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

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,...

‘Talk About Something Else’: Chinese AI Chatbot Toes Party Line

‘Talk About Something Else’: Chinese AI Chatbot Toes Party Line

Chinese tech giant Baidu rolled out its ChatGPT-like ERNIE Bot to the public Thursday. But the app is highly censored,...

Meta Fights Sprawling Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ Operation

Meta Fights Sprawling Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ Operation

Meta on Tuesday said it purged thousands of Facebook accounts that were part of a widespread online Chinese spam operation...

FBI-Led Operation Dismantles Notorious Qakbot Malware

FBI-Led Operation Dismantles Notorious Qakbot Malware

A global operation led by the FBI has dismantled one of the most notorious cybercrime tools used to launch ransomware...

AI Hackathons Aim to Spur Innovation, Attract Investors

AI Hackathons Aim to Spur Innovation, Attract Investors

The tech industry is rushing to unlock the potential of artificial intelligence, and AI hackathons — daylong collaborations using the...

Glitch Halts Toyota Factories in Japan

Glitch Halts Toyota Factories in Japan

Toyota said Tuesday it has been hit by a technical glitch forcing it to suspend production at all 14 factories...

ChatGPT Turns to Business as Popularity Wanes

ChatGPT Turns to Business as Popularity Wanes

OpenAI on Monday said it was launching a business version of ChatGPT as its artificial intelligence sensation grapples with declining...

Cybercrime Set to Threaten Canada’s Security, Prosperity, Says Spy Agency

Cybercrime Set to Threaten Canada’s Security, Prosperity, Says Spy Agency

Organized cybercrime is set to pose a threat to Canada’s national security and economic prosperity over the next two years,...

New Study: Don’t Ask Alexa or Siri if You Need Info on Lifesaving CPR

New Study: Don’t Ask Alexa or Siri if You Need Info on Lifesaving CPR

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice...

Tesla Braces for Its First Trial Involving Autopilot Fatality

Tesla Braces for Its First Trial Involving Autopilot Fatality

Tesla Inc TSLA.O is set to defend itself for the first time at trial against allegations that failure of its...

Thailand Threatens Facebook Shutdown Over Scam Ads

Thailand Threatens Facebook Shutdown Over Scam Ads

Thailand said this week it is preparing to sue Facebook in a move that could see the platform shut down...

Meta Faces Backlash Over Canada News Block as Wildfires Rage

Meta Faces Backlash Over Canada News Block as Wildfires Rage

Meta is being accused of endangering lives by blocking news links in Canada at a crucial moment, when thousands have...

Q&A: How Do Europe’s Sweeping Rules for Tech Giants Work?

Q&A: How Do Europe’s Sweeping Rules for Tech Giants Work?

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe must comply with one of the most far-reaching efforts...

Electric Vehicle ‘Fast Chargers’ Seen as Game Changer

Electric Vehicle ‘Fast Chargers’ Seen as Game Changer

With White House funding to help get more electric cars on the road, some states are creating local rules to...

US Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Refugees, Asylum-Seekers

US Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Refugees, Asylum-Seekers

The U.S. Justice Department is suing Elon Musk’s SpaceX for refusing to hire refugees and asylum-seekers at the rocket company....

AI Firms Under Fire for Allegedly Infringing on Copyrights

AI Firms Under Fire for Allegedly Infringing on Copyrights

New artificial intelligence tools that write human-like prose and create stunning images have taken the world by storm. But these...

US Seeks to Extend Science, Tech Agreement With China for 6 Months

US Seeks to Extend Science, Tech Agreement With China for 6 Months

The U.S. State Department, in coordination with other agencies from President Joe Biden’s administration, is seeking a six-month extension of...

How AI Can ‘Resurrect’ People

How AI Can ‘Resurrect’ People

In 2023, a new way to use AI has come online. Some companies are using the tool to make lifelike avatars of people,...