Clinton’s Tech Plan Could Do for Philadelphia
Hillary Clinton dropped some big technology objectives last week when she released her all-encompassing “Initiative on Technology & Innovation” policy agenda. The ambitious list of […]
The State’s Biggest Tech Investor Wants to Clear Things Up: ‘We Are Not Venture Capitalists.’
Benjamin Franklin Technology Partners, the group that invested $8.9 million in local technology-based companies last year is doing something new – it is trying to […]