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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

Robot waiters in Kenya create buzz, and concerns about what it means for human labor

Robot waiters in Kenya create buzz, and concerns about what it means for human labor

Rocket scientists build robot probes to gauge melting beneath Antarctic ice shelf

Rocket scientists build robot probes to gauge melting beneath Antarctic ice shelf

LOS ANGELES — Engineers who specialize in building NASA spacecraft to explore distant worlds are designing a fleet of underwater robot...

Brazil’s block on X comes into effect after judge’s order

Brazil’s block on X comes into effect after judge’s order

Brasi­lia, Brazil — A block on Elon Musk’s X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a...

Smartwatch insults Chinese as authorities struggle to tame AI

Smartwatch insults Chinese as authorities struggle to tame AI

Washington — Technology analysts say a Chinese company’s smartwatch directs racist insults at Chinese people and challenges their historic inventions, showing...

X platform suspended in Brazil amid Brazilian judge’s feud with Musk

X platform suspended in Brazil amid Brazilian judge’s feud with Musk

SAO PAULO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media giant X in...

France charges Telegram boss over illegal content, prompting warnings from Russia 

France charges Telegram boss over illegal content, prompting warnings from Russia 

The arrest in France last Saturday of Pavel Durov, the billionaire boss of the social media platform Telegram, is reverberating...

Starlink’s Botswana entry hailed as ‘game-changer’ amid concern over costs

Starlink’s Botswana entry hailed as ‘game-changer’ amid concern over costs

Gaborone, Botswana — The entry of Elon Musk’s Starlink into the Botswana market this week has been hailed as a “game-changer.”...

Telegram boss’ lawyer dismisses probe against Durov as absurd

Telegram boss’ lawyer dismisses probe against Durov as absurd

PARIS — A lawyer for Telegram boss Pavel Durov, who is being investigated in France, said it was “totally absurd” to...

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames

French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram messaging app CEO

French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram messaging app CEO

PARIS — French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his...

Pakistan’s internet to remain slow into October, regulator says

Pakistan’s internet to remain slow into October, regulator says

ISLAMABAD — Slow internet speeds that have frustrated Pakistanis for several weeks may persist more than a month while repairs to...

Russian hacker attacks target former US ambassadors, reveal prior penetration

Russian hacker attacks target former US ambassadors, reveal prior penetration

Washington — Russian opposition politician Ilya Ponomarev says he saw no reason to be suspicious when he received what appeared to...

Iran’s Khamenei urges government to impose cyberspace controls

Iran’s Khamenei urges government to impose cyberspace controls

Tehran, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday urged the new government to impose controls over the Islamic...

France’s Macron: Arrest of head of Telegram messaging app wasn’t political

France’s Macron: Arrest of head of Telegram messaging app wasn’t political

Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app...

China robot conference spotlights the changing face of humanoids

China robot conference spotlights the changing face of humanoids

Beijing — As China seeks to race ahead in humanoid robot development, its supply chains showcased cheaper and innovative parts at...

CEO of Telegram messaging app arrested in France, say French media

CEO of Telegram messaging app arrested in France, say French media

paris — Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris...

Chinese entities turn to Amazon cloud, rivals to access US chips, AI

Chinese entities turn to Amazon cloud, rivals to access US chips, AI

BEIJING/SINGAPORE/NEW YORK — State-linked Chinese entities are using cloud services provided by Amazon or its rivals to access advanced U.S. chips...

Iranian groups suspected in Trump campaign hack have dangerous history, deep expertise

Iranian groups suspected in Trump campaign hack have dangerous history, deep expertise

US official holds talks in Africa on responsible use of military AI

US official holds talks in Africa on responsible use of military AI

Abuja, Nigeria — A U.S. State Department official was in Nigeria this week to meet with local and regional authorities about...

US appeals court revives Google privacy class action lawsuit

US appeals court revives Google privacy class action lawsuit

Tech innovations offer hope for overburdened Africa health care system

Tech innovations offer hope for overburdened Africa health care system

Nairobi, Kenya — Overcrowding in African hospitals is blamed on the scarcity of health facilities and doctors, especially in rural areas....

Companies’ use of employee-monitoring software can have negative effects

Companies’ use of employee-monitoring software can have negative effects

Some bosses might want all their workers back in the office, but a clear majority of U.S. workers crave the...