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

US Navy Turns to Driverless Ships for Indo-Pacific Strategy

US Navy Turns to Driverless Ships for Indo-Pacific Strategy

As the U.S. military continues to consider China’s military strength in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Navy is turning to...

NASA Moon Rocket on Track for Launch Despite Lightning Hits 

NASA Moon Rocket on Track for Launch Despite Lightning Hits 

NASA’s new moon rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight Monday, despite a series of...

Experts Worry Digital Footprints Will Incriminate US Patients Seeking Abortions

Experts Worry Digital Footprints Will Incriminate US Patients Seeking Abortions

The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of protections for abortion rights has intensified scrutiny of the personal data that technology firms...

California Phasing Out Gas Vehicles in Climate Change Fight 

California Phasing Out Gas Vehicles in Climate Change Fight 

California set itself on a path Thursday to end the era of gas-powered cars, with air regulators adopting the world’s...

For First Time, Facebook, Twitter Take Down Pro-US Influence Operation

For First Time, Facebook, Twitter Take Down Pro-US Influence Operation

This summer, for the first time, Facebook and Twitter removed a network of fake user accounts promoting pro-Western policy positions...

US Boosting Domestic Solar Industry, Reducing Reliance on China

US Boosting Domestic Solar Industry, Reducing Reliance on China

China’s global dominance in the solar industry is a supply chain and national security risk, according to some industry observers,...

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy  

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy  

In the past year, there has seen a dramatic transformation in the way customers pay for their purchases in Banuri,...

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy

In India, an initiative to bring internet access across the country has helped millions plug into new digital technologies. One...

Ukraine Cyber Chief Visits ‘Black Hat’ Hacker Meeting in Las Vegas

Ukraine Cyber Chief Visits ‘Black Hat’ Hacker Meeting in Las Vegas

Ukraine’s top cyber official addressed a room full of security experts at a hackers convention following a two-day trip from...

Facebook Use Plunges Among US Teens, Survey Finds

Facebook Use Plunges Among US Teens, Survey Finds

U.S. teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time at video-sharing venues YouTube...

Race for Semiconductors Influences Taiwan Conflict 

Race for Semiconductors Influences Taiwan Conflict 

China has blocked many of Taiwan’s exports in retaliation for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August...

Biden Signs Semiconductor Bill Boosting US Competitiveness

Biden Signs Semiconductor Bill Boosting US Competitiveness

U.S. President Joe Biden has signed the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to boost U.S. competitiveness against China by...

Australia to Permit Offshore Wind Farms 

Australia to Permit Offshore Wind Farms 

Offshore wind farms are to be permitted for the first time in Australia. The Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has...

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

President Joe Biden virtually joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday to celebrate the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to...

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

US President Joe Biden virtually joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday to celebrate the CHIPS and Science Act, which...

Kenyan Ministers Say Government Not Banning Facebook

Kenyan Ministers Say Government Not Banning Facebook

Kenyan ministers said the government has no intention of banning Facebook despite a watchdog last week accusing the social media...

US, Japan to Set Up Research Center for Next Semiconductors

US, Japan to Set Up Research Center for Next Semiconductors

The United States and Japan launched a new high-level economic dialogue Friday aimed at pushing back against China and countering...

Congress OKs Bill to Aid Computer Chip Firms, Counter China 

Congress OKs Bill to Aid Computer Chip Firms, Counter China 

The House on Thursday passed a $280 billion package to boost the semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid...

US Probes Cyber Breach of Federal Court Records System

US Probes Cyber Breach of Federal Court Records System

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a cyber breach involving the federal court records management system, the department’s top national...

Twitter Accepts Oct. 17 Trial but Is Concerned Musk Will Try to Delay

Twitter Accepts Oct. 17 Trial but Is Concerned Musk Will Try to Delay

 Twitter Inc. does not object to Elon Musk’s proposal to start a trial on October 17 over Musk’s bid to...

Meta Posts First Revenue Drop as Inflation Throttles Ad Sales

Meta Posts First Revenue Drop as Inflation Throttles Ad Sales

Meta Platforms Inc. issued a gloomy forecast after recording its first ever quarterly drop in revenue Wednesday, with recession fears...

Community Solar Powers New York City’s Green Grid

Community Solar Powers New York City’s Green Grid

Located on the rooftops of commercial skyscrapers, apartment buildings and warehouses, micro solar plants are starting to play a larger...