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

TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal

TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal

New York — TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from certain platforms. TikTok says its...

FTX will return money to most customers less than 2 years after catastrophic crypto collapse

FTX will return money to most customers less than 2 years after catastrophic crypto collapse

Africa should forge path for secure data flow across borders, experts say

Africa should forge path for secure data flow across borders, experts say

Nairobi, Kenya — Digital experts called on African countries Tuesday for laws to protect the data of individuals and businesses, saying...

US revokes some licenses for exports to China’s Huawei

US revokes some licenses for exports to China’s Huawei

Washington — The United States has revoked certain licenses for exports to Chinese tech giant Huawei, the Commerce Department said, drawing...

First crewed test flight of new spacecraft delayed until at least May 17

First crewed test flight of new spacecraft delayed until at least May 17

TikTok sues US to block potential ban

TikTok sues US to block potential ban

US Air Force leader takes AI-controlled fighter jet ride in test vs human pilot

US Air Force leader takes AI-controlled fighter jet ride in test vs human pilot

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with...

More money going to African climate startups, but huge funding gap remains

More money going to African climate startups, but huge funding gap remains

NAIROBI, Kenya — When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages to individuals and businesses...

AI scams could become ‘growth industry of all time,’ warns Buffett

AI scams could become ‘growth industry of all time,’ warns Buffett

omaha, nebraska — Warren Buffett cautioned the tens of thousands of shareholders who packed an arena for his annual meeting that...

China carries Pakistan into space

China carries Pakistan into space

islamabad — Pakistan on Friday witnessed the launch of its first lunar satellite aboard China’s historic mission to retrieve samples from...

UnitedHealth says hackers potentially stole data from a third of Americans

UnitedHealth says hackers potentially stole data from a third of Americans

WASHINGTON — Hackers who breached UnitedHealth’s tech unit in February potentially stole data from a third of Americans, the largest U.S....

Reuters/Ipsos poll: Most Americans see TikTok as a Chinese influence tool

Reuters/Ipsos poll: Most Americans see TikTok as a Chinese influence tool

Washington — A majority of Americans believe that China uses TikTok to shape U.S. public opinion, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll...

LogOn: Nigerian Artist Creates AI Fashion Show for Elderly

LogOn: Nigerian Artist Creates AI Fashion Show for Elderly

Images of African senior citizens walking a fashion runway created a buzz on social media, with AI-generated pictures challenging traditional...

Tesla clears key regulatory hurdles for self-driving in China during Musk visit

Tesla clears key regulatory hurdles for self-driving in China during Musk visit

BEIJING — Tesla has cleared some key regulatory hurdles that have long hindered it from rolling out its self-driving software in...

China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side

China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side

BEIJING — China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon’s far side in...

African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change 

African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change 

HARARE — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent...

Instagram, YouTube, smaller rivals likely to get boost from TikTok ban

Instagram, YouTube, smaller rivals likely to get boost from TikTok ban

Nigerian company creates taxi system fueled by electric vehicles

Nigerian company creates taxi system fueled by electric vehicles

As climate change wreaks havoc around the world, the need for sustainable solutions grows more urgent. In Nigeria, a private...

Biden grants $6 billion to Micron to boost chip production

Biden grants $6 billion to Micron to boost chip production

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden was in Syracuse, New York, Thursday to tout a deal to provide memory chip maker...

US communications regulator restores net neutrality annulled under Trump

US communications regulator restores net neutrality annulled under Trump

washington — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules and reassume regulatory oversight...

Japan’s moon lander still going after 3 lunar nights

Japan’s moon lander still going after 3 lunar nights

TOKYO — Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Wednesday after receiving an...

Generative AI threatens voter confidence in what’s real   

Generative AI threatens voter confidence in what’s real   

Artificial intelligence surrounds U.S. political life, from fundraising to campaign advertising. Some lawmakers are looking to better police the use...