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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

Meta shelves fact-checking program in US, adopts X-like ‘Community Notes’ model

Meta shelves fact-checking program in US, adopts X-like ‘Community Notes’ model

01/07/2025 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a “Community Notes” system similar to that...

Homes talk and tables walk at AI-dominated Consumer Electronics Show

Homes talk and tables walk at AI-dominated Consumer Electronics Show

01/07/2025 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

LAS VEGAS — Home appliances that do chores, cars that know your favorite cafe, and robot pets aiming to please are...

British PM slams ‘lies and misinformation’ in escalating row with Musk

British PM slams ‘lies and misinformation’ in escalating row with Musk

01/07/2025 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized those, in his words, “spreading lies and misinformation,” after coming under fire from...

US cyber watchdog: No signs Treasury breach hit other federal agencies

US cyber watchdog: No signs Treasury breach hit other federal agencies

01/06/2025 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

WASHINGTON — The U.S. cyber watchdog agency CISA said Monday there was “no indication” the recently reported breach at the U.S....

TikTok creators in US left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

TikTok creators in US left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

01/06/2025 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Will TikTok in the U.S. be banned this month? That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in...

Tesla data helped police after truck explosion; experts have privacy concerns

Tesla data helped police after truck explosion; experts have privacy concerns

01/05/2025 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

NEW YORK — Your car is spying on you. That is one takeaway from the fast, detailed data that Tesla collected...

Apple to pay $95M to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping

Apple to pay $95M to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping

01/04/2025 Newsmaker

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Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant...

US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net neutrality rules

US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net neutrality rules

01/02/2025 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Washington — A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday the Federal Communications Commission did not have legal authority to reinstate landmark...

VOA Mandarin: What cards does China hold in US-China tech, trade battles?

VOA Mandarin: What cards does China hold in US-China tech, trade battles?

01/02/2025 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Beijing has launched a series of retaliatory actions against U.S. technological sanctions, including cutting off supplies of rare earth elements...

VOA Mandarin: Quantum technology a key battleground in US-China competition

VOA Mandarin: Quantum technology a key battleground in US-China competition

01/02/2025 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Quantum computing is emerging as a revolutionary technology capable of solving complex problems that traditional computers cannot address. The U.S....

Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths

Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths

12/30/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuela’s highest court Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three...

AI technology helps level playing field for students with disabilities

AI technology helps level playing field for students with disabilities

12/29/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic...

Trump sides with Musk in H-1B visa debate, saying he supports program

Trump sides with Musk in H-1B visa debate, saying he supports program

12/28/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in...

Internet is rife with fake reviews; will AI make it worse?

Internet is rife with fake reviews; will AI make it worse?

12/28/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost...

US slow to react to pervasive Chinese hacking, experts say

US slow to react to pervasive Chinese hacking, experts say

12/20/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

As new potential threats from Chinese hackers were identified this week, the federal government issued one of its strongest warnings...

Bluesky could become target of foreign disinformation, experts warn

Bluesky could become target of foreign disinformation, experts warn

12/19/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

washington — Experts on cybersecurity and online foreign influence campaigns are urging social media company Bluesky, whose app has exploded in...

US cyber watchdog seeks switch to encrypted apps following ‘Salt Typhoon’ hacks

US cyber watchdog seeks switch to encrypted apps following ‘Salt Typhoon’ hacks

12/18/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

WASHINGTON — The U.S. cybersecurity watchdog CISA is telling senior American government officials and politicians to immediately switch to end-to-end encrypted...

US Supreme Court to consider TikTok bid to halt ban

US Supreme Court to consider TikTok bid to halt ban

12/18/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance,...

Senators urge US House to pass Kids Online Safety Act

Senators urge US House to pass Kids Online Safety Act

12/18/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

A bipartisan effort to protect children from the harms of social media is running out of time in this session...

Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals

Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals

12/18/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Paris — The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech...

EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election

EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election

12/17/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

LONDON — European Union regulators said Tuesday they’re investigating whether TikTok breached the bloc’s digital rulebook by failing to deal with...

Incoming FCC chair is big tech critic who worries about China

Incoming FCC chair is big tech critic who worries about China

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates communications in the United States....

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