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

Ransomware Attacks: Hackers Endanger Critical US Infrastructure    

Ransomware Attacks: Hackers Endanger Critical US Infrastructure    

Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. officials warned about cyberattacks originating in Russia against critical American infrastructure. Now, U.S....

Twitter Opts for ‘Poison Pill’ to Repel Elon Musk Takeover 

Twitter Opts for ‘Poison Pill’ to Repel Elon Musk Takeover 

Twitter’s board of directors on Friday voted unanimously to use a tactic called a “poison pill” to fend off Elon...

Musk Spells Out How He Would Change Twitter

Musk Spells Out How He Would Change Twitter

Hours after announcing his $43 billion hostile takeover bid for Twitter, business magnate Elon Musk laid out some of his...

Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter 

Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter 

Businessman Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter, saying the social media giant “needs to be transformed as a private...

Russian Netflix Users Sue Streaming Giant for Leaving Market – RIA

Russian Netflix Users Sue Streaming Giant for Leaving Market – RIA

Russian users of Netflix NFLX.O have launched a class action lawsuit against the streaming giant for leaving the Russian market,...

Former California Executive Gets Prison for $1 Billion Solar Fraud

Former California Executive Gets Prison for $1 Billion Solar Fraud

A former energy executive in California who took part in $1 billion solar power fraud that bilked Warren Buffett’s company...

Elon Musk Accused of Breaking Law While Buying Twitter Stock

Elon Musk Accused of Breaking Law While Buying Twitter Stock

Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful...

Companies and Celebrities Jump into NFT Craze

Companies and Celebrities Jump into NFT Craze

The world of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs is getting a boost from companies and celebrities, who are making the digital...

Twitter’s Top Shareholder Elon Musk Decides Not to Join Board

Twitter’s Top Shareholder Elon Musk Decides Not to Join Board

Twitter Inc’s biggest shareholder, Elon Musk, has decided not to join its board, Chief Executive Parag Agrawal said late on...

JD.com Founder Richard Liu Leaves CEO Post

JD.com Founder Richard Liu Leaves CEO Post

Chinese e-commerce company JD.com said Thursday that its founder Richard Liu has left his position as CEO, the latest Chinese...

Twitter to Start Testing Long-Awaited Edit Feature Soon

Twitter to Start Testing Long-Awaited Edit Feature Soon

Twitter said on Tuesday it will begin testing a new edit feature in the coming months, surprising its users on...

Elon Musk Named to Twitter Board After Acquiring Massive Stock Share

Elon Musk Named to Twitter Board After Acquiring Massive Stock Share

A day after it was revealed he owned the largest stake in Twitter, slightly more than 9% of shares, Elon...

Drones Aim to Deliver Meals, Medicines to People’s Backyards

Drones Aim to Deliver Meals, Medicines to People’s Backyards

In the U.S., some restaurants and medical supply stores are turning to drones to deliver food, medicine, and other essential...

Kenya Gets Huawei-Linked Chinese Communications Cable

Kenya Gets Huawei-Linked Chinese Communications Cable

China has connected a high-speed, multimillion-dollar, 15,000-kilometer undersea cable to Kenya, as Beijing advances what’s been dubbed its “digital silk...

Fighting Food Waste: Technology Tells Restaurants What They Are Throwing Away

Fighting Food Waste: Technology Tells Restaurants What They Are Throwing Away

Up to 40% of food in the U.S. is discarded. But as VOA’s Julie Taboh reports, a company in the...

Russian Agents Charged With Targeting US Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery

Russian Agents Charged With Targeting US Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery

U.S. and British officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a yearslong campaign to hack into critical infrastructure,...

Seattle-Based Teenager Designed Relocation Website for Ukrainian Refugees

Seattle-Based Teenager Designed Relocation Website for Ukrainian Refugees

Seattle-based teenager Avi Schiffmann is doing what he can to help Ukrainian refugees. He has launched a website that helps refugees find...

Hackers Hit Authentication Firm Okta; Customers ‘May Have Been Impacted’ 

Hackers Hit Authentication Firm Okta; Customers ‘May Have Been Impacted’ 

Okta whose authentication services are used by companies including Fedex and Moody’s to provide access to their networks, said on...

Microsoft Faces Anti-Competition Complaint in Europe

Microsoft Faces Anti-Competition Complaint in Europe

Three companies have lodged a complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft, accusing the U.S. technology giant of anti-competitive practices...

Visual Explainer: Russian Disinformation 

Visual Explainer: Russian Disinformation 

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, the groundwork had already begun — online. Russian disinformation is a key part of what many...

Facebook Owner to Help Train Australian Politicians, Influencers in Run-up to Election

Facebook Owner to Help Train Australian Politicians, Influencers in Run-up to Election

Facebook owner Meta Platforms FB.O will help train Australian political candidates on aspects of cyber security and coach influencers to...

Everyday Things Created by Black Inventors

Everyday Things Created by Black Inventors

From the three-light traffic signal, refrigerated trucks, automatic elevator doors, color monitors for desktop computers, to the shape of the...