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

California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction

California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction

SACRAMENTO, California — California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental...

China-connected spamouflage impersonated Dutch cartoonist

China-connected spamouflage impersonated Dutch cartoonist

Washington — Based on the posts of an X account that bears the name of Dutch cartoonist Bart van Leeuwen, a...

How Lebanon’s wireless paging system was weaponized to make Hezbollah devices explode

How Lebanon’s wireless paging system was weaponized to make Hezbollah devices explode

California laws target deepfake political ads, disinformation

California laws target deepfake political ads, disinformation

Who still uses pagers?  

Who still uses pagers?  

US targets second major Chinese hacking group

US targets second major Chinese hacking group

Washington — The United States has identified and taken down a botnet campaign by China-directed hackers to further infiltrate American infrastructure...

EU court confirms Qualcomm’s antitrust fine, with minor reduction

EU court confirms Qualcomm’s antitrust fine, with minor reduction

brussels — Europe’s second-top court largely confirmed on Wednesday an EU antitrust fine imposed on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm, revising it down...

Google wins challenge against $1.66B EU antitrust fine

Google wins challenge against $1.66B EU antitrust fine

BRUSSELS — Alphabet unit Google won its challenge on Wednesday against a $1.66 billion antitrust fine imposed five years ago for...

AI videos of US leaders singing Chinese go viral in China

AI videos of US leaders singing Chinese go viral in China

WASHINGTON — “I love you, China. My dear mother,” former U.S. President Donald Trump, standing in front of a mic at...

TikTok, US face off in court over law that could lead to ban on popular platform

TikTok, US face off in court over law that could lead to ban on popular platform

With expansion in India, Apple bolsters global manufacturing

With expansion in India, Apple bolsters global manufacturing

Robot begins removing Fukushima nuclear plant’s melted fuel

Robot begins removing Fukushima nuclear plant’s melted fuel

tokyo — A long robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning a two-week, high-stakes...

Lawsuit against TikTok ban set to begin in Washington

Lawsuit against TikTok ban set to begin in Washington

Apple faces challenges in Chinese market against Huawei’s tri-fold phone

Apple faces challenges in Chinese market against Huawei’s tri-fold phone

Taipei, Taiwan — The U.S.-China technology war is playing out in the smartphone market in China, where global rivals Apple and...

AI not a US election gamechanger yet, officials say

AI not a US election gamechanger yet, officials say

Washington — When the U.S. announced the seizure of 32 internet domains tied to Russian efforts to ply American voters with...

China takes lead in critical technology research after ‘switching places’ with US

China takes lead in critical technology research after ‘switching places’ with US

SINGAPORE — An Australian think tank that tracks tech competitiveness says China is now the world leader in research on almost...

Zimbabwe rolls out hefty fines for poor telecommunications services

Zimbabwe rolls out hefty fines for poor telecommunications services

Harare, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s government has introduced hefty fines of up to $5,000 for poor service in the country’s telecommunications industry....

Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

SYDNEY — Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime...

Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly 

Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust...

Apple embraces AI craze with newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup

Apple embraces AI craze with newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup

CUPERTINO, California — Apple on Monday charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks the company’s...

Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner returns home without astronauts

Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner returns home without astronauts

WASHINGTON — Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner made its long-awaited return to Earth on Saturday without the astronauts who rode it up to...

Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner capsule leaves space station without its astronauts

Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner capsule leaves space station without its astronauts