Technology

Silicon Valley, technology and science news. Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge for achieving practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software. Technology plays a critical role in science, engineering, and everyday life

‘Bull’s-Eye’ Landing in New Mexico for Boeing’s Starliner Astronaut Capsule

‘Bull’s-Eye’ Landing in New Mexico for Boeing’s Starliner Astronaut Capsule

Boeing Co’s Starliner astronaut spacecraft landed in the New Mexico desert on Sunday, the company said, after faulty software forced...

Facebook Says Group Used Computer-generated Faces to Push Pro-Trump Message

Facebook Says Group Used Computer-generated Faces to Push Pro-Trump Message

Facebook Inc has taken down a well-financed campaign that used dozens of artificially generated faces to spread pro-Trump and anti-Chinese...

US Agency, GM Discuss Deployment of Self-Driving Cars

US Agency, GM Discuss Deployment of Self-Driving Cars

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is holding talks with General Motors Co. on the automaker’s petition to deploy a limited number of...

Twitter Removes 5,929 Saudi Accounts it Deems State-Backed

Twitter Removes 5,929 Saudi Accounts it Deems State-Backed

Twitter says it has removed nearly 6,000 accounts it has deemed tied to a state-backed information operation in Saudi Arabia.Twitter...

Senate Passes Anti-robocalls Bill, Sending it to Trump

Senate Passes Anti-robocalls Bill, Sending it to Trump

The Senate approved a bill Thursday to crack down on robocalls, sending to President Donald Trump a measure meant to...

Federal Study Finds Race, Gender Affect Face-Scanning Tech

Federal Study Finds Race, Gender Affect Face-Scanning Tech

A study by a U.S. agency has found that facial recognition technology often performs unevenly based on a person’s race,...

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot Sign Deal for 50-50 Merger

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot Sign Deal for 50-50 Merger

The boards of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot on Wednesday signed a binding merger deal creating the world’s fourth-largest...

Tech Company Takes on Food Waste

Tech Company Takes on Food Waste

According to a United Nations study, the world produces enough food waste to feed as many as 2 billion people...

Europe Postpones Launch of Planet Mission, Seeks Soyuz Fix

Europe Postpones Launch of Planet Mission, Seeks Soyuz Fix

European space officials on Tuesday postponed the launch of a three-year mission to study planets in other solar systems shortly...

Here are the States Where Robots Rule

Here are the States Where Robots Rule

The use of robots in the U.S. workplace more than doubled from 2009 to 2017, the bulk of them in...

US to Enhance Cybersecurity Ahead of Elections

US to Enhance Cybersecurity Ahead of Elections

As the 2020 U.S. elections draw closer, ensuring their transparency and protecting them from foreign manipulation has become paramount for...

Amazon Blames Trump For Loss of Pentagon Contract

Amazon Blames Trump For Loss of Pentagon Contract

Amazon accused U.S. President Donald Trump of using “improper pressure” and bias that harmed its chances of winning a lucrative...

Amazon Says Trump’s ‘Improper Pressure’ Doomed Pentagon Bid

Amazon Says Trump’s ‘Improper Pressure’ Doomed Pentagon Bid

Amazon says President Donald Trump’s “improper pressure” and behind-the-scenes attacks harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract.The...

Uber Reports More Than 3,000 Sexual Assaults in US in 2018

Uber Reports More Than 3,000 Sexual Assaults in US in 2018

Uber, as part of a long-anticipated safety report, revealed that more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during its U.S....

When Did You Last See an African Video Game Hero? 

When Did You Last See an African Video Game Hero? 

What’s wrong with being a plucky hero running from demon monkeys or a glamorous model in dress up games? Players...

Emotion-sensing Robot Heads to Space Station to Help Astronauts

Emotion-sensing Robot Heads to Space Station to Help Astronauts

An intelligent robot equipped with emotion-sensing voice detectors was headed to the International Space Station after launching from Florida on...

Phone-in-Cheek: Spike Seen in Cellphone-Linked Face Injuries

Phone-in-Cheek: Spike Seen in Cellphone-Linked Face Injuries

Add facial cuts, bruises and fractures to the risks from cellphones and carelessly using them.                     That’s according to...

Apple Buys First-ever Carbon-free Aluminum From Alcoa-Rio Tinto Venture

Apple Buys First-ever Carbon-free Aluminum From Alcoa-Rio Tinto Venture

Apple Inc on Thursday said it has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminum from a joint venture between...

US, UK Officials Announce Charges Against 2 Russian Hackers

US, UK Officials Announce Charges Against 2 Russian Hackers

U.S. and British law enforcement officials announced criminal charges against a notorious Russian hacker on Wednesday, accusing him of a...

China’s Huawei Sues to Allow Rural Carriers to Buy its Equipment

China’s Huawei Sues to Allow Rural Carriers to Buy its Equipment

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court to throw out a Trump administration rule...

Self-Driving Cars Taught to ‘Feel’ Passengers’ Emotions

Self-Driving Cars Taught to ‘Feel’ Passengers’ Emotions

Imagine if your car can sense your emotions and play happy music when you are sad. That’s what a team...

Google Co-Founders Step Down as Execs of Parent Alphabet

Google Co-Founders Step Down as Execs of Parent Alphabet

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their roles within the parent company, Alphabet.Sundar Pichai, who...