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

Google Plans to Make Search More ‘Human,’ Says Wall Street Journal

Google Plans to Make Search More ‘Human,’ Says Wall Street Journal

Google is planning to make its search engine more “visual, snackable, personal and human,” with a focus on serving young...

Buffett Shares Good News on Profits, AI Thoughts at Meeting

Buffett Shares Good News on Profits, AI Thoughts at Meeting

Billionaire Warren Buffett said artificial intelligence may change the world in all sorts of ways, but new technology won’t take...

Could AI Pen ‘Casablanca’? Screenwriters Take Aim at ChatGPT

Could AI Pen ‘Casablanca’? Screenwriters Take Aim at ChatGPT

When Greg Brockman, the president and co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, was recently extolling the capabilities of artificial intelligence, he...

White House Mulls AI Oversight, Protections With Industry Leaders

White House Mulls AI Oversight, Protections With Industry Leaders

White House Mulls AI Oversight, Protections with Industry Leaders …

Hate Passwords? You’re in Luck — Google Is Sidelining Them

Hate Passwords? You’re in Luck — Google Is Sidelining Them

Good news for all the password-haters out there: Google has taken a big step toward making them an afterthought by...

‘Godfather of AI’ Quits Google to Warn of the Technology’s Dangers

‘Godfather of AI’ Quits Google to Warn of the Technology’s Dangers

A computer scientist often dubbed “the godfather of artificial intelligence” has quit his job at Google to speak out about...

EU Tech Tsar Vestager Sees Political Agreement on AI Law This Year 

EU Tech Tsar Vestager Sees Political Agreement on AI Law This Year 

The European Union is likely to reach a political agreement this year that will pave the way for the world’s...

Artificial Intelligence Can Create, But Lacks Creativity, Say Critics

Artificial Intelligence Can Create, But Lacks Creativity, Say Critics

Artificial intelligence, or AI, could potentially transform arts and entertainment, from music to movies, but it is also raising concerns....

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...