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

Robots Serve Food to Diners at Iraq Restaurant

Robots Serve Food to Diners at Iraq Restaurant

The White Fox restaurant in Mosul, Iraq, isn’t known for its comfortable atmosphere or its great food and drinks. It’s...

James Webb Space Telescope Launch Set for Saturday

James Webb Space Telescope Launch Set for Saturday

“White-knuckle” — That’s how Rusty Whitman describes the month ahead, after the launch of the historic James Webb Space Telescope,...

US Chipmaker’s Apology to China Draws Criticism

US Chipmaker’s Apology to China Draws Criticism

U.S. chipmaker Intel is facing criticism in China after it apologized Thursday for a letter the firm sent to suppliers...

AP Exclusive: Polish Opposition Senator Hacked With Spyware 

AP Exclusive: Polish Opposition Senator Hacked With Spyware 

Polish Senator Krzysztof Brejza’s mobile phone was hacked with sophisticated spyware nearly three dozen times in 2019 when he was...

No More Video Games on Tesla Screens While Cars Are Moving 

No More Video Games on Tesla Screens While Cars Are Moving 

Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center...

Apple Must Answer Shareholder Questions on Forced Labor, SEC Says

Apple Must Answer Shareholder Questions on Forced Labor, SEC Says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has declined an effort by Apple Inc. to skip a shareholder proposal asking the...

Above New York, a Giant Green Roof Tries to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Above New York, a Giant Green Roof Tries to Reduce Carbon Footprint

New York’s largest convention center hosts about 175 events each year that draw hundreds of thousands of people to the...

Ransomware Persists Even as High-Profile Attacks Have Slowed

Ransomware Persists Even as High-Profile Attacks Have Slowed

In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware gangs...

After Whistleblower Disclosures, Facebook Faces an Uncertain Future

After Whistleblower Disclosures, Facebook Faces an Uncertain Future

After internal Facebook documents were shared widely with news organizations, the question remains whether and how Facebook will change. Michelle...

China-Russia Collaboration in Space Poses Challenge for West

China-Russia Collaboration in Space Poses Challenge for West

China and Russia have begun collaborating on technology to rival the United States’ GPS and European Galileo satellite navigation systems,...

End of an Era: Airbus Delivers Last A380 Superjumbo to Emirates 

End of an Era: Airbus Delivers Last A380 Superjumbo to Emirates 

Airbus is set to deliver the final A380 superjumbo to Dubai’s Emirates on Thursday, marking the end of a 14-year...

Report Indicates Greater Huawei Involvement in Surveillance

Report Indicates Greater Huawei Involvement in Surveillance

The Chinese telecom giant Huawei has consistently claimed it does not actively partner with the Chinese government in gathering intelligence...

NASA Probe Becomes First Spacecraft to Enter Sun’s Atmosphere

NASA Probe Becomes First Spacecraft to Enter Sun’s Atmosphere

The U.S. space agency NASA says its Parker Solar Probe this week became the first spacecraft to enter the Sun’s atmosphere, also known as the corona. ...

Why China’s Advancements in Quantum Technology Worry Others 

Why China’s Advancements in Quantum Technology Worry Others 

China’s advances in quantum computing will give a new advantage to its armed forces, already the world’s third strongest, analysts...

VP Harris Unveils Biden Administration Electric Car Charging Plan 

VP Harris Unveils Biden Administration Electric Car Charging Plan 

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday unveiled a White House plan to build 500,000 new electric vehicle (EV) charging...

US, Australia and Japan to Fund Undersea Cable in the Pacific

US, Australia and Japan to Fund Undersea Cable in the Pacific

The United States, Australia and Japan said Sunday they will jointly fund the construction of an undersea cable to boost...

 ’Futures’ Exhibit Looks at Possibilities

 ’Futures’ Exhibit Looks at Possibilities

A self-driving flying taxi. A super-fast land-based transport vehicle. A sustainable floating city. Science fiction, or the wave of the...

As Democracy Summit Wraps, US Restricts Exports of Repressive Cyber Tools

As Democracy Summit Wraps, US Restricts Exports of Repressive Cyber Tools

As the two-day virtual Summit for Democracy hosted by President Joe Biden wrapped up on Friday, the U.S., Australia, Denmark...

‘The Internet’s on Fire’ as Techs Race to Fix Software Flaw

‘The Internet’s on Fire’ as Techs Race to Fix Software Flaw

A software vulnerability exploited in the online game Minecraft is rapidly emerging as a major threat to internet-connected devices around...

What Caused Amazon’s Outage?

What Caused Amazon’s Outage?

Robotic vacuum cleaners halted in their tracks. Doorbell cameras stopped watching for package thieves, though some of those deliveries were...

Google Releases 2021’s ‘Most Searched’ Items

Google Releases 2021’s ‘Most Searched’ Items

While the COVID-19 pandemic lingers on, one might not know it by looking at 2021’s most searched items on Google. ...

Amazon Cloud Outage Hits Major Websites, Streaming Apps

Amazon Cloud Outage Hits Major Websites, Streaming Apps

A major outage disrupted Amazon’s cloud services on Tuesday, temporarily knocking out streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, Robinhood, a wide...