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

With $19.5 Billion Investment, India Joins Global Race to Make Semiconductors

With $19.5 Billion Investment, India Joins Global Race to Make Semiconductors

India’s ambitions to create a domestic semiconductor manufacturing capability got a boost with this week’s announcement of a $ 19.5...

Whistleblower Tells Senators of Twitter Security Flaws

Whistleblower Tells Senators of Twitter Security Flaws

U.S. senators expressed empathy with Twitter’s former security chief during a hearing on Tuesday as he outlined serious concerns about...

Twitter Whistleblower Bringing Security Warnings to Congress

Twitter Whistleblower Bringing Security Warnings to Congress

Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, the Twitter whistleblower who is warning of security flaws, privacy threats and lax controls at the social...

Ethereum Blockchain Set for ‘Monumental’ Overhaul

Ethereum Blockchain Set for ‘Monumental’ Overhaul

An army of computer programmers scattered across the globe is set to attempt one of the biggest software upgrades the...

Small Nuclear Reactors Emerge as Energy Option, but Risks Loom

Small Nuclear Reactors Emerge as Energy Option, but Risks Loom

A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy in light of the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on...

Voice-Operated Smartphones Target Africa’s Illiterate

Voice-Operated Smartphones Target Africa’s Illiterate

Voice-operated smartphones are aiming at a vast yet widely overlooked market in sub-Saharan Africa — the tens of millions of...

US Moves to Keep Advanced Semiconductor Technology Out of China

US Moves to Keep Advanced Semiconductor Technology Out of China

Companies that accept U.S. funding under a plan to build up America’s computer chip-making capacity will be barred from establishing...

Apple Offers Adventure Watch, Satellite SOS iPhone — and Steady Prices

Apple Offers Adventure Watch, Satellite SOS iPhone — and Steady Prices

Apple on Wednesday avoided price hikes of its best-selling iPhones during its biggest product launch of the year, focusing on...

Judge: Musk Can Use Twitter Whistleblower But Not Delay Case

Judge: Musk Can Use Twitter Whistleblower But Not Delay Case

Elon Musk will be able to include new evidence from a Twitter whistleblower as he fights to get out of...

LogOn: Augmented Reality Books Expand Storytelling

LogOn: Augmented Reality Books Expand Storytelling

Augmented reality books add new dimensions to storytelling by including animation and sound. VOA’s Genia Dulot reports from Los Angeles,...

E-Commerce Company Jumia Launches Drone Deliveries in Ghana

E-Commerce Company Jumia Launches Drone Deliveries in Ghana

Africa’s largest e-commerce company, Jumia, launched the first commercial drone delivery service on the continent this week, offering delivery of...

Twitter Tests Long-Awaited Edit Button, Will Roll Out to Paid Subscribers

Twitter Tests Long-Awaited Edit Button, Will Roll Out to Paid Subscribers

Twitter is internally testing a widely requested edit button, a feature that will be rolled out to paid subscribers in...

VOA Interview NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

VOA Interview NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

VOA’s Kane Farabaugh spoke with NASA Astronaut Victor Glover ahead of Monday’s scheduled Artemis launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. While...

Musk Cites Whistleblower as New Reason to Exit Twitter Deal

Musk Cites Whistleblower as New Reason to Exit Twitter Deal

Elon Musk and Twitter lobbed salvos at each other Tuesday in the latest round of legal filings over the billionaire...

Excitement Over Cryptocurrency Tinged With Fear

Excitement Over Cryptocurrency Tinged With Fear

The price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has fallen dramatically in recent months. Still, many investors are excited about the...

Elon Musk Subpoenas Twitter Whistleblower Ahead of Trial

Elon Musk Subpoenas Twitter Whistleblower Ahead of Trial

Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter’s whistleblowing former security chief, who could help bolster Musk’s case...

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,...