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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

Recycled Refrigerators, Imported Carbon Fiber Used in ‘Made-In-Senegal’ Drones

Recycled Refrigerators, Imported Carbon Fiber Used in ‘Made-In-Senegal’ Drones

09/16/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

A Senegalese drone enthusiast has been working with drones both in the photography and health sectors for years. But recently,...

US Imposes Sanctions on North Korean Hacking Groups Blamed for Global Attacks

US Imposes Sanctions on North Korean Hacking Groups Blamed for Global Attacks

09/13/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions on three North Korean hacking groups it said were involved in the WannaCry...

Lawmakers Asking 4 Big Tech Companies for Documents in Probe

Lawmakers Asking 4 Big Tech Companies for Documents in Probe

09/13/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple for a broad range...

Facebook Expands New Tool Aiming to Shrink ‘News Deserts’

Facebook Expands New Tool Aiming to Shrink ‘News Deserts’

09/12/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Facebook is trying to coax “news deserts” into bloom with the second major expansion of a tool that exposes people...

Advertising Executives Point to Five Ways Google Stifles Business

Advertising Executives Point to Five Ways Google Stifles Business

09/11/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

U.S. authorities investigating Alphabet Inc.’s Google for anti-competitive behavior have recently begun probing the company’s $116 billion-a-year advertising business. Attorneys general for 50 U.S. states...

US Social Media Firms to Testify on Violent, Extremist Online Content

US Social Media Firms to Testify on Violent, Extremist Online Content

09/11/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc will testify next week before a U.S. Senate panel on efforts by...

Apple Introduces New iPhone as it Seeks to Keep Up with Competitors

Apple Introduces New iPhone as it Seeks to Keep Up with Competitors

09/11/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Facing growing competition from less expensive smartphone providers, Apple introduced its new versions of its iconic iPhone Tuesday at its...

Apple Takes on Netflix With a $5-a-month Streaming Service

Apple Takes on Netflix With a $5-a-month Streaming Service

09/11/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Apple is finally taking on Netflix with its own streaming television service and, uncharacteristically for the company, offering it at...

Facebook Bans Self-Harm Images in Fight Against Suicide

Facebook Bans Self-Harm Images in Fight Against Suicide

09/10/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Facebook will no longer allow graphic images of self-harm on its platform as it tightens its policies on suicide content...

With Little Change, iPhones May Get Upstaged by Streaming

With Little Change, iPhones May Get Upstaged by Streaming

09/10/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Apple is expected to unveil three new iPhone models that are so similar to last year’s lineup, they may be...

Facebook, Instagram Close Accounts of Italian Neo-fascist Groups

Facebook, Instagram Close Accounts of Italian Neo-fascist Groups

09/10/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Facebook and Instagram on Monday blocked the social media accounts of two Italian neo-fascist groups and some of their activists...

States Led by Texas Target Google in New Antitrust Probe

States Led by Texas Target Google in New Antitrust Probe

09/09/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Fifty U.S. states and territories, led by Texas, announced an investigation into Google’s “potential monopolistic behavior.” The Monday announcement...

Drones Offer Ghana’s Farmers Hope of Better Yields – and Income

Drones Offer Ghana’s Farmers Hope of Better Yields – and Income

09/09/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Smallholder farmers in Ghana are adopting drone technology for crop surveillance in a bid to increase yields and incomes.The new...

US Officials Fear Disjointed Battle Against the ‘Global Cyber Pandemic’

US Officials Fear Disjointed Battle Against the ‘Global Cyber Pandemic’

09/09/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Security officials these days are anything but shy when they describe the dangers facing the United States in cyberspace.“We’re in...

Scientists Study Whether Virtual Reality Can Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia

Scientists Study Whether Virtual Reality Can Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia

09/07/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

For three days a week, Wayne Garcia has been getting an unconventional workout. He starts by putting on a virtual...

Scientists Study Whether Virtual Reality Can Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia

Scientists Study Whether Virtual Reality Can Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia

09/07/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

People around the world are living longer according to the World Health Organization. By 2020 there will be more people...

Huawei Debuts Latest Advanced Chipset for Smartphone

Huawei Debuts Latest Advanced Chipset for Smartphone

09/06/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled its latest advanced chipset Friday ahead of the upcoming launch of its latest flagship smartphone,...

NY Attorney General Announces Facebook Antitrust Probe

NY Attorney General Announces Facebook Antitrust Probe

09/06/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

New York Attorney General Letitia James says a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general is investigating Facebook for alleged antitrust...

WHO Teams With Facebook Against Social Media Vaccine Misinformation

WHO Teams With Facebook Against Social Media Vaccine Misinformation

09/06/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

The World Health Organization has reached an agreement with Facebook to direct millions of users to WHO sites where they...

Silicon Valley Becomes Punching Bag for Presidential Hopefuls

Silicon Valley Becomes Punching Bag for Presidential Hopefuls

09/06/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Democratic presidential candidates are flocking to Silicon Valley but this time it’s different. Once candidates wooed wealthy tech executives at...

‘Deepfake Challenge’ Aims to Detect Phony Video, Other Media

‘Deepfake Challenge’ Aims to Detect Phony Video, Other Media

09/06/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Technology firms and academics have joined together to launch a “deepfake challenge” to improve tools to detect videos and other...

Social Media, Tech Companies Meet With US Intelligence on 2020 Election Strategy

Social Media, Tech Companies Meet With US Intelligence on 2020 Election Strategy

09/05/2019 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

A number of technology companies including Facebook Inc., Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft Corp. and Twitter Inc. met with representatives of the...

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