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

LogOn: Deepfakes Are Making It Hard to Know What’s Real in Political Ads

LogOn: Deepfakes Are Making It Hard to Know What’s Real in Political Ads

The commission that enforces U.S. election rules will not be regulating AI-generated deepfakes in political advertising ahead of the 2024...

Meta to Ask EU Users’ Consent to Share Data for Targeted Ads

Meta to Ask EU Users’ Consent to Share Data for Targeted Ads

Social media giant Meta on Tuesday said it intends to ask European Union-based users to give their consent before allowing...

Flashing ‘X’ Sign Removed From Former Twitter’s Headquarters

Flashing ‘X’ Sign Removed From Former Twitter’s Headquarters

A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter...

China Curbs Drone Exports, Citing Ukraine, Concern About Military Use

China Curbs Drone Exports, Citing Ukraine, Concern About Military Use

China imposed restrictions Monday on exports of long-range civilian drones, citing Russia’s war in Ukraine and concern that drones might...

AM Radio Fights to Keep Its Spot on US Car Dashboards

AM Radio Fights to Keep Its Spot on US Car Dashboards

The number of AM radio stations in the United States is dwindling. Over the decades, mainstream broadcasters have moved to...

AM Radio Fights to Keep Its Spot on US Car Dashboards

AM Radio Fights to Keep Its Spot on US Car Dashboards

There has been a steady decline in the number of AM radio stations in the United States. Over the decades,...

FBI Warns About China Theft of US AI Technology

FBI Warns About China Theft of US AI Technology

China is pilfering U.S.-developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology to enhance its own aspirations and to conduct foreign influence operations, senior...

Prospect of AI Producing News Articles Concerns Digital Experts 

Prospect of AI Producing News Articles Concerns Digital Experts 

Google’s work developing an artificial intelligence tool that would produce news articles is concerning some digital experts, who say such...

Leading Tech Companies Pledge to Develop AI Safeguards Set by White House

Leading Tech Companies Pledge to Develop AI Safeguards Set by White House

Seven leading tech companies recently agreed to abide by a request from President Joe Biden to develop their artificial intelligence...

Vietnam Orders Social Media Firms to Cut ‘Toxic’ Content Using AI

Vietnam Orders Social Media Firms to Cut ‘Toxic’ Content Using AI

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Vietnam’s demand that international social media firms use artificial intelligence to identify and remove...

Ambassador: China Will Respond in Kind to US Chip Export Restrictions 

Ambassador: China Will Respond in Kind to US Chip Export Restrictions 

If the United States imposes more investment restrictions and export controls on China’s semiconductor industry, Beijing will respond in kind,...

Japan Imposes Microchip Export Ban, Angering China

Japan Imposes Microchip Export Ban, Angering China

Japan imposed export controls on advanced microchip technologies this week, mirroring recent moves by the United States and the Netherlands....

US Works With Artificial Intelligence Companies to Mitigate Risks

US Works With Artificial Intelligence Companies to Mitigate Risks

Can artificial intelligence wipe out humanity? A senior U.S. official said the United States government is working with leading AI...

In the Shadow of Giants, Mongolian Girls Learn to Code

In the Shadow of Giants, Mongolian Girls Learn to Code

A class that teaches teenage girls how to code – or write instructions for computers – is drawing lots of...

Elon Musk Reveals New Black and White X Logo To Replace Twitter’s Blue Bird

Elon Musk Reveals New Black and White X Logo To Replace Twitter’s Blue Bird

Elon Musk has unveiled a new black and white “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows...

Musk Says Twitter to Change Logo to “X” From The Bird  

Musk Says Twitter to Change Logo to “X” From The Bird  

Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking...

AI Firms Strike Deal With White House on Safety Guidelines 

AI Firms Strike Deal With White House on Safety Guidelines 

The White House on Friday announced that the Biden administration had reached a voluntary agreement with seven companies building artificial...

Japan Signs Chip Development Deal With India 

Japan Signs Chip Development Deal With India 

Japan and India have signed an agreement for the joint development of semiconductors, in what appears to be another indication...

US Tech Leaders Aim for Fewer Export Curbs on AI Chips for China 

US Tech Leaders Aim for Fewer Export Curbs on AI Chips for China 

Intel Corp. has introduced a processor in China that is designed for AI deep-learning applications despite reports of the Biden...

UN Security Council Debates Virtues, Failings of Artificial Intelligence

UN Security Council Debates Virtues, Failings of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence was the dominant topic at the United Nations Security Council this week. In his opening remarks at the...

Former Mombasa Dentist Develops App to Tackle Garbage Along Kenyan Coast

Former Mombasa Dentist Develops App to Tackle Garbage Along Kenyan Coast

Tayba Hatimy studied and practiced dentistry for seven years before she realized her real passion was caring for the environment....

Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Social Media 

Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Social Media 

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of our social media world on our cellphones and computers. Text, images, audio and...