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

Fight Over Big Tech Looms in US Supreme Court

Fight Over Big Tech Looms in US Supreme Court

An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that asks whether tech firms can be held liable for damages related to algorithmically...

Report:  Iran May Be Using Facial Recognition Technology to Police Hijab Law

Report: Iran May Be Using Facial Recognition Technology to Police Hijab Law

A recently published report in a U.S.-based magazine says Iran is likely using facial recognition technology to monitor women’s compliance...

Journalists Say Elon Musk Needs to Reinstitute Monitoring of Twitter

Journalists Say Elon Musk Needs to Reinstitute Monitoring of Twitter

Concerns linger over Twitter’s stance on free expression and safety since Elon Musk took over the platform in a $44...

GM, Ford, Google Partner to Promote ‘Virtual’ Power Plants

GM, Ford, Google Partner to Promote ‘Virtual’ Power Plants

Companies including GM, Ford, Google and solar energy producers said on Tuesday they would work together to establish standards for...

Virgin Orbit Rocket Carrying Satellites Fails to Reach Orbit

Virgin Orbit Rocket Carrying Satellites Fails to Reach Orbit

A mission to launch the first satellites into orbit from Western Europe suffered an “anomaly” Tuesday, Virgin Orbit said.   The...

Seattle Schools Sue Tech Giants Over Social Media Harm

Seattle Schools Sue Tech Giants Over Social Media Harm

The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube...

CES 2023: Smelling, Touching Take Center Stage in Metaverse 

CES 2023: Smelling, Touching Take Center Stage in Metaverse 

Is the metaverse closer than we think? It depends on whom you ask at CES, where companies are showing off...

Ukrainian Startups Bring Tech Innovation to CES 2023

Ukrainian Startups Bring Tech Innovation to CES 2023

The past year has been difficult for startups everywhere, but running a company in Ukraine during the Russian invasion comes...

CES Show Products Making Life More Accessible

CES Show Products Making Life More Accessible

Major tech companies are appealing to consumers’ evolving lifestyles, tastes and personal values with connected devices that touch on nearly...

The World’s Largest Tech Show Kicks Off

The World’s Largest Tech Show Kicks Off

Tens of thousands of tech innovators and their fans are flocking to Las Vegas this week for the annual Consumer...

Amazon CEO Says Layoff to Exceed 18,000 Jobs

Amazon CEO Says Layoff to Exceed 18,000 Jobs

Amazon.com layoffs will now stretch to more than 18,000 jobs as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed, Chief...

Ukraine’s Sumy Finds Alternative Energy Sources

Ukraine’s Sumy Finds Alternative Energy Sources

With Russian rockets targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and electrical grid, scientists in the northern city of Sumy, some 330 kilometers...

CES 2023 to Highlight How Technology Addresses Global Challenges

CES 2023 to Highlight How Technology Addresses Global Challenges

CES 2023 opens this week in Las Vegas. After an unusually low turnout last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Meta Fined 390 Million Euros in Latest European Privacy Crackdown

Meta Fined 390 Million Euros in Latest European Privacy Crackdown

European Union regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for privacy violations and banned...

CES 2023 Highlights Tech Addressing Global Challenges

CES 2023 Highlights Tech Addressing Global Challenges

The Consumer Electronics Show, the biggest technology trade show in the world, is once again open for business. After two...

Drone Advances in Ukraine Could Bring Dawn of Killer Robots

Drone Advances in Ukraine Could Bring Dawn of Killer Robots

Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world’s first fully autonomous fighting...

AI Infuses Everything on Show at CES Gadget Extravaganza

AI Infuses Everything on Show at CES Gadget Extravaganza

The latest leaps in artificial intelligence in everything from cars to robots to appliances will be on full display at...

Americans Weigh Pros and Cons as Musk Alters Twitter

Americans Weigh Pros and Cons as Musk Alters Twitter

Marie Rodriguez of Bountiful, Utah, began using social media when she enlisted in the U.S. Navy. At first, she saw...

US House Bans TikTok on Official Devices

US House Bans TikTok on Official Devices

The popular Chinese video app TikTok has been banned from all U.S. House of Representatives-managed devices, according to the House’s...

Los Angeles Looking to Get Flying Taxis by 2028 Summer Olympics

Los Angeles Looking to Get Flying Taxis by 2028 Summer Olympics

Taking to the air could be one solution to help get around traffic jams on city highways. Genia Dulot reports...

Year in Tech: What Do Tech Layoffs Say About the Economy?

Year in Tech: What Do Tech Layoffs Say About the Economy?

The end of 2022 saw major layoffs at Twitter, Amazon, Salesforce and Snap. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and...

Doctors Using Virtual Reality to Relieve Patients’ Pain and More

Doctors Using Virtual Reality to Relieve Patients’ Pain and More

Virtual reality, an immersive technology embraced by gamers, has moved into medicine, where it is used for stress relief, physical...