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

UK Blocks Microsoft-Activision Gaming Deal, Biggest in Tech

UK Blocks Microsoft-Activision Gaming Deal, Biggest in Tech

British antitrust regulators on Wednesday blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, thwarting the biggest tech...

Study Details Differences Between Deep Interiors of Mars and Earth

Study Details Differences Between Deep Interiors of Mars and Earth

Mars is Earth’s next-door neighbor in the solar system — two rocky worlds with differences down to their very core,...

Moon Shot: Japan Firm to Attempt Historic Lunar Landing

Moon Shot: Japan Firm to Attempt Historic Lunar Landing

A Japanese space start-up will attempt Tuesday to become the first private company to put a lander on the Moon.   ...

SpaceX Wins Approval to Add Fifth U.S. Rocket Launch Site

SpaceX Wins Approval to Add Fifth U.S. Rocket Launch Site

The U.S. Space Force said on Monday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was granted approval to lease a second rocket launch...

Twitter Changes Stoke Russian, Chinese Propaganda Surge

Twitter Changes Stoke Russian, Chinese Propaganda Surge

Twitter accounts operated by authoritarian governments in Russia, China and Iran are benefiting from recent changes at the social media...

Writer, Adviser, Poet, Bot: How ChatGPT Could Transform Politics

Writer, Adviser, Poet, Bot: How ChatGPT Could Transform Politics

The AI bot ChatGPT has passed exams, written poetry, and deployed in newsrooms, and now politicians are seeking it out...

US Invests in Alternative Solar Tech, More Solar for Renters

US Invests in Alternative Solar Tech, More Solar for Renters

The Biden administration announced more than $80 million in funding Thursday in a push to produce more solar panels in...

Did the AI-Generated Drake Song Breach Copyright?

Did the AI-Generated Drake Song Breach Copyright?

A viral AI-generated song imitating Drake and The Weeknd was pulled from streaming services this week, but did it breach...

US-China Competition in Tech Expands to AI Regulations

US-China Competition in Tech Expands to AI Regulations

Competition between the U.S. and China in artificial intelligence has expanded into a race to design and implement comprehensive AI...

US Targeting China, Artificial Intelligence Threats 

US Targeting China, Artificial Intelligence Threats 

U.S. homeland security officials are launching what they describe as two urgent initiatives to combat growing threats from China and...

Twitter Drops Government-Funded Media Labels

Twitter Drops Government-Funded Media Labels

Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Musk-owned...

TikTok CEO Tries to Ease Critics’ Security Concerns

TikTok CEO Tries to Ease Critics’ Security Concerns

The CEO of TikTok tried to calm critics’ fears about the security of his company’s app during an appearance Thursday....

Good, Bad of Artificial Intelligence Discussed at TED Conference  

Good, Bad of Artificial Intelligence Discussed at TED Conference  

While artificial intelligence, or AI, is not new, the speed at which the technology is developing and its implications for...

Twitter Begins Removing Blue Checks From Users Who Don’t Pay

Twitter Begins Removing Blue Checks From Users Who Don’t Pay

This time it’s for real.  Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are losing the blue check marks that helped verify their...

SpaceX Giant Rocket Explodes Minutes After Launch from Texas

SpaceX Giant Rocket Explodes Minutes After Launch from Texas

SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but exploded minutes after rising from the launch...

LogOn: Artificial Intelligence Creates Voices for Films, Ads

LogOn: 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...

Apple Inc Bets Big on India as It Opens First Flagship Store

Apple Inc Bets Big on India as It Opens First Flagship Store

Apple Inc. opened its first flagship store in India in a much-anticipated launch Tuesday that highlights the company’s growing aspirations...

Elon Musk Says He Will Launch Rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

Elon Musk Says He Will Launch Rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that he calls “TruthGPT” to challenge...

SpaceX Postpones Debut Flight of Starship Rocket System

SpaceX Postpones Debut Flight of Starship Rocket System

Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Monday called off a highly anticipated launch of its powerful new Starship rocket, delaying the first...

Japan’s Sega to Buy Finnish Angry Birds Maker Rovio

Japan’s Sega to Buy Finnish Angry Birds Maker Rovio

Japanese video games group Sega has offered to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio, valuing the Finnish company at over $770...

‘Big Sponge’: New CO2 Tech Taps Oceans to Tackle Global Warming

‘Big Sponge’: New CO2 Tech Taps Oceans to Tackle Global Warming

Floating in the port of Los Angeles, a strange-looking barge covered with pipes and tanks contains a concept that scientists...

Europe’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Kicks Off in Finland 

Europe’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Kicks Off in Finland 

Information in this article is confirmed with other sources and may be used without attribution to The Associated Press in...