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

US Government Taking Creative Steps to Counter Cyberthreats

US Government Taking Creative Steps to Counter Cyberthreats

An FBI operation that gave law enforcement remote access to hundreds of computers to counter a massive hack of Microsoft...

American Astronaut Michael Collins of Apollo 11 Fame Dies at 90

American Astronaut Michael Collins of Apollo 11 Fame Dies at 90

American astronaut Michael Collins, who stayed behind in the command module of Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969, while Neil...

Future Is Now Made of Virtual Diplomacy

Future Is Now Made of Virtual Diplomacy

America’s re-engagement with the world coincides with a weird new era: that of virtual diplomacy. Since the pandemic made travel...

Heirs of Late Samsung Electronics Chairman to Pay Massive Inheritance Tax

Heirs of Late Samsung Electronics Chairman to Pay Massive Inheritance Tax

The family of the late Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, says it will pay $10.8 billion...

UK Government Green Lights ‘Self-driving’ Cars on Motorways

UK Government Green Lights ‘Self-driving’ Cars on Motorways

The UK government on Wednesday became the first country to announce it will regulate the use of self-driving vehicles at...

Russia Fines Apple, Alleging Monopolistic Actions

Russia Fines Apple, Alleging Monopolistic Actions

Russia has fined Apple $12 million, alleging monopolistic activities.The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said Tuesday that Apple was gaining an...

Apple Rolls Out Privacy Shield to Thwart Snoopy Apps

Apple Rolls Out Privacy Shield to Thwart Snoopy Apps

Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down on Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people...

Cameroonian Startup’s Online Veterinary App Helps Remote Breeders

Cameroonian Startup’s Online Veterinary App Helps Remote Breeders

A Cameroonian company has created a veterinary counseling app designed to help farmers and ranchers who live far away from...

NASA Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther Than Ever

NASA Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther Than Ever

U.S. space agency NASA said the experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity — in its third flight Sunday on the red planet...

New Apps Help Muslims Find Place to Pray

New Apps Help Muslims Find Place to Pray

During Ramadan many mosques are open, but because of attendance limits there’s no guarantee of a place to pray. But...

A Look at Why Ghana Is Attracting IT Firms 

A Look at Why Ghana Is Attracting IT Firms 

Ghanaian social media users were in a state of ecstasy earlier this month when the U.S. social networking service, Twitter,...

Biden Plans to Boost Electric Bus Production

Biden Plans to Boost Electric Bus Production

This week the Biden administration is promoting a plan to boost electric bus production, proposing $45 billion spending to reduce...

European Union Moves to Regulate Artificial Intelligence

European Union Moves to Regulate Artificial Intelligence

The European Union’s executive branch on Wednesday announced proposals designed to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI), banning its...

Cameroonian Startup Creates Soil Analysis Kit for Farming Efficiency

Cameroonian Startup Creates Soil Analysis Kit for Farming Efficiency

Cameroon’s agricultural sector employs the majority of the country’s workers, but too many know too little about the soil, resulting...

How Biden Plans to Boost Electric Bus Production

How Biden Plans to Boost Electric Bus Production

This week the Biden administration is promoting a plan to boost electric bus production, proposing $45 billion spending to reduce...

Biden Pushes Plan to Boost Electric Bus Production

Biden Pushes Plan to Boost Electric Bus Production

This week the Biden administration is promoting a plan to boost electric bus production, proposing $45 billion spending to reduce...

US Trying to Insulate Electrical Grid From Cyberattacks  

US Trying to Insulate Electrical Grid From Cyberattacks  

With America’s electrical infrastructure getting zapped daily by an unprecedented number of cyberattacks, the federal government is taking action to prevent a potentially crippling hack of the...

New Technology Aims to Make Travel Safer During Pandemic

New Technology Aims to Make Travel Safer During Pandemic

San Francisco’s International Airport and United Airlines have become the first in the U.S. to test technology that enables domestic...

A Recycling Machine Sells the Idea of Consumers Doing More for the Environment

A Recycling Machine Sells the Idea of Consumers Doing More for the Environment

An innovative home recycling unit aims to revolutionize the world of recycling as we know it. VOA’s Julie Taboh has...

Apple Restores Parler Social Media to App Store

Apple Restores Parler Social Media to App Store

Apple will allow the self-proclaimed free speech social media app Parler back in the App Store.The news came from a...

Final Ruling on Trump Facebook Ban Delayed

Final Ruling on Trump Facebook Ban Delayed

A final ruling on whether to overturn Facebook’s ban on former U.S. president Donald Trump will take a bit longer...

Zuckerberg Urged to Nix Kids’ Version of Instagram

Zuckerberg Urged to Nix Kids’ Version of Instagram

Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to ditch plans for a version...