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

Musk Halts Twitter’s Blue Check Fee Program Amid Flood of Impostors

Musk Halts Twitter’s Blue Check Fee Program Amid Flood of Impostors

Twitter paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service Friday as fake accounts mushroomed and new owner Elon Musk...

Meta Layoffs Deepen Silicon Valley’s Jobs Losses

Meta Layoffs Deepen Silicon Valley’s Jobs Losses

The widespread retrenchment in the U.S. technology industry has thrown thousands of workers in Silicon Valley out of work, a...

As Midterm Elections Near, Twitter Turmoil Raises Misinformation Concerns

As Midterm Elections Near, Twitter Turmoil Raises Misinformation Concerns

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter comes as the U.S. holds midterm elections this week, with observers warning that...

Facebook Parent Company Meta Reportedly Planning Large-scale Layoffs

Facebook Parent Company Meta Reportedly Planning Large-scale Layoffs

Facebook parent company Meta is preparing to begin large-scale layoffs this week, according to U.S. media reports.  The layoffs, which...

Facebook Parent Meta Is Preparing Large-scale Layoffs This Week, Say Media

Facebook Parent Meta Is Preparing Large-scale Layoffs This Week, Say Media

Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, The Wall Street...

South Korea’s DRX Crowned League of Legends World Champions

South Korea’s DRX Crowned League of Legends World Champions

South Korean team DRX were crowned League of Legends world champions on Saturday after scoring a surprise 3-2 victory over...

UN Urges Musk to Ensure Twitter Respects Human Rights

UN Urges Musk to Ensure Twitter Respects Human Rights

U.N. rights chief Volker Turk on Saturday urged Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, to make respect for human rights central...

Twitter Offers $7.99 Monthly Subscription That Includes Checkmark

Twitter Offers $7.99 Monthly Subscription That Includes Checkmark

Twitter on Saturday launched a subscription service for $7.99 a month that includes a blue check now given only to...

Widespread Twitter Layoffs Begin, Worry Advertisers, Civic Groups

Widespread Twitter Layoffs Begin, Worry Advertisers, Civic Groups

Twitter began widespread layoffs Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the company, raising grave concerns about chaos enveloping the...

Twitter Temporarily Closes Offices as Layoffs Begin

Twitter Temporarily Closes Offices as Layoffs Begin

Twitter Inc temporarily closed its offices on Friday after telling employees they would be informed by email later in the...

LogOn: Experts Worry Digital Footprints Will Incriminate US Patients Seeking Abortions

LogOn: 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...

Ag App Connects Small Farmers and Buyers

Ag App Connects Small Farmers and Buyers

Small farmers produce about one-third of the world’s food. Yet they lack global visibility and face many obstacles getting their crops to...

Observers: China’s Chip Talent Hurdle Worsens After Layoffs at US Firm Marvell

Observers: China’s Chip Talent Hurdle Worsens After Layoffs at US Firm Marvell

Santa Clara, California-based chip producer Marvell Technology has confirmed that it is eliminating research and development staffs in China –...

Satellites Shed Light on Dictators’ Lies About Economic Growth

Satellites Shed Light on Dictators’ Lies About Economic Growth

Several dictators are significantly overstating economic growth, according to research which looks at satellite images of countries at night. As...

Timeline of Billionaire Elon Musk’s Bid to Control Twitter

Timeline of Billionaire Elon Musk’s Bid to Control Twitter

On Oct. 4, Elon Musk reversed himself and offered to honor his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion...

Elon Musk Completes $44 Billion Acquisition of Twitter

Elon Musk Completes $44 Billion Acquisition of Twitter

Elon Musk became Twitter Inc’s new owner on Thursday, firing top executives he had accused of misleading him and providing...

US Rolls Out Voluntary Cybersecurity Goals

US Rolls Out Voluntary Cybersecurity Goals

The United States is trying to make it easier for companies and organizations to bolster their cybersecurity in the face...

Musk Says He Doesn’t Seek ‘Free-for-All Hellscape’ for Twitter

Musk Says He Doesn’t Seek ‘Free-for-All Hellscape’ for Twitter

Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t want it to become...

LogOn: US Navy Turns to Driverless Ships for Indo-Pacific Strategy

LogOn: US Navy Turns to Driverless Ships for Indo-Pacific Strategy

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

US Technology Helps Improve Crop Yields in Drought-stricken Africa 

US Technology Helps Improve Crop Yields in Drought-stricken Africa 

More frequent and severe droughts in Africa are hampering food production, especially in arid parts of the continent where farmers...

Companies Weigh Fallout From US Ban on Sending Chip Tech to China

Companies Weigh Fallout From US Ban on Sending Chip Tech to China

The Biden administration’s announcement earlier this month that it would ban the transfer of advanced U.S. semiconductor technology to China...

Doorbell Cameras: Deterring Criminals, as Residents Become ‘Cops on the Beat’

Doorbell Cameras: Deterring Criminals, as Residents Become ‘Cops on the Beat’

More and more, people are installing video doorbells and surveillance cameras in and around their homes to protect against unwanted...