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 Popular in Kenya, but Facing Backlash and Call for Ban

TikTok Popular in Kenya, but Facing Backlash and Call for Ban

One of the world’s most popular apps, TikTok, is under growing scrutiny in Kenya over what critics see as explicit...

French Agency: iPhone 12 Emits Too Much Radiation, Must Be Taken Taken off Market

French Agency: iPhone 12 Emits Too Much Radiation, Must Be Taken Taken off Market

A government watchdog agency in France has ordered Apple to withdraw the iPhone 12 from the French market, saying it...

India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles Powered by Three and Two Wheels

India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles Powered by Three and Two Wheels

In Indian cities, most electric vehicles seen on the roads are not cars, but three- and two-wheel vehicles that deliver...

India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles Powered by Three and Two Wheels 

India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles Powered by Three and Two Wheels 

At bus stops and metro stations in the Indian capital and towns around it, passengers are accustomed to the familiar...

Apple’s New iPhones Get Faster Chips, Better Cameras and New Charging Ports

Apple’s New iPhones Get Faster Chips, Better Cameras and New Charging Ports

Apple unveiled its next generation of iPhones Tuesday — a lineup that will boast better cameras, faster processors, a new...

Swiss Students Break World Record for Electric Car Acceleration

Swiss Students Break World Record for Electric Car Acceleration

From zero to 100 kph in less than a second: A racing car built by students has broken the world...

US Cyber Teams Are on the Hunt in Lithuania 

US Cyber Teams Are on the Hunt in Lithuania 

For at least the second time this year, U.S. cyber forces have come to the aid of a Baltic ally,...

US Federal Antitrust Trial Against Google Begins

US Federal Antitrust Trial Against Google Begins

On Tuesday, federal prosecutors will argue that Google has violated antitrust law by allegedly bribing big-name web browsers and essentially...

‘Cybersecurity Issue’ Prompts Computer Shutdowns at MGM Resorts Across US

‘Cybersecurity Issue’ Prompts Computer Shutdowns at MGM Resorts Across US

A “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of some casino and hotel computer systems at MGM Resorts International properties across...

Google’s Rivals Get Day in Court As Momentous US Antitrust Trial Begins

Google’s Rivals Get Day in Court As Momentous US Antitrust Trial Begins

DuckDuckGo, which has long complained that Google’s tactics have made it too tough to get people to use their search...

Sweden Brings More Books, Handwriting Practice Back to Its Tech-Heavy Schools

Sweden Brings More Books, Handwriting Practice Back to Its Tech-Heavy Schools

As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new emphasis...

AI Technology Behind ChatGPT Built in Iowa Using Lots of Water

AI Technology Behind ChatGPT Built in Iowa Using Lots of Water

The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI...

World Public Broadcasters Say Switch From Analog to Digital Radio, TV Remains Slow

World Public Broadcasters Say Switch From Analog to Digital Radio, TV Remains Slow

Members of the International Radio and Television Union from about 50 countries, meeting this week in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde,...

Huawei Phone Kicks off Debate About US Chip Restrictions

Huawei Phone Kicks off Debate About US Chip Restrictions

It started with an image of U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on her China trip last month, reportedly taken on...

Ukraine, US Intelligence Suggest Russia Cyber Efforts Evolving, Growing

Ukraine, US Intelligence Suggest Russia Cyber Efforts Evolving, Growing

Russia’s cyber operations may not have managed to land the big blow that many Western officials feared following Moscow’s February...

Report: China Using AI to Mess With US Voters

Report: China Using AI to Mess With US Voters

China is turning to artificial intelligence to rile up U.S. voters and stoke divisions ahead of the country’s 2024 presidential...

Japan Launches Rocket Carrying Lunar Lander, X-Ray Telescope

Japan Launches Rocket Carrying Lunar Lander, X-Ray Telescope

Japan launched a rocket Thursday carrying an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins of the universe as well as...

What Is Green Hydrogen and Why Is It Touted as a Clean Fuel?

What Is Green Hydrogen and Why Is It Touted as a Clean Fuel?

Green hydrogen is being touted around the world as a clean energy solution to take the carbon out of high-emitting...

Seattle Startup in Race for Nuclear Fusion

Seattle Startup in Race for Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear fusion has excited scientists for decades with its potential to produce abundant carbon-free energy. In the Pacific Northwest state...

Accent Masking Software Aims to Smooth Call Center Interactions

Accent Masking Software Aims to Smooth Call Center Interactions

A California tech startup is using artificial intelligence, or AI, to mask the accents of call center workers to reduce...

Cambodian Ex-Leader Hun Sen Back on Facebook After Long-Running Row

Cambodian Ex-Leader Hun Sen Back on Facebook After Long-Running Row

Cambodia’s ex-leader Hun Sen returned to Facebook on Sunday, claiming the social media giant had “rendered justice” to him by...

Tesla Launches New Model 3 in China, Europe With Longer Driving Range

Tesla Launches New Model 3 in China, Europe With Longer Driving Range

Tesla on Friday unveiled a restyled Model 3 with a longer driving range in China and other markets including Europe,...