Emily Bloch
National Reporter, Youth, Internet and Local Culture at The Philadelphia Inquirer
National news + youth & internet culture: @phillyinquirer • 📝: @thelilynews @teenvogue @cosmopolitan • SPJ • @jaxdotcom alum • she/her • [email protected]
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5 days ago |
inquirer.com | Emily Bloch
Hey Siri, were you spying on me? Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that claimed Siri, the voice-activated assistant, was unintentionally activated for tens of millions of users, infringing on users’ privacy. The preliminary settlement, which was filed Tuesday in the Northern District of California, requires a federal judge’s approval.
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6 days ago |
inquirer.com | Emily Bloch
A new Pope has entered the villa Vatican. With Thursday’s announcement that Robert Prevost would become Pope Leo XIV, the internet is scouring over his history on X (formerly Twitter) for breadcrumbs about his likes, dislikes, and overall vibe. It’s a tried and true practice people use to probe the internet’s latest main character: Is the person going viral a good person? Do they have bad takes? Should they be canceled? But it’s not an exercise people have been able to apply to the pope before.
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6 days ago |
inquirer.com | Emily Bloch |Michelle Myers
White smoke streamed out of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a new pope had been chosen. Crowds cheered as the Vatican’s balcony doors opened to reveal that Robert Prevost would assume the role. The news broke Thursday evening in Rome, marking the first U.S. pope in history. Prevost, 69, is a Chicago native and Peruvian citizen. He’s a Villanova graduate.
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6 days ago |
inquirer.com | Rob Tornoe |Emily Bloch |Beatrice Forman
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Quiz: As Wells Fargo Center becomes Xfinity Mobile Arena, test your memory on these old Philly names
1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Emily Bloch
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