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

Father of Cellphone Sees Dark Side but Also Hope in New Tech

Father of Cellphone Sees Dark Side but Also Hope in New Tech

Holding the bulky brick cellphone he’s credited with inventing 50 years ago, Martin Cooper thinks about the future. Little did...

EU Defends Talks on Big Tech Helping Fund Networks

EU Defends Talks on Big Tech Helping Fund Networks

Europe’s existing telecom networks aren’t up to the job of handling surging amounts of internet data traffic, a top European...

US Cybersecurity Official Calls Out Tech Companies for ‘Unsafe’ Software

US Cybersecurity Official Calls Out Tech Companies for ‘Unsafe’ Software

A top U.S. cybersecurity official launched a warning shot at major technology companies, accusing them of “normalizing” the release of...

Phone Firms Promise ‘Tsunami of Innovation’ at Barcelona Meeting

Phone Firms Promise ‘Tsunami of Innovation’ at Barcelona Meeting

The big beasts of the telecom industry kicked off their most important annual get-together in Barcelona on Monday, promising to...

Twitter Lays Off 10% of Current Workforce – NYT

Twitter Lays Off 10% of Current Workforce – NYT

Twitter Inc has laid off at least 200 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, the New York Times reported...

Launch of Space Station Crew Postponed

Launch of Space Station Crew Postponed

NASA and SpaceX postponed a planned Monday launch of a four-member crew to the International Space Station due to a...

Mexican States in Hot Competition Over Possible Tesla Plant

Mexican States in Hot Competition Over Possible Tesla Plant

Mexico is undergoing a fevered competition among states to win a potential Tesla facility in jostling reminiscent of what happens...

Mobile Tech Fair to Show Off New Phones, AI, Metaverse

Mobile Tech Fair to Show Off New Phones, AI, Metaverse

The latest folding-screen smartphones, immersive metaverse experiences, AI-powered chatbot avatars and other eye-catching technology are set to wow visitors at...

Google Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadians

Google Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadians

Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company said is a test run of...

Redesigned Computers Could Reduce E-Waste

Redesigned Computers Could Reduce E-Waste

People generate more than 50 million tons of electronic waste every year, including copiers, televisions, and computers. Laptops are part...

UNESCO Conference Tackles Disinformation, Hate Speech 

UNESCO Conference Tackles Disinformation, Hate Speech 

Participants at a global U.N. conference in France’s capital on Wednesday urged the international community to find better safeguards against...

Supreme Court Weighs Google’s Liability in IS Terror Case

Supreme Court Weighs Google’s Liability in IS Terror Case

The Supreme Court is taking up its first case about a federal law that is credited with helping create the...

ISS Crew to Remain on Orbital Outpost for an Extra Six Months  

ISS Crew to Remain on Orbital Outpost for an Extra Six Months  

Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut will remain aboard the International Space Station for an extra six months because...

Artificial Intelligence Creates Voices for Films, Ads

Artificial Intelligence Creates Voices for Films, Ads

A growing number of startups are using artificial intelligence to replicate human voices. A company is creating synthetic voices for...

Amid ChatGPT Outcry, Some Teachers Are Inviting AI to Class

Amid ChatGPT Outcry, Some Teachers Are Inviting AI to Class

Under the fluorescent lights of a fifth grade classroom in Lexington, Kentucky, Donnie Piercey instructed his 23 students to try...

Angry Bing Chatbot Just Mimicking Humans, Experts Say

Angry Bing Chatbot Just Mimicking Humans, Experts Say

When Microsoft’s nascent Bing chatbot turns testy or even threatening, it’s likely because it essentially mimics what it learned from...

Spy Balloon Lifts Veil on China’s ‘Near Space’ Military Program

Spy Balloon Lifts Veil on China’s ‘Near Space’ Military Program

The little-noticed program that led to a Chinese spy balloon drifting across the United States this month has been discussed...

Tesla Recalls ‘Full Self-Driving’ to Fix Unsafe Actions

Tesla Recalls ‘Full Self-Driving’ to Fix Unsafe Actions

U.S. safety regulators have pressured Tesla into recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with its “Full Self-Driving” system because it misbehaves around...

US ‘Disruptive Technology’ Strike Force to Target National Security Threats

US ‘Disruptive Technology’ Strike Force to Target National Security Threats

A top U.S. law enforcement official on Thursday unveiled a new “disruptive technology strike force” tasked with safeguarding American technology...

Some Dogs and Cats Use Words to Express Their Needs and Wants

Some Dogs and Cats Use Words to Express Their Needs and Wants

Imagine if your dog or cat could use words to let you know when they’re angry, lonely or in pain....

Report Says US Justice Department Escalates Apple Probe

Report Says US Justice Department Escalates Apple Probe

The United States Justice Department has in recent months escalated its antitrust probe on Apple Inc., The Wall Street Journal...

Elon Musk Hopes to Have Twitter CEO Toward the End of Year 

Elon Musk Hopes to Have Twitter CEO Toward the End of Year 

Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.”...