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

Big Tech Faces Broad US Justice Department Antitrust Probe

Big Tech Faces Broad US Justice Department Antitrust Probe

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it was opening a broad investigation of major digital technology firms into whether...

Virtual Reality Art Show Transports Visitors Into Alternate Realities

Virtual Reality Art Show Transports Visitors Into Alternate Realities

Virtual reality, or VR, is not just a medium for software engineers who can code. Artists and filmmakers are exploring...

Ross: US Will Deal With Huawei Waiver Applications Within Weeks

Ross: US Will Deal With Huawei Waiver Applications Within Weeks

The Trump administration plans to handle applications from tech companies seeking waivers over Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s blacklisting within the...

US Attorney General Says Encryption Creates Security Risk

US Attorney General Says Encryption Creates Security Risk

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that increased encryption of data on phones and computers and encrypted messaging apps...

Facebook-Style App Launches in Vietnam Amid Tightening Internet Rules

Facebook-Style App Launches in Vietnam Amid Tightening Internet Rules

A Facebook-style social network was launched in Vietnam on Tuesday, Gapo, a mobile app that lets users create personal profiles...

Knight Foundation Funding Studies on Media, Democracy

Knight Foundation Funding Studies on Media, Democracy

A foundation that specializes in journalism is pledging nearly $50 million for research in how social media and technology impacts...

Could Being Distracted by Your Phone Cause Weight Gain?

Could Being Distracted by Your Phone Cause Weight Gain?

The size of a person’s waistline may be linked to mobile phones, tablets and laptops, according to a recent study...

Equifax to Pay Up to $700M in Data Breach Settlement

Equifax to Pay Up to $700M in Data Breach Settlement

Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and others over a 2017 data...

Germany: Facebook to Appeal Fine Under Hate Speech Law

Germany: Facebook to Appeal Fine Under Hate Speech Law

Facebook says it plans to appeal German authorities’ decision to fine it 2 million euros ($2.3 million) under a law...

US Senator Schumer Asks FBI, FTC to Probe Russia’s FaceApp Over Security Concerns

US Senator Schumer Asks FBI, FTC to Probe Russia’s FaceApp Over Security Concerns

U.S. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer called on the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a national security...

VR Helps Young Patients Say Goodbye to Pain Medication

VR Helps Young Patients Say Goodbye to Pain Medication

Virtual reality or VR is no longer just for entertainment.  It is starting to appear in some children’s hospitals as...

Apple, Google Continue Inclusive Push With New Emojis

Apple, Google Continue Inclusive Push With New Emojis

Apple and Google are rolling out dozens of new emojis that of course include cute critters, but the tech giants...

Appeals Court Asked to Pause Antitrust Ruling Against Qualcomm

Appeals Court Asked to Pause Antitrust Ruling Against Qualcomm

The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to pause the enforcement of a sweeping antitrust ruling against mobile...

Lotus Showcases First Pure Electric Sports Car

Lotus Showcases First Pure Electric Sports Car

British sports car maker Lotus revealed its pure electric “hypercar” on Tuesday, the first completely new vehicle to be launched...

Trump Threatens to Launch Probe into Google’s Alleged Ties with China

Trump Threatens to Launch Probe into Google’s Alleged Ties with China

U.S. President Donald Trump is warning his administration may launch a probe into Google over accusations the U.S. technology giant...

Hackers Steal Millions of Bulgarians’ Data; Russian Tie Seen

Hackers Steal Millions of Bulgarians’ Data; Russian Tie Seen

Bulgarian officials said Tuesday that unidentified hackers have stolen the personal details of millions of people from Bulgaria’s national revenue...

Cyberattacks Inflict Deep Harm at Technology-Rich Cchools

Cyberattacks Inflict Deep Harm at Technology-Rich Cchools

Cyberattacks on schools are leading to disruptions in instruction in districts that have thoroughly integrated technology.The FBI says cyberattacks have...

House Intelligence Chief Presses Social Media Companies on Deepfake Policies

House Intelligence Chief Presses Social Media Companies on Deepfake Policies

U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Monday pressed major social media companies on how they plan...

Pearson Goes ‘Digital First’ in US College Market

Pearson Goes ‘Digital First’ in US College Market

Pearson, the world’s biggest education company, will release all its titles for the United States college market in digital form...

US Treasury Chief: Facebook Currency Plan Ripe for Illicit Use

US Treasury Chief: Facebook Currency Plan Ripe for Illicit Use

The Trump administration came out strongly Monday against Facebook’s ambitious plan to create a new digital currency, as the Treasury...

US Firms May Soon Be Allowed to Restart New Huawei Sales

US Firms May Soon Be Allowed to Restart New Huawei Sales

The U.S. may approve licenses for companies to restart new sales to Huawei in as little as two weeks, according...

India to Launch Mission to Land on Moon 

India to Launch Mission to Land on Moon 

In the early hours of Monday, India is set to launch a mission to an uncharted area of the moon,...