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

US Pushes for Global Protections Against Threats Posed by AI

US Pushes for Global Protections Against Threats Posed by AI

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that leaders have “a moral, ethical and societal duty” to protect people from...

US Pushes for Global Protections for Threats Posed by AI

US Pushes for Global Protections for Threats Posed by AI

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says leaders have “a moral, ethical and societal duty” to protect humans from dangers posed...

Electric Vehicles Hit the Roads in Malawi

Electric Vehicles Hit the Roads in Malawi

Drivers in Malawi are getting an opportunity to purchase electric vehicles through a local startup company. The handful of buyers...

UK Summit Aims to Tackle Thorny Issues Around Cutting-Edge AI Risks 

UK Summit Aims to Tackle Thorny Issues Around Cutting-Edge AI Risks 

Digital officials, tech company bosses and researchers are converging Wednesday at a former codebreaking spy base near London to discuss...

UK Kicks Off World’s First AI Safety Summit

UK Kicks Off World’s First AI Safety Summit

The world’s first major summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety opens in Britain Wednesday, with political and tech leaders set...

Electric Vehicle ‘Fast Charger’ Seen as Game Changer

Electric Vehicle ‘Fast Charger’ Seen as Game Changer

With White House funding to put more electric cars on the road, some states are using the money to build...

Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Order on AI Oversight

Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Order on AI Oversight

President Joe Biden on Monday signed a wide-ranging executive order on artificial intelligence, covering topics as varied as national security,...

Musk Pulls Plug on Paying for X Factchecks

Musk Pulls Plug on Paying for X Factchecks

Elon Musk has said that corrections to posts on X would no longer be eligible for payment as the social...

Musk Says Starlink to Provide Connectivity in Gaza

Musk Says Starlink to Provide Connectivity in Gaza

Elon Musk said on Saturday that SpaceX’s Starlink will support communication links in Gaza with “internationally recognized aid organizations.” A...

UN Announces Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence 

UN Announces Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence 

The United Nations has begun an effort to help the world manage the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence. U.N....

Inside a Drone Factory: How It Helps Ukraine’s Defense Efforts

Inside a Drone Factory: How It Helps Ukraine’s Defense Efforts

Brinc Drones is one of the U.S. companies shipping hundreds of drones to Ukraine. These drones are designed to help...

33 US States Sue Meta, Accusing Platform of Harming Children

33 US States Sue Meta, Accusing Platform of Harming Children

Thirty-three U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms Inc., accusing it of damaging young people’s mental health through the addictive nature...

Taiwan Computer Chip Workers Adjust to Life in American Desert

Taiwan Computer Chip Workers Adjust to Life in American Desert

Phoenix, Arizona, in America’s Southwest, is the site of a Taiwanese semiconductor chip making facility. One part of President Joe...

Governments, Firms Should Spend More on AI Safety, Top Researchers Say

Governments, Firms Should Spend More on AI Safety, Top Researchers Say

Artificial intelligence companies and governments should allocate at least one third of their AI research and development funding to ensuring...

Kenyan Developers Launch App to Prevent Phone Theft

Kenyan Developers Launch App to Prevent Phone Theft

Kenyan developers have designed a mobile phone application that police say is helping to safeguard smartphones from theft, recover stolen...

India Conducts Space Flight Test Ahead Of 2025 Crewed Mission

India Conducts Space Flight Test Ahead Of 2025 Crewed Mission

India successfully carried out Saturday the first of a series of key test flights after overcoming a technical glitch ahead...

US Sounds Alarm on Russian Election Efforts

US Sounds Alarm on Russian Election Efforts

Russia’s efforts to discredit and undermine democratic elections appears to be expanding rapidly, according to newly declassified intelligence, spurred on...

Philippines Orders Military to Stop Using AI Apps Due to Security Risks

Philippines Orders Military to Stop Using AI Apps Due to Security Risks

The Philippine defense chief has ordered all defense personnel and the 163,000-member military to refrain from using digital applications that...

Chinese Netizens Post Hate-Filled Comments to Israeli Embassy’s Online Account

Chinese Netizens Post Hate-Filled Comments to Israeli Embassy’s Online Account

After the Hamas attack on Israel, the Israeli Embassy in Beijing began posting on China’s social media platform Weibo. The...

EU Opens Disinformation Probes into Meta, TikTok

EU Opens Disinformation Probes into Meta, TikTok

The EU announced probes Thursday into Facebook owner Meta and TikTok, seeking more details on the measures they have taken...

To Find Out How Wildlife Is Doing, Scientists Try Listening

To Find Out How Wildlife Is Doing, Scientists Try Listening

A reedy pipe and a high-pitched trill duet against the backdrop of a low-pitched insect drone. Their symphony is the...

US Imposes New Chip Export Controls on China

US Imposes New Chip Export Controls on China

The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday tightened its export controls to keep China from acquiring advanced computer chips that it...